A high school senior is pursuing a career in health care after helping care for and comfort her father as he battled a deadly disease. “My dad (Michael) had ALS, and I would help reposition him, so he didn’t get bed sores, help feed him, help him drink beverages, get dressed, take care of him. That […]
Dozens of students in the Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers program at Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center recently earned their CPR certifications. Many of the students enrolled in the program worked on the skills ranging from proper compression depth to how to clear the throat of a choking baby during classes […]
Students in the Capital Region BOCES Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers program recently took part in a lab with stations meant to depict specific disabilities. The goal was to provide the scholars with a better understanding of what it is like to have orthopedic impairments, visual impairments, autism, specific learning disabilities, and speech and language […]
Capital Region BOCES senior Abigail Conaway aspires to a career in healthcare and enjoys learning and sharing the skills she is being taught in the Two Year Sequence of Health Careers program at the Career and Technical Education Center. Conaway was part of a recent delegation of students from Capital Region BOCES share their knowledge […]
Capital Region BOCES senior Abigail Conaway aspires to a career in healthcare and enjoys learning and sharing the skills she is being taught in the Two Year Sequence of Health Careers program at the Career and Technical Education Center. Conaway was part of a recent delegation of students from Capital Region BOCES share their knowledge […]