ALLIED HEALTH

 

Students gain knowledge and exposure for career decisions in the multidimensional field of Allied Health.  Students have practical assignments in a variety of health care facilities creating opportunities to understand the wide range of careers in health care.  The curriculum includes:  basic preparation in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, mathematics, and related natural sciences.  Topics covered in Allied Health include:  medical terminology, introduction to health care/medical careers, legal and ethical concerns, first aid, CPR, disease, basic patient care, human development, pain theory and control, pathology, rehabilitative and therapeutic theory and technique, wellness programming, and training and conditioning concepts.  Internship opportunities exist for senior students.  Upon completion of the program, students may continue their post- secondary training in Emergency Medical Technology, Paramedicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician’s Assistant, Sports Medicine, Respiratory Therapy, Speech Therapy, Pharmacy, Audiology, Psychology, Wellness, Fitness and many other Allied Health Careers.

 

Detailed Course Descriptions

 

 

GRADE 9

(1 credit)

 

Honors Latin 1 & 2

 

 

Extensive vocabulary development

Influence on English language

 

 

 

GRADE 10

(3 credits)

 

Allied Health I

Honors Anatomy & Physiology

Honors Latin 3

 

Medical terminology

Organizational structures

Biohazard protocol

Professional expectations

Professional development

Basic infection control

 

Communication

Ethical concerns

Legal issues

First aid

CPR

Information management

Allied Health professions

 

 

GRADE 11

(2 credits)

 

Allied Health lI

 

Personal safety

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Patient transport

Medical documentation

Ambulation

Basic evaluative process

CPR recertification

Specific disease study

Basic therapeutic agents

Patient safety

 

 

Basic patient care

Patient/Unit centered clerical

Modalities

Patient care plans

Basic rehabilitative processes

Advanced first aid

Disease process

Grief/loss

Basic wellness principles

 

GRADE 12

(1 credit)

 

Allied Health III

 

 

 

Human development

Support services

Illness/injury identification

Pain theory

Pharmacology

Advanced modality theory

Rehabilitative techniques

Conditioning/training programs

Internship/work study

CPR recertification

 

 

Disabilities/disorders

Injury/illness response

Injury/illness treatment

Pain control

Healing phases

Evaluation technique

Exercise rehabilitation

Individualized wellness

Individual topic presentation

First aid recertification