Articles tagged "Health and Social Development"
Major Rotary gift supports nursing education
August 10, 2020
A $100,000 gift from the Rotary Club of Kelowna Foundation Reichwald Fund will support the education of Registered Nurses (RNs) at Kelownaās major post-secondary institutions. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) are each receiving $50,000 to support high-quality skills training and provide financial support for students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. āWe are thrilled to support our future health care workers in Kelowna and throughout the Valley,ā says Catherine Comben, Rotary Club ...
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Generations of care, Human Service Work students filling sought-after profession
July 28, 2020
Though still a relative newcomer to the profession, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē graduate Fawn Herrington is passionate about her work in the social services field. After navigating the end of a job as a dental assistant, she felt the need in 2014 to take an online career assessment. That pointed her in the direction of human service work, and she enrolled in ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Human Service Work diploma, graduating two years later in 2016. Now ā witness to her momās career ā Fawnās daughter Jaden Lee is set to take the same two-year program this September. āI fe...
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Kofoed family celebrates the role of nurses
June 10, 2020
A $60,000 gift from the Kofoed family will honour a very special nurse in their life, and a generation of new nurses entering the field. Jack Kofoed, and his children Jacqueline, Leah, Jillian and Jeremy are giving to the Our Students, Your Health campaign to help complete construction on a new Health Sciences Centre at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Kelowna campus. Jackās wife Leona was a nurse. She passed away in 2017, and this gift recognizes her lifeās work and the special care she received during her final days, according to her family. āMom wa...
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Collegeās Therapist Assistant program earns new national accreditation
May 22, 2020
As career goals go, what could be more meaningful than improving someoneās quality of life? For therapist assistants, itās more than a goal, itās a daily reality ā and youāll find these in-demand health professionals supporting peopleās rehabilitation in a vast array of settings. This spring, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Therapist Assistant Diploma (TAD) program ā which has been educating Physical therapist assistants (PTA), Occupational therapist assistants (OTA) and Recreation therapist assistants (RTA) for almost 30 years ā has earned a new fea...
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Nurses inspire nurses: ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē health care students step up during time of crisis
April 8, 2020
āThe community needs us.ā Itās a statement that has become a rallying cry for a class of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē practical nursing students who are only weeks away from completing their studies and joining their teachers on the front line. And like many other ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē health care students and grads, their actions are speaking even louder than their words in the face of COVID-19. Jodi Kemp is one of those students who is stepping up in a big way to support her community, her profession and the nurses she is training alongside at Kelowna General Hospi...
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Mother's values recognized with large gift to College
February 24, 2020
A $50,000 donation to the Our Students, Your Health campaign will recognize a mother who survived and found lessons in the horrors of Germany's concentration camps. John Sokolowski has donated $50,000 towards an Early Childhood Education classroom in the Collegeās new Health Sciences Centre, currently under construction on its Kelowna campus. The donation is made in memory of his mother, Janina Sokolowski. āMy mom was a champion of education for as long as I can recall,ā says John. āThe gift to the College will help educate future Early C...
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Councillor gives from the heart
February 12, 2020
Kelowna City Councillor and local community champion Maxine DeHart is giving a gift from the heart this Valentineās Day. DeHart is donating to the Our Students, Your Health campaign, which is raising funds to build a new Health Sciences Centre at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and create scholarships and bursaries for health care students. DeHart is the Campaign Ambassador for the fundraising campaign and is spearheading the media campaign encouraging others to get involved. She says the projectās goals touched her heartstrings and inspired her to give...
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College spotlights health care assistant training across the region
February 4, 2020
Amid surging demand for health care assistants (HCAs) across the Southern Interior, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and Interior Health are spotlighting training opportunities in February. The College has intakes of its Health Care Assistant program starting in April at the Kelowna, Penticton and Salmon Arm campuses. Those interested in learning more about the training and career opportunities can attend upcoming info sessions: Kelowna campus ā Feb. 12, 6:30 ā 7:30 p.m., Room E103 (E building), 1000 KLO Rd. Penticton campus ā Feb. 18, 6:30 ā 7:30 p....
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Pushor Mitchell invests in mental health
January 28, 2020
Pushor Mitchell is donating $30,000 to aid ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students who in their careers will support people facing mental health issues, homelessness and community isolation. The law firm that has been serving the Okanagan for more than 45 years is creating two annual awards valued at $2,000 each for students taking the Collegeās Human Service Work program. Human Service Work professionals help people navigate through crisis or chronic situations where the person feels they need external help and guidance to move forward with their life...
Read more...Nursing program at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and UBCO recognized for innovative curriculum
October 1, 2019
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at UBC Okanagan and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē has received long-term accreditation from the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP), which regulates nurse training in the province. The program has been approved for the next seven years with no terms or conditions. Thatās great news for current and future students, and for health care employers and patients, says Prof. Marie Tarrant, Director of the School of Nursing in the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan. āReceiv...
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