Program:

Students receive comprehensive training under a new Province of Ontario plan to consolidate Health Care Aid and three levels of PSW training. Students require dexterity skills and will also develop skills ranging from managing households and meal preparation to knowledge of personal hygiene, assistance with medications, and abuse and safety issues. Faculty includes Registered Nurses who instruct and supervise the course.

Duration:

  • 8 Months
  • 32 Weeks @ Approx 640 hours

  • Program includes:
    • Theory and Practice (285 hrs)
      (In school includes testing)
    • Supervised clinical placement (180 hrs)
      (with the school's teacher)
    • Precepted clinical placement (175 hrs)
      (with nursing homes and community preceptors)

Curriculum:

Individuality of the Person Role of the PSW
Interpersonal Skills
Safety
Assisting a Person with Mobility
Abuse
Household Management & Meal Preparation
Optimal Support and Care Planning
Personal Hygiene
Assisting the Family
Cognitive Impairment & Mental Health Issues
Assisting to Manage Ongoing Conditions
Assisting with Medications
Assisting a Person who is Dying
Clinical Placement
Supervised Practicum
Precepted Practicum

Accreditations:

NACC Certified Personal Support Worker

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