26-Week Personal Support Worker
Health care trends continue to move toward more effective forms of home-based care for the elderly, as well as those facing post-surgery and illness recovery. As a result, the demand for personal support workers continues to grow. Graduates of this program are trained to excel in today’s challenging health care sector, within a community or an institutional setting, leading to jobs in hospitals, educational facilities, long-term care facilities, home-care, and adult day programs.”
Upon successful completion of the program students write a comprehensive final exam set out by the National Association of Career Colleges(NACC).
Courses Include:
| Individuality of the Person | Role of PSW |
| Interpersonal Skills | Safety |
| Assisting a Person with Mobility | Abuse |
| Household Management & Meal Preparation | Optimal Support & Care Planning |
| Personal Hygiene & Vitals | Assisting the Family |
| Cognitive Impairment & Mental Health Issues | Assisting a Person to Manage Ongoing Conditions |
| Assisting a Person with Medications | Assisting a Person Who is Dying and Their Family |
| Precepted Clinical Placement | Supervised Clinical Placement |
| First Aid & CPR Level C/AED |
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Program Coordinators |
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Lyne Kennedy, RPN |
Patricia Strain, RN |
Tammy Davenport |
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Rachel Cotter, RN Clinical Instructor Barrie Campus |
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