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

Program Coordinators
Lyne Kennedy, RPN Program Coordinator North Bay Campus	Patricia Strain, RN Program Coordinator Sudbury Campus	Tammy Davenport Program Coordinator Barrie Campus
		Rachel Cotter, RN Clinical Instructor Barrie Campus