PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Duration in years: 1 Academic year (31 Weeks)
Duration in hours: 700 Total Hrs. (Theory: 390 hrs. Field Placement: 310 hrs.)
Placement:
PSW students complete their education with 200 hours of clinical practice in an institutional (long term care facility) and 110 hours in a community (residence/day program/private home) setting.
Career opportunities:
Personal Support Workers are employed in long-term care facilities, home care settings, retirement homes, supportive housing, group homes, adult day programs, hospitals and educational facilities.
Course list:
The Course consists of 14 modules. These modules are covered in the classroom, the clinical lab and as practical experience
provided in a facility and in the community.
- PSW Foundations
- Safety and Mobility
- Body Systems
- Assisting with Personal Hygiene
- Abuse and Neglect
- Household Management, Nutrition, and Hydration
- Care Planning/Restorative Care/Electronic
- Documentation/Working in the Community
- Assisting the Family/Growth and Development
- Assisting the Dying Person
- Assisting with Medications
- Cognitive/Mental Health Issues and Brain Injuries
- Health Conditions
- Clinical Placement (Community) and Clinical Placement (Facility
NACC exam review and employment readiness workshops are included as part of the course.
