The Personal Support Worker Certificate (PSW) online hybrid course is open to anyone who enjoys working in the caring field. This course takes place online for theory, onsite for the lab practice, and for the clinical placement in a long term care setting such as a nursing home and retirement home or community setting.
PSW’s are important members of the healthcare team who assist persons with the tasks such as activities of daily living including home management, personal care, family responsibilities, and social and recreational activities through a holistic approach. As a PSW, you will work with nurses and other healthcare professionals, assisting them with patient care. The PSW is also a vital part of community health care and often the person who really makes someone’s day when they need a smile or need companionship.
The Personal Support Worker certificate online hybrid program is 40 week.
Course accredited by National Association of Holistic Health Practitioners
Program will give you the skills you need to get into the workforce as a Personal Support Worker. You can complete the course at your own pace and you will have 24/7 course access.
Course content follows the most current and relevant trends in professional practice.
Our Personal Support Worker Certificate course follow Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities Personal Support Worker Standards program standards 2022. During this program, you will take courses in supportive environment.
Program modules
- Support care role of the PSW
- Assessment of Client Needs
- Helping relationship with clients and family
- Implementation of Care Plans
- Communication Skills
- Safety in the Work place
- Household Management and meal preparation
- Assisting clients with mobility and personal care
- Anatomy and physiology
- Caring for clients with cognitive and physical impairment
- Assisting with Medications
- Job search
For the lab component student will be expected to come into the school to practice skills learned from theory learned.
Student will be expected to complete a community clinical placement and an institutional placement in a nursing home.
Highlights
- Program theory is all online
- access the course 24/7 from anywhere
- Includes in-the-field training to get the hands-on, practical experience you need.
- Meets all guidelines set by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and PSW program standards.
Course can be paid for by Better Jobs Ontario if you are unemployed, and is tax deductible.
The personal support worker certificate is awarded upon completion of the personal support worker certificate program. To register please contact us by filling out the contact us form or call us at 905-451-1555 or email us at info@collegeofhealthstudies.ca