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.This 29-Week program includes 310 hours of placement, where graduates 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).
Personal Support Worker Foundations
Safety and Mobility
Body Systems
Assisting with Personal Hygiene
Abuse and Neglect
Household Management, Nutrition, and Hydration
First Aid/CPR
Assisting the Family, Growth, and Development
Assisting the Dying Person
Cognitive & Mental Health Issues and Brain Injuries
Health Conditions
Academic and Professional Success Strategies/AODA & OH&S
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Provincial Funding
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* All student funding, whether made available privately or through various government branches, is only approved to those who qualify, by the original source of funding.
There are many criteria that each candidate must meet to be approved. Schools can only inform you of what may be available.