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Personal Support Worker

Description

1 Year - 2 Semesters
Ontario College Certificate
Campus: Sault Ste. Marie
Start Dates: Sep 2024, Jan 2025, May 2025
Program Code: 3027
 
Do you love to care for others? Your passion to help inspires us!
 
The 1-year Sault College Personal Support Worker (PSW) program teaches you the skills to provide personal care for the elderly, the chronically ill and persons with accessibility challenges across many different settings.
 
Learn how to successfully support and promote the physical, emotional and social well-being of clients in:
• Long-term care facilities
• Hospitals
• Private agencies
• Retirement homes
• Home care settings
• Boards of education (special needs children)
• Palliative care settings
• Senior citizen recreation centres
• Respite settings
• Group homes
 
Work with clients and families and start making a difference now!
 
As a student of the PSW program, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in field placements to further your skills, gain valuable experience and increase your confidence level as you enter the workforce.
 
You were meant to be a vital member of community healthcare. And you will find it here.
 
Requirements & Program Information
  • To enter the Personal Support Worker program, you`ll need to have Ontario Secondary School diploma with Grade 12 English (C) ENG4C or mature student status.
  • A mature student is someone who is 19 years of age or older by the first day of College and has not graduated from high school. If you have graduated from high school but haven`t been to school in a while, you`re an adult learner.
  • If you`re a mature student, you can still apply to College, and have two options: You can pay $25 to write the Canadian Academic Achievement Test (CAAT) for Math and/or English requirements only or you can take Academic Upgrading for free to get your high school equivalency for any of our college programs.
  • If you`re an adult learner that, is, have graduated from high school and have been out of school for a while, you still may want to consider free Academic Upgrading to re-fresh your skills before the start of the Personal Support Worker program. Upgrading programs start at the beginning of each month.
Courses
 
Semester 1
  • CMM115 - 3 Communications I
  • PSW140 - 3 Body Structure and Function I
  • PSW141 - 3 Principles of PSW Practice I
  • PSW142 - 3 Health Promotion and Health Challenges I
  • PSW143 - 9 PSW Practicum I
Semester 2
  • PSW150 - 3 Body Structure and Function II
  • PSW151 - 3 Principles of PSW Practice II
  • PSW152 - 12 Health Promotion and Health Challenges II
  • PSW153 - 12 PSW Practicum II
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
 

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Overview

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  • Institution: Sault College
  • Program type: Certificate
  • Language: English
  • Program Code: 3027
  • Delivery Method: Fully On Campus

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