| Province | Ontario |
|---|---|
| Colleges | Canadian College for Higher Studies |
| Program Categories | Healthcare |
| Program Duration | 42 weeks |
| Program Intakes | |
| Class Type | Hybrid |
| Funding | Second Career, Foreign Credentials Loan, Ontario Job Grant, Scholarship |
Program Description
This program will prepare you with the knowledge and skills to provide compassionate personal care when assisting individuals with broad-spectrum conditions and health care needs. You will be focusing on the full range of home support worker, long term care facilities, and health-related services required by individuals with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, and chronic and acute illnesses.
The skills and knowledge you receive will give you the flexibility to adapt to a variety of settings such as hospitals care setting, homes, schools, community residential agencies, and long-term care homes and or hospitals, or chronic care facilities. You will learn through a hands-on approach to assist clients facilitated by hospital, health professionals, and community health care-experienced faculty members. Additionally, clinical and community setting learning opportunities will allow you to offer direct care to individuals.
Through this Personal Support Worker program, you will gain experience caring for persons across their lifespan and learn to effectively communicate and collaborate with members of an inter-professional health care team.
Duration: 42 weeks
Method of Delivery: Instructor-led training
