Personal Support Worker Certificate Online

The Personal Support Workers (PSW) online hybrid course. This course is not for free, and is open to anyone who enjoys working in the caring field. PSW’s are important members of the healthcare team who assist persons with 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 weeks.

The 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. Course is based on the MTCU 2022 Personal Support Worker – PSW vocational program standards. During this program, you will take courses in a supportive environment. For domestic students this course can be taken in Canada and will require domestic students to complete a clinical placement in Canada. For students oversees or international students, this course can be taken from your own country online and you do not have to come to Canada, therefore a student visa is not required. Students overseas will be required to provide proof of where they will be completing their clinical placement from an old age home or retirement home from where they live in their country.

Program modules

Support care Role of the PSW
Assessment of Client Needs
Helping the relationship
Implementation of Care Plans
Communication Skills
Safety at Work
Household Management and meal preparation
Assisting with mobility and personal care
Anatomy and physiology
Caring for clients with cognitive and physical impairment
Assisting with Medications
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For the lab component student will be expected to come into the school to practice skills learned from theory learned. To register please fill out the contact us form and we will respond to your query. Only after the prerequisite is received that we can register or enrolled you in this course.

The domestic students in Canada will be expected to complete a clinical placement in a long term care setting in their communities where they live. Students in Canada will be required to have all prerequisites, and all vaccines before the start of their clinical placement.