PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
	Part 1: In-School Courses: Monday-Friday; 8:00a.m.-3:00 p.m. For 18 Weeks TPA3C - Health and Personal Services Technology, Grade 11, (3 credits) TPO4C - Gerontology & Child Development- (3 credits)

You Will Engage in The Following Activities:

• Create individual reports
• Contribute to group work
• Participate in student presentations
• Listen to guest speakers
• Role play situations
• Make use of audio and video resource materials
• Practice and demonstrate skills in a laboratory setting

You Will go on The Following Field Trips:

• Women’s Health Forum
• Visiting a funeral home
• Multi Level Health Care Facility
• Facility for Children's Rehab

In TPA3C You Will Learn About:

• The role of the Personal Support Worker
• Professional practices
• Safe handling and use of equipment
• Safe lifting and transfer of clients
• Safety and abuse of clients
• Assisting clients with personal hygiene
• Assisting clients with activities of daily living
• Working with clients who are cognitively impaired
• Assisting clients when they take medication
• Palliative care
• How to assist the client’s family

In TPO4C You Will Learn About:

By The End of This Course You Will:

• Describe the stages of child development & of older adulthood
• Identify needs of children & the elderly at different stages of development
• Describe social & recreational activities & programs and the need for such programs
• Describe Government Legislation
• Examine Career Pathways in geriatric care

PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
	Part 2: Out of School Co-op Component: (3 credits)

• The Out of School Co-op Placement Provides Students With Opportunities to:

  • Work along side qualified staff in a clinical or other healthcare setting
  • Learn about workplace policies and procedures
  • Practice and demonstrate skills and knowledge acquired in the in-school courses
  • Demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills required in the workplace
  • Assist clients with active living and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle
  • Earn 3 credits towards their secondary school diploma

  Prerequisites: successful completion of Grade 11 English

To Register Come to Students Services Between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM to Pick Up a Registration Information Letter and Package.

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