PSW Foundations: Introduces to individuals’ experiences, rights, interests, needs and attitudes.
Safety and Mobility: Introduces various ways the PSW can provide in assistance in a manner that
is effective, safe, and provides for client comfort.
Body systems: Introduces the individual to the basics of anatomy and physiology.
Assisting with Personal Hygiene: Introduces to the knowledge, skills, and sensitivity needed to
provide appropriate assistance to a variety of people, many for whom they provide services have
disabilities that affect their ability to look after their personal hygiene.
Abuse and Neglect: Introduces the PSW to the concepts of family violence and abuse, including
its possible signs, as well as appropriate actions to be taken if abuse is suspected, including legal
requirements.
Household Management, Nutrition and Hydration: Introduces to assisting the consumer/client
with their nutritional needs, household activities, and household management according to client
preferences, comfort, and safety within employer guidelines as required.
Care Planning, Restorative Care, Electronic Documentation, and Working in the
Community: Introduces to build upon the ability to provide sufficient support to assist clients
do what they wish to without inhibiting them. The PSWs will indentify the appropriate support to be
provided to the client, as well as the significance and need for the support.
Assisting the Family / Growth and Development: Introduces to build upon the foundation for
individuals to understand family characteristics in terms of structure, functions, roles, lifestyles,
and relationship. It also explore the role of the PSW in providing respite and assistance to families
and their children, including those with special needs.
Assisting the Dying Person: Introduces the discussion to students of the concept of dying as a
part of life and the possible impact of life-threatening illness on the person and their family.
Assisting with Medications: Introduces the individual to knowledge of the drugs used in the
treatment of common diseases and disorders, including drug classification, use, therapeutic
effects, side/adverse effects, brand/generic names, dosage forms, routes of administration, and
directions for the use of these medications.
Cognitive and Mental Health Issues, and Brain Injuries: Introduces the PSW to use approaches
and techniques to assist clients with these changes or conditions in keeping with the care/support
plan and report observations to the appropriate team member.
Health Conditions: Introduces the PSW to the understanding of the effects of disability, disease,
or condition on functioning in order to provide appropriate assistance.
Professional Skills: Prepares students with every aspect of their transition into their new career by
identifying and teaching essential business and interpersonal skills. Students receive in class
lectures, as well as a private one-on-one appointment with a Career Services specialist to perfect
their resume package and interviewing skills.
Practicum: Provides the students with an opportunity to practice their skills in a week setting. The
students would work in both a long term care facility and a retirement home.
