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Personal Support Worker (PSW) Program For Nurses In Canada
Personal Support Worker (PSW) Bridging Program is designed for the
transition of nurses and health care workers with foreign training into Canadian workforce.
PSW Bridging program is designed with an aim to train students on required skills and knowledge for employment as personal care provider, client care attendant or personal support worker in long-term care facilities, retirement homes or in the community care facilities. The program is designed to offer both in class and on job training.
After a three month of in-class training, the student is required to take an on-the-job training at the designated clinical and community care facilities. This arrangement is made by the college. The hands-on training at the facilities equip the student further with the practical knowledge to succeed in the field of their study.
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 personalhygiene.
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.
There are numerous job opportunities for personal support workers at the long term care facilities and retirement home. Training as a personal support worker opens new opportunities in the field be it the care for the elderly, developmentally challenged or severely incapacitated clients both in the nursing homes or in the community based homes. The skills learnt during the program equip the student with the knowledge and confidence that they will need to fit into the ever growing job market of the personal support workers and allied healthcare opportunities.
After pursuing a Personal Support worker, you are eligible for positions falling under the following NOC Codes.
NOC – 4412 – Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations? Home support workers provide personal care and companionship for seniors, persons with disabilities and convalescent clients. Care is provided within the client’s residence, in which the home support worker may also reside. They are employed by home care and support agencies, private households, or they may be self-employed.
Housekeepers perform housekeeping and other home management duties in private households and other non-institutional, residential settings.
Common Job Titles which you can apply for include – Attendant for persons with disabilities ? home care, family caregiver, home support worker, housekeeper, live-in caregiver ? seniors, personal aide ? home support, personal care attendant ? home care, respite worker ? home support.
Duties of Home support worker range from providing care and companionship for individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, convalescence or family disruption; administering bedside and personal care to clients such as aid in ambulation, bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing and undressing; planning and prepare meals and special diets, and feed or assist in feeding clients.
The duties performed by the housekeepers perform housekeeping and other home management duties under general direction of employer; plan and prepare meals independently or with employer, and may serve meals; may care for children.
There are numerous job opportunities for personal support workers in the care centers and other settings where personal care and support services are provided.The Students after the course have an option to work as Caregivers and apply for Permanent Residency after two years work with the new pilot project by Canadian government,
Nurses or Registered Nurses with Degree/Diploma in nursing can apply for this program , 12 Months work experience
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