PROGRAM: 159 - Personal Support Worker
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School of Health & Human Services |
To Apply, Contact:
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Yellowknife North Slave Campus - Yellowknife
Registrar's Office
Toll Free: 1-866-291-4866
Phone: (867) 920-3030
Fax: (867) 873-0333
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Check with Registrars Office for Locations
Registrar's Office
Toll Free:
Phone: (867) 872-7509
Fax:
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Delivery Method: |
Classroom |
Program Contact: |
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Program Duration: |
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Start Date: |
(Also available - part-time pilot – three courses offered in 2020-21) |
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Credential: |
Certificate |
Delivery Location: |
Yellowknife North Slave Campus - Yellowknife | Check with Registrars Office for Locations |
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Program Description
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The Personal Support Worker program prepares people to work in a variety of community health care settings. Personal Support Workers work closely with people, helping them where they live. They are part of a health care team that includes nurses, physicians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and others. The support worker promotes and maintains physical, psychological, and social well-being.
Graduates may seek employment with home care services, elders’ homes, group homes, daycares working as an aide with special needs children, long term care units or under the supervision of the health centre staff providing support to the community.
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Program Eligibility
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Applicants to the program must meet the following criteria:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Grade 10 or ABE English 140 or undergo an Aurora College placement test
- Provide a criminal record check
- Mature students with relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis
- Proof of current immunization status
Mature
students with relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis
and may be required to complete a prior learning assessment process.
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Applicant Assessment
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Applicant will be assessed against the program eligibility criteria.
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Program Admission
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Students must meet program eligibility requirements.
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Program Objectives
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- Under supervision, assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for people and families in the community
- Safely apply the knowledge and skills from the program in the practical area
- Demonstrate organizational and time management skills
- Practise in a safe, ethical and legally responsible manner
- Integrate traditional knowledge in the care giving setting
- Obtain CPR certification for infants, children and adults
- Obtain Standard First Aid Certification
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Courses Within the Program
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| 159-101 | | Personal Support Worker Role | | 159-102 | | The Care Environment | | 159-103 | | Lifespan Growth and Development | | 159-104 | | Personal Care I | | 159-105 | | Personal Support Worker Practicum I | | 159-111 | | Nutrition | | 159-112 | | The Human Body and Common Illnesses | | 159-121 | | Working in a Challenging Environment | | 159-125 | | Personal Support Worker Practicum III | | 159-201 | | Personal Care II | | 159-205 | | Personal Support Worker Practicum II | | 163-130 | | Comunications and Personal Development | | 159-110 | | Pharmacology for Personal Support Workers |
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Completion Requirements
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Students are required to complete all courses, practicurns and assignments of the program.
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Credential Details
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Aurora College Certificate
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Program Information
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The program is designed to be flexible in its format. It may be offered full-time, part-time, using online courses, or in a modular format. The curriculum of the program is designed to be reflective of the program needs of the community. Each course has core curriculum, principles and theory that can accommodate the focus of the specific community needs.
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Notes
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Also available (part-time pilot – three courses offered in 2020-21)
o Available in Fort Resolution, Fort Smith, Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, and Norman Wells
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