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Faculty of Healthcare
Personal Support Worker – Upgrading and Bridging
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NACC PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER
BRIDGING PROGRAM
** NEXT START: May 14, 2012 **
Program Overview
The program is intended for Health Care Aides and Home Support Workers with or without a formal certificate that have Canadian experience as a Personal Support Worker (PSW). Students may be foreign trained provided they are working or have worked within the last 3 years in a Personal Support Worker capacity in Canada.
Program Length
Program Outline
Note: There are no partial hour exemptions. To be considered for the exemption, students must have worked a minimum of 1500 hours as a PSW (Canadian experience) over the past 3 years and have their employer complete and sign off on the NACC PSW Skills Passbook.
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Program Hours
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Personal Support Worker
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Theory & Practice
(In school-includes testing)
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100 Hours
(Sessions 1 - 14)
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School Supervised Clinical Placement
(with the college’s instructor)
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105 Hours
(If applicable)
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TOTAL
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205 Hours plus NACC PSW Final Theory Examination
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Program Outline
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NACC PSW Bridging Sessions
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Hours
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Individuality of the Person, Interpersonal Skills & Role of the Worker
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8
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Vital Signs
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8
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Safety
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4
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Assisting a Person with Mobility
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4
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Abuse
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4
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Personal Hygiene
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8
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Household Management, Meal Preparation & Basic Nutrition
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6
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Optimal Support and Care Planning
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16
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Assisting the Family
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8
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Assisting a Person with Medications
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4
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Cognitive Impairment & Mental Health Issues
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12
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Assisting to Manage Ongoing Conditions
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10
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Assisting a Person Who is Dying and Their Family
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4
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Review
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4
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Note: There are no partial hour exemptions. To be considered for the exemption, students must have worked a minimum of 1500 hours as a PSW (Canadian experience) over the past 3 years and have their employer complete and sign off on the NACC PSW Skills Passbook.
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KLC College
Formerly Kingston Learning Centre