Personal Support Worker Training Program
In less than a year, Medix College’s PSW program will prepare you to join a booming industry where you’ll develop the skills needed to begin a satisfying career helping in a long-term care facility, supportive housing, home care, adult daycare and palliative care.
PSWs provide care, support and assistance to clients who are aging, chronically ill and/or have physical/mental disabilities. There’s never been a better time than now to become a PSW and play a vital role in assisting clients and their families with the many tasks for which they require assistance.
Personal Support Worker
Model: Instructor-Led
Delivery Format: Online, Online Live, Hybrid and In-Classroom
Program Length: 27 Weeks
Externship: 300 Hours
About The Program
What You Will Learn In The Classroom
The PSW certificate program is designed to teach you how to effectively provide care and assistance to clients and families in order to live fulfilling lives in their communities and in institutions. As a student of this program, you will develop a broad range of abilities emphasizing value, sensitivity and respect for the individuality of each client. You will also have the opportunity to participate in cross disciplinary and/or inter-professional learning opportunities with other members of the care and service team such as a Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse or Social Service Workers. You will play a vital role in providing care and companionship for individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, convalescence, or family disruption.
Modules covered in-class include:
- PSW Foundations
- Abuse and Neglect
- Nutrition
- Care Planning, Restorative Care & Documentation
- Working in the Community
- Growth and Development
- Cognitive Impairment, Mental Health Issues & Brain Injuries
- Health Conditions
- Body Systems
- Computers
- And more!
What You Will Learn In The Labs
The PSW program includes a full hands-on lab where students practice common tasks of a PSW such as: meal preparation, household management, aiding with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene, assisting with daily living activities and errands, administering medications, feeding, performing bedside and personal care, assisting with mobility, increasing the clients’ comfort and safety, communicating clearly and compassionately with clients, reporting accurately and performing light housekeeping duties.
What You Will Learn Outside of the Regular Classroom Setting
TPI-MAS helps students recognize the choices they have in life and how to control how they think to change the way they live their lives. Students will understand how the human mind works and how their beliefs and attitudes influence the present and shape the future. The program encourages students to have a positive outlook and strive for goals despite any challenges and obstacles.
The Enriched Academy program will teach you how to manage your money and build a solid financial future.
What You Will Do During Career Search
Upon completion of the program, graduates may find employment as a Personal Support Worker,
Personal Care Attendance, Live-in Caregiver or a Residential Support Worker and may find employment
in:
- Health centres
- Hospital
- Long-term care facilities
- Group homes
- Private care facilities
- Clients’ homes
Delivery Methods
Online Livestream Sessions – Regularly scheduled, instructor led classes that can be accessed in real time from home.
Online Flexible Learning Activities – Self-directed assignments designed to build on livestream sessions and develop topic knowledge using video, readings, exercises, quizzes, and independent projects to be completed during the week.
In-person Practical Labs – Regularly scheduled in campus sessions designed to build on the theory by simulating real world experiential situations in preparation for a career.
Externship – A placement with an employer designed to bridge the gap between classroom and the work environment.
Delivery Methods
PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER – HYBRID with Online Live
The Personal Support Worker Hybrid (PSWH) program is delivered using four methods that build on each other. This approach enables improved learning effectiveness, the highest flexibility, while ensuring the students have the competency to succeed in their field of study.
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PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER – ONLINE with Hybrid Bootcamp
The Personal Support Worker Online (PSWO) program is delivered using four methods that build on each other, with an emphasis on convenience and flexibility for our students. This approach enables improved learning effectiveness and the highest flexibility, while ensuring the students have the competency to succeed in their field of study.
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Courses
Here is a list of some courses:
PSW Foundations
Concepts of lifestyle, needs, culture, beliefs/values, attitudes; myths of aging; changes with age; independence; interdependence; autonomy; client/human…
Assisting With Personal Hygiene
Understanding anatomy and function of the integumentary system; effects of aging; common conditions & assistance methods; identifying factors affecting…
Abuse And Neglect
Examine family violence; child/spousal/elder abuse; cycle of violence & indicators of abuse; role of the worker when abuse is suspected; reporting…
Hospice And Palliative Care
Holistically understanding palliation; the process of dying; identifying needs, reactions, rights & cultures of client/family/friends; examining…
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Personal Support Worker program have obtained employment as:
- Personal Support Worker (PSW)
- Residential Support Worker
- Personal Aides Live-in Caregiver
- Personal Care Attendant
- Child Care and Personal Support Worker
Admissions Process
Our Mission at Medix College is to “service with excellence the needs of our community and the needs of our graduates by matching skills“.
We can’t do this without you.
We have designed a four step admissions process that ensures we admit the right students with the potential to become great graduates that serve their communities with excellence.
Connect with Us
The first step is to connect with our admissions team, we are here for you! We know you have questions the good news is we have answers. All you have to do to get started is  fill out a form, call, text, email or even yell if you are close enough and we will commence your academic journey!
Confidential Interview
Now let’s get a little serious. When we meet, we will review your academic and career goals, talk about your options and determine your eligibility.
The key for Medix is that you possess the right Attitude and Aptitude to be successful as a student and more importantly an employed Graduate of Medix. The interview and evaluations will help us determine your eligibility. Sounds exciting, doesn’t it?
Financial Assessment
Whether you have been fortunate enough to put money aside or you just can’t seem to imagine how you would pay for College, not to worry, we have a Team here to help. I know free would be preferred, but you know what they say, the best things in life are never free! During this appointment, we will determine your eligibility with one of our many different financial aid options.
Financial assistance may be available for those who qualify.
Enrollment Ready!
Last but certainly not least, after all the meetings and deliberation, we did it!
You are excited, comfortable with your chosen field and it is now time to put pen to paper and enroll.
Your admissions representative will take you step by step through all the forms to ensure you are prepared for the journey ahead.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Medix family soon!
