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Admission
Requirements and Fees
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Student success in college requires well developed learning skills and attitudes (such as being able to work independently,
participate in a team, be well-organized, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic
achievement. Applicants should have thoroughly developed these skills and attitudes before beginning their college programs.
List of Courses
OUR PROGRAM
The Personal Support Worker program trains students to provide or assist with personal care for the elderly, the chronically ill and people with physical disabilities living in the community, in long-term care facilities and in select ambulatory care settings. The program replaces previous training programs for health-care aides, home support workers, and attendant care and respite workers. It was developed as part of the Ontario government’s plan to reform long-term care and support services.
Students learn the full range of skills required to assist people with their personal and household needs so as to ensure their comfort and safety. Courses focus on the abilities needed to create a climate that promotes the optimal physical, social and emotional well-being of each client. As part of their training, students have the opportunity to practice what they have learned in supervised placements in both institutional and community settings.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Clinical Pre-placement Health Form
Students must meet all medical and legal requirements for this program outlined on the Pre-Placement Health Form. This may take up to four months. To see those requirements and to download your program health form visit www.georgebrown.ca/preplacement. Students who are unable to comply will be unable to complete their field placement and therefore unable to graduate. All costs, service fees and fines associated with the overall health form requirements are the responsibility of the student. For more information, please contact Suzette Martinuzzi, Pre-placement Coordinator at smartinu@georgebrown.ca
Vulnerable Sector Police Record Check
In compliance with requests from our clinical practice partners, all students in this program are required to have completed an annual vulnerable sector police check. These reference checks are done to protect clientele who are considered “vulnerable persons” and may take up to four months. The majority of students will receive a “clear” police check; some will have a “not clear” police check.
Students are required to keep the original copy of their vulnerable sector police check. The placement agency will be provided with the names of all students proposed for placement at that agency who have received a “not clear” police check. As the university/college will not be aware of the reason for a “not clear” police check, the reason for the lack of clearance will not be divulged to the agency as this information is not part of the check. The agency will then make the decision whether or not to accept the students for placement. This agency decision may require the student to self-disclose the particulars of the “not clear” police check. Students have the right not to disclose the particulars of the “not clear” police check, in which case the agency may refuse to accept them. Students denied placement by an agency on the grounds of a “not clear” police check will not be able to complete their practice placement, and therefore may be unable to complete the program. All costs, service fees and fines associated with the police check requirements are the responsibility of the student.
Failure to have the police check results completed and submitted by the due date, will result for student being excluded and ineligible to participate in field or clinical placement and therefore unable to continue for next semester.
For more information in how to apply and obtain your specific regional police service vulnerable sector application form, please visit www.georgebrown.ca/preplacement or contact Suzette Martinuzzi, Pre-placement Coordinator at smartinu@georgebrown.ca
Standard First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR Level-C) Certification
All students must successfully complete the approved Standard First Aid (SFA) Certificate that is valid every three years and a CPR- Level (C) Certificate that is valid annually. These requirements are a pre-requisite for entry into the clinical practicum.
Students will not be eligible to participate in the clinical placement if they do not hold current Standard First Aid (SFA) and CPR level-(C) certificates. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for and take the Standard First Aid (SFA) and CPR level-(C) certificates outside of regularly scheduled classes. You may register and take these courses at any Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) approved First Aid Training establishment available in your area. These certificates must be presented to the student’s assigned Clinical Applications professor on or before the first clinical practice day of each semester in order for the student to take part in clinical practice in the agency assigned. All costs, service fees and fines associated with these requirements are the responsibility of the student. For more information, please download and read carefully your program health form at www.georgebrown.ca/preplacement or contact Suzette Martinuzzi, Pre-placement Coordinator at smartinu@georgebrown.ca.
YOUR FUTURE STUDY OPTIONS
Graduates of the PSW program may choose to enter the Nursing profession. Graduates of the program who maintain a 3.0 grade point average
(B average) may opt to apply to the PSW Pathway to Practical Nursing program (S119) or may apply
to the Practical Nursing program (S121) directly if they meet all admission requirements.
PART-TIME STUDY OPTIONS
George Brown College also offers this certificate program part-time. For a Continuing Education Course Guide, visit coned.georgebrown.ca.
YOUR CAREER
Graduates find employment opportunities in ambulatory care settings, long-term care facilities, residential and supportive housing, and community support agencies.
COURSES
The Personal Support Worker program is a two-semester program.
SEMESTER 1
ANAT1051 Principles in Anatomy and Physiology
PSW1001 Role of the Personal Support Worker in Client Care
PSW1002 Providing Optimal Client Support and Personal Care (theory/lab/practicum)
PSW1003 Strategies for Observing and Assessing the Personal Support Worker Client
PSW1004 Interpersonal and Interprofessional Relationships I
COMM1003 English Skills
MATH1132 Math and Measurement for the Personal Support Worker
GNED General Education Elective
SEMESTER 2
CARE1101 Providing Client Care in the Institutional Health-care Setting
CARE1102 Delivering Client Care in the Community
CARE1084 Professional Issues
PSW1101 The Personal Support Worker in Interprofessional Practice (theory)
PSW1102 The Personal Support Worker in Interprofessional Practice (simulation)
PSW1011 Interpersonal and Interprofessional Relationships II
NUTR1021 Nutrition
NUTR1022 Nutrition Lab
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact the George Brown School of Nursing at 416-415-5000, ext. 2367.
For updated information and course descriptions, call 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
George Brown College is continually striving to improve its programs and their delivery. The information contained in
this calendar is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying
George Brown College admission, graduation, and fee requirements as well as any requirements of outside institutions, industry associations, or other
bodies that may award additional designations concurrently with, or after completions of, a George Brown College program.
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Revised:
January 3, 2012
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