Certificate in Personal Support Worker

This program is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to provide support services to people living at home, in long term care or acute care facilities, and to function as integral members of the health care team. Upon successful
completion of this program, students learn to effectively communicate with clients, families, and members of the health care team, and to provide safe and competent care for individual clients experiencing physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral challenges. Personal Support Workers (PSWs) are unregulated health care providers who work under the supervision of regulated health care professionals or in the supported independent living environment under the direction of the client.