Personal Support Worker - International Conestoga College

About this Program

Level: Personal Support Worker - International

Discpline: Public Health

Length: 2 semesters

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Application Fee: $100.00
Tuition Fee: $12,500.00

Kitchener - Doon Campus

Starting Deadline Status
Sep, 2024 Jul 1, 2024 closed

Waterloo Campus

Starting Deadline Status
May, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 closed
Sep, 2024 Jul 1, 2024 closed

Brantford Campus

Starting Deadline Status
May, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 closed
Sep, 2024 Jul 1, 2024 closed

Guelph Campus

Starting Deadline Status
May, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 closed
Sep, 2024 Jul 1, 2024 closed

Stratford Campus

Starting Deadline Status
May, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 closed
Sep, 2024 Jul 1, 2024 closed

Program Description

As a member of an interprofessional health-care team, a Personal Support Worker (PSW) provides supportive person-centered care across the lifespan to individuals and families, at various levels of health and wellbeing, in a variety of care environments including: long-term, community and/or hospital care settings. Conestoga's PSW program prepares students to become preferred graduates for the profession; one that truly makes a difference in the lives of others.Students will progress from beginning engagement to an entry-to-practice prepared professional PSW; one who participates in the delivery of care as directed by the plan of care/service plan with activities of daily living, comprising personal care, home management and nutrition and family responsibilities. Throughout the program, students learn how to promote a comfortable and safe environment for all clients including those experiencing responsive behaviours, risk for injury and/or clients requiring end-of-life care. Provincially recognized certificates related to these areas of learning will be received.Experiential learning, which is central to Conestoga's program, is integrated throughout to support student application of knowledge, skills and judgment. Students have the opportunity to study at multiple locations including the Living Classroom. The Living Classroom is an innovative curriculum delivery model, combining classroom and real-life experiences for students to build increased knowledge and confidence working with older clients and care teams obtained by immediate integration of learning in long-term care and retirement living environments.For more information about the PSW program, please contact PSWinfo@conestogac.on.ca.

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Study and Work in Canada

Full-time undergraduate and post-graduate international students can work anywhere on or off campus without a work permit. The rules around the number of hours a student will be allowed to work may vary based on the country the student chooses to study in. International students are typically able to work up to 20 hours a week.