3.1 Clinical Professional Practice Partnership Guide
Activity Description
Click on each icon for the role description (see below for role definition) & then click on each value for additional information.
Core Values
Collaborate
To work jointly with others—students, instructors, preceptors, and coordinators—to achieve shared client care and education goals.
Support
To provide guidance, encouragement, and resources that help students succeed academically and professionally.
Reflect
To thoughtfully consider experiences and feedback to improve personal and professional growth.
Advocate
To actively support and speak up for the needs and rights of clients and students within the healthcare system.
Communicate
To share information clearly and effectively among all care and education team members.
Educate
To provide knowledge, training, and mentorship that fosters student learning and client well-being.
Client Centred-Care
To prioritize clients’ needs, preferences, and values in all aspects of care delivery.
Role Definitions
PSW Student
A learner enrolled in the Personal Support Worker program who is developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide personal care and home management services to clients in both community and residential-care settings.
PSW Agency Preceptor
A healthcare professional (PSW) at a clinical placement site who supervises, mentors, and evaluates PSW students during their hands-on training. Preceptors help bridge the gap between classroom learning and practical application, ensuring students meet professional standards in client care.
PSW Program Coordinator
An academic leader oversees the PSW program’s curriculum, student progression, and alignment with provincial standards. The coordinator ensures quality education, supports faculty and students, and liaises with clinical partners to maintain supportive student placements.
Fanshawe College Clinical Instructor/Faculty Advisor
A faculty member who accompanies students during clinical placements, providing direct supervision, feedback, and evaluation. They ensure students apply theoretical knowledge safely and effectively in clinical settings and liaise between the college and the clinical site.
Core Values
Collaborate
To work jointly with others—students, instructors, preceptors, and coordinators—to achieve shared client care and education goals.
Support
To provide guidance, encouragement, and resources that help students succeed academically and professionally.
Reflect
To thoughtfully consider experiences and feedback to improve personal and professional growth.
Advocate
To actively support and speak up for the needs and rights of clients and students within the healthcare system.
Communicate
To share information clearly and effectively among all care and education team members.
Educate
To provide knowledge, training, and mentorship that fosters student learning and client well-being.
Client Centred-Care
To prioritize clients’ needs, preferences, and values in all aspects of care delivery.
Role Definitions
PSW Student
PSW Agency Preceptor
PSW Program Coordinator
An academic leader oversees the PSW program’s curriculum, student progression, and alignment with provincial standards. The coordinator ensures quality education, supports faculty and students, and liaises with clinical partners to maintain supportive student placements.
Fanshawe College Clinical Instructor & Clinical Advisor
A faculty member who accompanies/oversees students during clinical placements, providing direct and/or indirect supervision, feedback, and evaluation. They ensure students apply theoretical knowledge safely and effectively in clinical settings and liaise between the college and the clinical site.
