1.2 Overview of PSW Program Clinical Professional Practice Courses
The Clinical Professional Practice Placement Model for the PSW certificate program is the same whether you are in the weekday or weekend program, and similar course delivery is provided at all campuses. There are three Clinical Placement opportunities, requiring a predetermined number of hours for each course. Upon graduation, you will have gained the knowledge, skills and practice to be a Personal Support Worker.
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HLTH 3054 PSW Clinical Professional Practice
This practical course enables students to apply all of the skills and concepts learned in the PSW Clinical Preparation course, the classroom, and laboratory by providing care for residents in a long-term care setting. In this course, students are first introduced to the role and responsibilities of the PSW while providing basic care and appropriate communication to clients and the health care team, and through practice, they eventually are expected to synthesize learned knowledge and continue to provide safe, competent care for an increasing number of clients. During this course, students will be introduced to the afternoon/evening shift at their clinical agencies to understand the challenges that face clients face throughout the day and evening. To progress into the PSW Consolidation Professional Practice course, the student must satisfactorily display competence in all five domains.
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HLTH 3055 PSW Consolidation Professional Practice
This consolidation practicum will enable the student to work independently and as part of the team while enhancing their problem-solving and critical thinking within a PSW’s scope of practice. The student will be expected to demonstrate all acquired skills consistently and competently, as well as confidentiality, safety, organization, communication, and documentation while caring for various clients in a long-term care setting during days, evenings, and midnight shifts. Students must display reliability and accountability throughout this course by following the policies, rules, and regulations of Fanshawe College and the host agency.
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HLTH 3056 PSW Professional Practice Community Setting
This practicum course enables the student to work independently and as part of a team in caring for individuals and families at various stages of the life cycle in a community setting, while refining their problem-solving and critical thinking abilities. The student, acting within the role of a PSW, will be expected to demonstrate all acquired skills consistently and competently as well as confidentiality, safety, organization, communication, and documentation while caring for various clients. Students must display reliability and accountability throughout this course by following the policies, rules, and regulations of Fanshawe College and the host agency. Shift work may be expected during this practicum.
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