What is PSW and What College Offers It

A PSW or personal support worker is someone who provides care treatment service to the people. A personal support worker is obligated to work under Registered nurse or RN. In the field of health care services personal support workers are in high demand. So in order to provide high quality of services to the aged people, injured and ill people, the best option is PSW. This diploma is based on two semesters with 4 subjects in each semester. The timing of the diploma is very flexible because it is offering in the weekend’s program as well as in regular (whole week classes). But the duration of the diploma in which classes will be taken only on weekends will be 40 weeks and the duration of the diploma of the regular classes will be 24 weeks.

CIMT personal support worker program is specifically designed to educate you on the skills essential to give personal support services to customers, residents locally, at house or within long-term treatment services as well as organizations. Become familiar about helping with everyday living activities, individual care as well as hygiene, restorative/activation workouts, and house management actions. You can use our laboratories with latest technology that help you to enhance and develops skill that will assist you in providing services practically to the clients. The mixtures of diverse useful and educational subjects are made explicitly to help you in obtaining preferred employing status within the health treatment field.  We have trained staff and professional teachers that provide excellent practical training to the students. The personal support worker training is very important for the students to deal in a better way with the clients. This training will enhance and develop the skill, abilities and knowledge that highlight the worthiness of their role as well as demonstrated real sensitivity and value for each of the clients. The PSW course gives you knowledge and information that how to deal with clients and how to help them. Subjects in the PSW course include an introduction to the computers. As we know that nowadays all work is done on computers so literacy of computer for the personal support workers is very important. The second subject of the semester is fundamentals of PSW that includes interpersonal skills, the role of the worker in the field and individuality of the person. The third subject of the semester is based on abuse, mobility techniques and safety. Fourth subject of the semester is providing personal care to the clients.  After completion of the 1st semester, second semester is also based on four subjects that include Palliative Care, Cognitive and Psychological, Care Planning and Support, Family and Household Management, and practicum.

Before getting admission in the CIMT college for PSW there are some prerequisites that you have to fulfill. The personal support worker programs Mississauga is suitable for the people who live in Mississauga and PSW Toronto is suitable for the people who live in Toronto. For the convenience of student CIMT is offering personal support worker program in both cities. The quality of education in all branches is same.