Certificate in Personal Support Worker Sheridan College - Davis Campus, Canada

Prepare for a caring career helping others.

Become a personal support worker
Begin a rewarding career in the high-demand field of health care, helping those who need it the most. In just two semesters, you'll be ready to start caring for people who need assistance due to illness, aging or disability in many different health-care settings. In Sheridan's PSW program, you'll learn to provide person-centred, emotion-based care to clients across the lifespan.

Develop the skills you need to provide valuable care and support

Learn how to assist clients of all ages with activities of daily living, including:

• assisting with mobility (e.g., lifting and transferring)providing personal care with dignity and respect
• engaging clients in social activities and alleviating the effects of isolation
• providing therapeutic communication and building therapeutic relationships
• caring for people with common acute and chronic illnesses

Get hands-on experience through labs, simulations and clinical placements

The best way to learn is by doing — that's why Sheridan's PSW program supports learning through a clinical skills lab, simulations and clinical placements. The program includes 350 hours of hands-on clinical practice in two practicum settings: a long-term care facility and a community setting. Sheridan will arrange your placements, and a faculty member will supervise them. Many students receive job offers from their placement employers.

Experienced and passionate professors

All professors teaching in Sheridan's Personal Support Worker program are experienced nurses with bachelor's or master's degrees. They're also heavily engaged in the personal care field and bring their experience and passion for personal support work to the classroom. You'll learn from them in our dedicated and well-equipped lab space and classrooms at Hazel McCallion Campus in Mississauga.
 

An emotion-based care philosophy

Sheridan's PSW program has been developed with an emotion-based care philosophy in accordance with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Personal Support Worker Standard and in collaboration with our industry partners to ensure a current, accurate and quality curriculum.

Clinical placement requirements

Before you begin your clinical placement, there are some certifications and documents that you'll need to obtain at your own expense. We'll provide you with more information about these requirements once you're admitted into the program.

• Clear Criminal Record Check for the vulnerable sector
• Medical clearance from the Sheridan Health Centre
• CPR level 'C' or HCP and First Aid certificate
• Mask Fit testing
• Ministry of Labour training certificate