Less than 6 Months
700 Hours
Hybrid (Mostly Online)
400 Hours
300 Hours
NACC PSW DE 2022
Weekdays ( Mornings & Evenings)
Our Personal Support Worker (PSW) program prepares students with the practical knowledge and skills needed to support individuals in a variety of care settings. Students learn essential areas such as personal care, safety, mobility, communication, medication assistance, mental health, nutrition, and client-centred care, with clinical placement experience to apply their learning in real-world environments.
Personal Support Worker skills are used across a variety of healthcare and community care settings where personal support, safety, dignity, and daily living assistance are important.
Provide personal care, mobility support, assistance with daily living, and comfort to residents in long-term care settings.
Support clients in their homes and community settings with personal care, meal preparation, mobility, and everyday activities.
Assist seniors and other clients with daily routines while supporting safety, dignity, independence, and well-being.
Work as part of the care team by supporting clients, observing changes, documenting care, and reporting relevant information to appropriate team members.
Learn the role and responsibilities of a Personal Support Worker, including client-centred care, communication, workplace relationships, problem solving, and relevant legislation.
Develop safe practices for assisting clients with mobility, transfers, lifting, infection control, body mechanics, and the use of supportive equipment.
Explore basic anatomy and physiology, major body systems, common health conditions, and age-related changes relevant to personal support work.
Learn to support clients with bathing, grooming, dressing, oral care, skin care, bed making, mobility, dignity, and personal safety.
Recognize signs of abuse and neglect and understand appropriate reporting responsibilities, workplace policies, and legal requirements.
Learn meal planning, food safety, household management, nutrition, hydration, and supporting clients' dietary, cultural, and personal preferences.
Understand care plans, documentation, restorative support, client rights, and the role of the PSW within community healthcare environments
Explore family relationships, cultural and religious influences, human growth and development, and providing appropriate support and respite.
Develop knowledge of palliative and end-of-life care, communication, psychosocial support, comfort measures, and supporting clients and families.
Understand medication assistance within the PSW scope of practice, including common medications, routes of administration, observation, and reporting.
Learn about cognitive impairment, mental health conditions, brain injuries, behavioural changes, observation, documentation, and reporting.
Learn how common disabilities, illnesses, and ongoing health conditions affect clients and how PSWs can provide safe and effective support.
Develop strategies for understanding and responding appropriately to responsive behaviours in older adults and individuals living with dementia.
Apply PSW knowledge and practical skills in a facility-based care environment under supervision and gain real-world experience.
Build practical experience supporting clients in a community care setting under the supervision of an assigned preceptor.
The PSW program can be completed in less than 6 months and includes classroom learning, practical training, and clinical placement.
The program includes 700 hours of training, combining theory, practical learning, and clinical placement experience.
Yes. Students complete clinical placement in both facility and community care settings to apply their skills in real-world environments.
Students learn personal care, safety and mobility, body systems, nutrition, medication assistance, mental health, documentation, palliative care, and other essential PSW skills.
PSWs may work in long-term care homes, retirement homes, home and community care, residential care settings, and hospitals.
The program follows the NACC Personal Support Worker (PSW) DE 2022 curriculum.
PSWs assist clients with activities of daily living such as personal care, mobility, meal preparation, household tasks, and other support based on individual needs.
Students can contact Toronto Academy of Education for program information, admission requirements, upcoming start dates, and application assistance.
