NACPSW

PO Box 175, Owen Sound,

Ontario Canada

Phone: 519-376-7396

Fax: 519-376-6772

Web site: www.nacpsw.org

e-mail: info@nacpsw.org

Certified Caregivers/Personal Support Workers

Become certified and

registered as a Caregiver/

Personal Support Worker

Certified Caregivers/Personal Support Workers regularly contribute to the advancement of quality standards for health care, nursing, social work and home care standards.

NACPSW advances the discipline of nursing, social work and homemaking skills and in pursuit of the vision and mission, NACPSW has established the following goals.

· Continuous Quality Improvement in the Standards of Care

· REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED CAREGIVERS/PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKERS

· ADVOCACY FOR CAREGIVERS AND CAREGIVING in the interest of public service.

· NACPSW advocates public policy that incorporates the principles of primary health care (access, inter-disciplinary, patient and community involvement, health promotion including determinants of health and appropriate technology/roles/models) and respects the principles, conditions and spirit of the Canada Health Act.

· NACPSW advances the self-regulation of CPSWs in the NACPSW advances international health, frontline  care giving and development of front line CPSW in Canada and abroad to support global health and equity.

· NACPSW promotes awareness of the care giving through nursing, social work and home making skills so that the  professional values of the 5C’s are integral to the roles and expertise of CPSWs are understood, respected and optimized within the health system.

· NACPSW members demonstrate Care, Commitment, Co-operation, Compassion, Competence with Service in the workplace.