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NACPSW PO Box 175, Owen Sound, Ontario Canada N4K 5P1 Phone: 519-376-7396 Fax: 519-376-6772 Web site: www.nacpsw.org e-mail: info@nacpsw.org Web : www.nacpsw.org |
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Speaking out for Front Line Health Care Workers, PSWs SERVING WITH CARE, COMMITMENT, CO-OPERATION, COMPETENCY, AND COMPASSION Standards and Registration |
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NACPSW PO Box 175, Owen Sound, Ontario Canada N4K 5P1 Phone: 519-376-7396 Fax: 519-376-6772 Email info@nacpsw.org Web site: www.nacpsw.org
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National Association Of Certified Caregivers/ Personal Support Workers |
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Personal Support Worker Ontario’s Personal Support Worker (PSW) consolidates and replaces the former Health Care Aide, Home Support Worker Levels I, II and III, Personal Attendant and Respite Worker training programs. The PSW training is arranged in modules with two official exit points:
Personal Attendant – Completion of the first seven modules; responds to the needs of attendant care workers and the client they serve who wish to be active in directing their own care, and in training attendants to meet their individual needs. Students who wish to confine their role to basic homemaking may also exit the program after the first seven modules.
Personal Support Worker – Completion of the entire program (14 modules); responds to the needs of workers who require the full range of training to work with clients who have a wide variety of individual needs and varying degrees of ability to direct their services. This program constitutes approximately 800 hours of study inclusive of Internship.
Certified Caregivers/Personal Support Workers is an International program of study for Certification as a Caregiver/Personal Support Worker. This program constitutes approximately 1000 hours of study and is in keeping with the Canadian Embassy expectations for the federal Live-In-Caregiver Program. There are 800 hours of classroom study and an additional 200 hours of Internship.
This program is available, with instructor’s manual and student manuals, to international clients who wish to work in Canada under the Live-In-Caregiver Program. Exams and Prior Learning Assessments are available to all.
Candidates taking this training in other countries must maintain their membership at reduced rates of $25.00 a year with the NACPSW Canada. All international candidates will have this reduced rate until completion of the 2 year Live-In-Caregiver program, and they then may enter the Canadian Workforce as a CPSW.
CPSW annual fees for membership are $75.00, due September/October/November.
The exam fees are $150.00 and include one year membership in the NACPSW. All members of the association must maintain membership with 40 hours of training each year.
CPSW Certification package for RNs or RPNs trained in other countries is $500.00 and is inclusive of study materials and exam package.
Training direct may be accessed through CCS at $999.00 for academic portion. Books, tests and exams are an additional cost of $500.00.
Prior Learning Assessments (PLAR) are given for all individuals wanting to become Certified Caregivers/Personal Support Workers. Cost $150.00.
Certified Caregivers/Personal Support Workers wanting to add additional training at reduced rates may review this TRAINING CATALOGUE or accumulate in-house training at the workplace. Certified Caregiver/Personal Support Worker Program
Program Length (two years to complete:) Total: 1000 hours for certification as a PSW. |
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Admission Requirement International nurses may take distance studies for the CPSW program Distance and workplace studies are available towards completing your CPSW while working or holding a job that is different than health care. This is workplace transitioning for non-health care workers. Student applying for admission into the CPSW Program must meet the following requirements. Additional Requirements Certification Requirements Passing Grade Occupation NOC Code Typical Employer (Career Opportunities) 6471 Visiting Homemakers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations Visiting homemakers provide ongoing or short-term home support services for individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, convalescence or family disruption. They are employed by government, non-profit and home care agencies, or are self-employed. Housekeepers perform housekeeping and other home management duties in private households, embassies and other residential establishments. Companions provide elderly and convalescent clients with companionship and personal care in residential settings. They are employed by home care agencies or may be self-employed. Foster parents care for children or family members in their homes under the direction of a foster parent agency. Example Titles companion Main duties · Visiting homemakers perform some or all of the following duties: · Care for individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, convalescence or family disruption · Administer bedside and personal care to clients such as aid in ambulation, bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing and undressing · Plan and prepare meals and special diets, and feed or assist in feeding clients · Demonstrate infant care to new parents · May perform routine health-related duties such as changing non-sterile dressings, administering medications and collecting specimens under the general direction of home care agency supervisor or nurse · May perform routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds. · Housekeepers perform some or all of the following duties: · Perform housekeeping and other home management duties under general direction of employer · Plan and prepare meals independently or with employer, and may serve meals · May care for children. · Companions perform some or all of the following duties: · Provide elderly and convalescent clients with companionship and personal care in client's home under general direction of home care agency supervisor or family members · Aid clients with ambulation, bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene. · Foster parents perform some or all of the following duties: · Care for foster children, usually on an emergency or temporary basis, as family members under general direction of foster parent agency · Consult foster parent agency supervisors for advice and when problems arise · Administer therapeutic programs for foster children, as directed by foster agency social workers. Employment requirements · Some secondary school education is usually required. · Child-care or home management experience may be required. · Visiting homemakers may require college or other courses in home support. · First aid certification may be required. Additional information · There is mobility among the occupations in this group. 6474 Babysitters, Nannies and Parents' Helpers · Babysitters care for children on an ongoing or short-term basis at home or in the children's homes. They are usually self-employed or may be employed by babysitting agencies. Nannies care for children in the employer's residence and provide for their health and physical and social development. Parent's helpers assist parents with child-care and household duties. Nannies and parent's helpers are employed by private households, where they may also reside. Example Titles babysitter · Babysitters perform some or all of the following duties: · Supervise and care for children in the absence of regular caregiver · Bathe, dress and feed infants and children · Prepare formulas and change diapers for infants · Organize activities such as games and outings to provide amusement and exercise · May perform housekeeping duties and prepare meals for children according to employer's instructions. · Nannies and live-in caregivers perform some or all of the following duties: · Supervise and care for children in employer's residence and may reside in employer's home · Bathe, dress and feed infants and children · Prepare formulas and change diapers for infants · Oversee children's activities, such as meals and rest periods, as instructed by employer · Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development · Tend to the emotional well-being of children · Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents · Organize and participate in activities such as games, crafts, reading and outings to provide amusement and exercise · Plan, prepare and serve meals for children and may perform other housekeeping duties · Take children to and from school and to appointments · Maintain a healthy environment in the home · Observe children and prepare reports for home care or babysitting agency · May be required to keep records of daily activities and health information regarding each child.
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