PSW120 - Principles of PSW Practice I - Personal Support Worker Course Outline

Sep 30, 2026

Course outline for PSW120: Principles of PSW Practice I, focused on training Personal Support Worker (3027) learners to understand the health care system, the health care team, and legislative regulations governing the PSW role. It examines legal rights and responsibilities of clients, families, and PSWs; builds helping relationships; and covers ethics, values, beliefs, teamwork, supervision, delegation, stress, time, and problem management. Students learn safe workplace practice, interpretation of nursing care plans, observation, and reporting/documenting. COVID-19 remote delivery may apply in 2020-2021.

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Essential Employability Skills (EES)

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COURSE OUTLINE: PSW120-PRINC. PSW PRACT. I Prepared: Esther Jussila Gold R. N. Approved: Bob Chapman, Chair, Health Course Code: Title Program Number: Name Department: Semesters/Terms: Course Description: Total Credits: Hours/Week: Total Hours: Prerequisites: Corequisites: This course is a pre-requisite for: Vocational Learning Outcomes (VLO's) addressed in this course: Please refer to program web page for a complete listing of program outcomes where applicable. PSW120: PRINCIPLES OF PSW PRACTICE I 3027: PERSONAL SUPPORT WKR PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER 21W, 21S This course will introduce the learner to the health care system, the health care team and the legislative regulations that govern the role of the Personal Support Worker. The legal rights and responsibilities of both the client, their family and the PSW will be examined. Concepts will be explored that pertain to building helping relationships, ethics, values and beliefs. Learn to work in groups, focus on teamwork, working under supervision, accepting and understanding delegation, managing stress, time and problems. Maintain safety in varied workplace setting. Students will learn to interpret established nursing care plans, organize care, make appropriate observations, report and document. 4 3 45 There are no pre-requisites for this course. There are no co-requisites for this course. PSW130 3027-PERSONAL SUPPORT WKR VLO 1 Work within the personal support worker role in community, retirement homes, long-term care homes and/or hospital care settings in accordance with all applicable legislation and employer`s job description, policies, procedures and guidelines. VLO 2 Act responsibly and be accountable for own actions while recognizing the boundaries of knowledge and skills within the personal support worker role that require collaboration with the clients, families, supervisors and/or other members of the interprofessional care/service team. VLO 3 Participate as a member of the interprofessional care/service team and maintain collaborative working relationships in the provision of supportive care in community, retirement homes, long-term care homes and/or hospital care settings. VLO 4 Provide client-centred and client-directed care that is based on ethical* principles, sensitive to diverse client and family values, beliefs and needs, and which follows the direction of the plan of care/service plan. VLO 5 Establish and maintain helping relationships with clients and their families reflecting open communication, professional boundaries, employer`s policies and adhering to confidentiality and privacy legislation. VLO 6 Identify relevant client information using basic assessment and communication skills In response to public health requirements pertaining to the COVID19 pandemic, course delivery and assessment traditionally delivered in-class, may occur remotely either in whole or in part in the 2020-2021 academic year. SAULT COLLEGE | 443 NORTHERN AVENUE | SAULT STE. MARIE, ON P6B 4J3, CANADA | 705-759-2554 PSW120 : PRINCIPLES OF PSW PRACTICE I Page 1 Essential Employability Skills (EES) addressed in this course: and report and document findings in accordance with the requirements of employer policies and procedures and all applicable legislation. VLO 7 Promote and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for clients, their families, self and others including the implementation of infection prevention and control measures and emergency first aid procedures that are in keeping with the plan of care/service plan, employer policies and procedures, and all applicable legislation. VLO 11 Assist clients who are caring for dependent individuals considering client and family choices, professional boundaries and the direction of the plan of care/service plan. VLO 12 Identify and report situations of neglect, and potential, alleged or witnessed/actual incidents of abuse, and respond in accordance with

FAQs

What does PSW120: Principles of PSW Practice I introduce students to?

The course introduces the health care system, the health care team, and the legislative regulations governing the Personal Support Worker role, including legal rights and responsibilities and key helping-relationship concepts.

Are there any prerequisites or co-requisites for this course?

There are no pre-requisites and no co-requisites listed for this course.

How are course delivery and assessment affected by COVID-19 requirements?

Course delivery and assessment traditionally delivered in class may occur remotely in whole or in part during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Sep 30, 2026

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