This session will proved an overview of many aspects related to clients who experience head injury. Students will gain a greater understanding of this medical issue, clinical signs, behaviours/outcomes and how you as a care provider can assist a patient and their family who has experienced a head injury.The role as a Personal Support Worker is extremely valuable in the ongoing care and needs of a...
Students will discuss fall prevention and what things in the home came increase falls and put themselves or their clients at risk.
This workshop will focus on mental health including bi-poplar and Schizophrenia. the student will be introduced to the signs and symptoms and behaviour management skills.
The purpose of this segment is to describe the process of urination, factors that affect urination, and to learn nursing diagnosis and PSW interventions to assist clients with altered urinary elimination. After discussion on the segment the student will be able to identify factors that affect urination, discuss the eight common alterations in urinary elimination, and list common urinary problems...
This course will concentrate on neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's, MS, Epilepsy, and a variety of dementias. Abilities and limitations of the various conditions will be included combined with behaviour management skills.
Multiple Sclerosis will be discussed in regards to symptoms, complications, and how the caregiver can assist their clients in day to day living
This course provides a number of online orientation videos for new students.
As the first of two pre-calculus mathematics courses, content covered includes treatment of data, fundamental algebra, radicals and logarithms.
This course introduces students to different windows (theories) to understanding the issues families and children face. These sociological theories or perspectives are used to guide our thinking as applied to family life in all its forms. The intent is to learn how to best support the lives of children and parents as they work through various stressors to achieve success in their social worlds of...
This course, designed for students who plan to work in the field of Human Services, focuses on professional written and verbal communication skills. Students learn to prepare a variety of work-related documents. In addition, students learn about research methods and documentation formats. The principles of effective writing - organization, grammar, style, clarity, and tone - are reinforced...