Personal and Developmental Support Services
Course
In Toronto and Sault Ste. Marie (Canada)
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 1,518,080
Description
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Intermediate
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Duration
4 Semesters
The Personal and Developmental Support Services program at Sault College will prepare you for the various challenges and experiences that are part of the expanding health care and community settings.
The faculty and staff at Sault College are ready to assist you in preparation to become a successful graduate in these dynamic environments. The Personal and Developmental Support Services program is based upon various components: the person, health, caring, holistic wellness, respect, inclusivity, and support work. These components will prepare you for the role of assisting clients and families to achieve and maintain an optimal quality of life. To reflect these beliefs, Sault College has developed a holistic and evidence-based program that incorporates the required knowledge, theory, values, and hands on skills to be successful within the various settings in healthcare and the community.
When you have completed the Personal and Developmental Support Services program at Sault College, you will be able to work with clients across the lifespan in settings such as long term care facilities, hospitals, private agencies, retirement homes, home care settings, boards of education (special needs children), palliative care settings, senior citizen recreation centres, respite settings, and group homes. This program will provide you with a lifelong and rewarding career. Some students choose to use it as a foundation to further their learning.
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About this course
Graduates can find employment in long term care facilities, hospitals, private agencies, retirement homes, home care settings, boards of education (special needs children), palliative care settings, senior citizen recreation centres, respite settings, and group homes.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, with Grade 12 English, or mature student status.
Applicants, whose first language is not English, must provide proof of English proficiency. Sault College accepts the TOEFL, or IELTS, or equivalent test to satisfy our English admission requirements. International applicants must have an IELTS Score of 6.0 with no band lower than 5.5.
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Subjects
- Global Citizenship
- Augmentative Communication
- Community Inclusion
- Personal
- Developmental
Course programme
- CMM115 - 3 Communications I
- PSW108 - 3 Body Structure and Function I
- PSW120 - 4 Principles of PSW Practice I
- PSW121 - 3 Health Promotion and Health Challenges I
- PSW123 - 9 PSW Practicum I
- HDG122 - 3 Personal and Academic Success Strategies
- PSW118 - 3 Body Structure and Function II
- PSW130 - 3 Principles of PSW Practice II
- PSW131 - 3 Health Promotion and Health Challenges II
- PSW133 - 12 PSW Practicum II
- DSS300 - 3 Developmental Disabilities
- DSS301 - 3 Professionalism
- DSS302 - 6 Health and Wellness
- DSS303 - 3 Personal Outcome Measures and Planning
- DSS304 - 2 Technology and Documentation
- GEN110 - 3 Student Selected General Education
- DSS305 - 11 Practicum III
- DSS306 - 2 Positive Approaches and Community Inclusion
- DSS307 - 2 Augmentative Communication
- GEN100 - 3 Global Citizenship
Additional information
International Ancillary: $1,767.00
Personal and Developmental Support Services
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 1,518,080