ACCESS Continuing Education Centre

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Home Care Assistance

ACCESS Continuing Education Centre

Degree:Diploma
Field of Study:Health Aide
Length:975 Hour(s)

Description:

Home care assistance students are trained to provide basic care and services to persons of all ages who are sick or who have physical or mental disabilities on the basis of a care plan. This involves offering the basic care that they are trained to provide, helping clients carry out their everyday activities, helping them organize their living environment, ensuring clients' safety and intervening in crisis or emergency situations. Students also learn to help clients integrate and socialize in individual or community activities. All of these tasks require establishing a relationship of trust with clients and those close to them. Home care attendants also receive training in providing care and services in the home. They help vulnerable or at -risk clientele crry out everyday domestic activities, such as preparing meals. They also advise clients on their lifestyle habits and provide parenting support, if applicable. The goal is to meet the general needs of clients, to help them compensate for their disabilities, to maintain and promote their autonomy, to accompany and support them in their daily and domestic lives, while taking into account any family or social problems that could interfere.

Acquire the certified training required to pursue a rewarding career as a home care assistant. Our dedicated teaching nurses provide training in a modern home ward setting with modern equipment.

Prerequisites:

These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
    Applicants must have a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent. Applicants 16 years of age on September 30 of the current school year must have earned Secondary V credits in language of instruction and Secondary IV credits in second language and mathematics, or have been granted recognition of equivalent learning. Applicants 18 years of age or over must have successfully completed the General Development Test, as well as Secondary V credits in language of instruction, or have been granted recognition of equivalent learning. Applicants who have successfully completed Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics, must continue their general education courses concurrently with their vocational training in order to obtain the credits they are missing among the following: Secondary V language of instruction and Secondary IV second language and mathematics.
    Application Notes : Open to legal residents of Québec, 16 years of age or older. Birth certificate, Canadian citizenship certificate or proof of landed immigrant status is required. Latest school transcript is also required. Other documents may be requested. Applicants without the required prerequisites may inquire about the General Development Test. Phone ACCESS for an appointment.

    * We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.

    Modified on August 31, 2015