PSW Personal Support Worker

Changes in the PSW Industry

Hi all.

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted an update. Work has been crazy. So has the summer. One advantage of living in Ontario are the great summers!

What’s new in the industry?

* I see that PSW Canada has changed their name over to OPSWA. They have a new neat looking site. It’s good to see them continuing their solid work.

* Personal Support Worker Canada posted an article on the CAW getting involved in a PSW related picket. Will the CAW shift towards the health care industry (and PSW’s) as the article predicts? I hope so, we could use their presence.

* The North Bay Nugget continues to beat a dead horse, once again bringing up the story of PSW Tasha Simmons stealing over $5000 from a client. This happened a while ago. Let it go. I guess there isn’t much going on news-wise up in North Bay

* The school season is just around the corner. College’s around Ontario will begin personal support worker courses. What does that mean for the established crew? (myself included) More co-op students! One on hand I like the co-op students. They help alleviate my workload. On the other hand I find available hours shrinking during their placements, as my employer would rather pay a co-op student $0 vs my wage.

* Building upon that point, I have a couple of co-workers that really take advantage of the co-op students. They make them do tons of the work. It’s not fair to take advantage of the students, even if they are stealing a few hours here and there. Hey, we were (well most of the new crowd) students at one time or another, right?

That’ll do it. I guess a bit has changed and more has stayed the same. I’ll try to update this blog at least once a month from here on out.

PS: Stay safe & cool!!!!