PSW Regulation
April 6, 2010 at 12:48 am | Posted in psw, psw canada | Leave a commentTags: canada, Health Care, HPRAC, newspapers, ontario, personal support worker canada, psw, psw canada, PSW Regulation
The Startford Beacon Herald posted an article the other day about the difficulty of obtaining sustainable care. The article quotes a family and the CUPE Union. It later delves into bid contracting and future regulation recommendations. It’s well worth reading (direct link via Stratford at the start of this post).
Regulation Report
PSW Regulation via HPRAC
The Ontario Government will once again ask the opinion of theHPRAC, which is a ‘independent’ advisory to the Ontario Government, about PSW regulation. Last time around (2006) the HPRAC shot down any hopes of regulation. Here’s a quote from the official report:
HPRAC’s central recommendation to the Minister is that Personal Support Workers should not be regulated as a profession under the Regulated Health Professions Act. HPRAC also concludes that the closest alternate form of regulation – a Personal Support Worker Registry – should not be implemented.
For those looking to regulate the HPRAC could be a key.
Recent PSW Graduation Article
February 15, 2010 at 7:22 pm | Posted in psw, psw canada, psw school | 1 CommentTags: canada, newspaper, personal support worker, personal support worker canada, personal support worker school, psw canada, psw course, psw school
I was e-mailed a link the other day for a rare yet informative personal support worker newspaper article. It was published in the small market Bancroft This Week. The author visited a PSW graduation at Loyalist College. Nothing overtly ground breaking was reported, although the article did yield a few interesting quotes.
Here’s a quote from mature graduate Sherry Marshall:
“Returning to school as a mature student was a huge challenge and it feels great to now be a college graduate… I’m so glad that I returned to school because I would not be in this position today without my PSW certification.”
Tom Malloy, the Dean of Skills training at the school summed up the demand for this (and all courses) rather succinctly.
“Students are drawn to the fact that they are able to complete their certification within a short period of time, graduating with the qualifications necessary to work within the health-care field.”
This particular PSW Course can be taken in one of the two following formats. A compressed 24 week course and a longer 32 week version. Both include co-op placements.
For more information on this course you can visit Loyalist College . You can also check out the following link for a comprehensive listing of PSW Courses across Ontario
PSW
November 6, 2008 at 6:37 pm | Posted in personal support worker, psw, psw job, psw school | Leave a commentTags: canada, jobs, ontario, personal support worker, personal support worker canada, personal support worker jobs, personal support worker ontario, personal support worker school, psw, psw course, psw jobs, psw school, psw toronto
PSW
Have you ever thought about becoming a personal support worker in the province of Ontario or in any other part of Canada?
Today’s PSW is one of the better paid positions vs time in school. Most courses only take a year to complete and the starting wage is right around $15.
PSW Jobs are in high demand, yet many employers simply cannot fill up all of their required positions.
This is due to many factors, including the baby boomer retirement period that we are currently in.
You may enter a personal support worker school at either the college or private level. A college certficate may carry more weight with some employers but it is more expensive than a private education.
For more info on these topics and anything else, you can visit Personals Support Worker PSW, the internet’s #1 PSW website.
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