George Brown has been training Personal Support Workers for over 20 years.

The Personal Support Worker (PSW) program teaches students the skills required to provide or assist with personal care for the elderly, the chronically ill, and persons with accessibility challenges. These patients may live in the community, in long-term care facilities, or in select ambulatory care settings.

Classes for this two-semester program are held at our state-of-the-art Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences at Waterfront Campus and are scheduled between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Students can expect to participate in faculty-supervised clinical practicums that take place in various settings across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Shift hours may vary between day and/or evenings depending upon the practice setting.

The two-semester Personal Support Worker (PSW) (C112) certificate program teaches students the full range of skills required to assist clients with their personal and household needs in order to ensure their comfort and safety.

PSWs provide or assist with personal care for: • the frail elderly • the chronically ill • people with physical disabilities living in the community • people in long-term care facilities • people in select ambulatory care settings • people in acute medical and surgical settings • people receiving palliative care