5858 – Diploma of Vocational Studies
How long: 870 hours
Diploma: DVS
Home Care is a rapidly-growing field that offers endless opportunities to compassionate, caring individuals who enjoy a challenge and want to make a difference in people’s lives. Students learn to offer basic care, help clients carry out everyday activities, ensure safety and intervene in crisis or emergency situations.
Training includes:
- Developing a trusting relationship with the client
- Providing care relative to personal hygiene
- Promoting client autonomy
- Teamwork strategies
- Home Care Attendant
- Caregiver
This profession aims to provide care and assistance in public, private and community health care networks to persons of all ages who are sick or who have physical, psychological, or psycho-social disabilities. The rationale of this occupation is to provide aid to patients so that they may recover or maintain their autonomy and overall health condition.
To be eligible for admission to this program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:
Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary V studies, or a postsecondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor’s degree
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test (see the following table), or recognition for equivalent learning
| Hours | Statement of the Competency |
|---|---|
| 30 | The Occupation and the Training Process |
| 60 | Helping Relationship |
| 60 | Relational Approaches |
| 60 | Needs of Clients With Physical Illnesses and Disabilities |
| 75 | Activities of Daily Living |
| 30 | Prevention of Infections and Contamination |
| 120 | Basic Daily Care Procedures |
| 30 | Situations Involving Risk |
| 105 | Care in the Home or Alternative Living Environments |
| 60 | Family, Social and Cultural Contexts |
| 30 | End-of-Life Care |
| 45 | Medications and Basic Invasive Care |
| 60 | Care Related to the Client’s Clinical Reality |
| 30 | First Aid |
| 75 | Short-Term Assistive Care |
TOTAL : 870 hours (5 days a week for the first 10 weeks and then 3 days a week with employment opportunities at the CIUSSS) in 11 months
Payable upon acceptation in the program
Student Fee (non-refundable) : $40.00
Program Service Fee (non-refundable) $87.00
Payable before the start of class
Mandatory Items Paid at Centre
Exams, Articles/Research papers : $30.00
PDSB Books & Cards : $12.00
CPR & First Aid + Mask : $48.00
Mosby’s textbook & Workbook Combo : $124.00
Infection Control Handbook : $3.00
Lab fee : $10.00
All costs are non-refundable
Costs are subject to change without notice
Have some previous experience ?
Recognition of Acquired Competencies could shorten the time between you and your diploma.