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Clinical Skills Workshops

Lifts and Transfers: Mobility Skills that Protect the Client and the PSW
6-hour workshop
Good technique is good insurance, particularly when it comes to assisting clients to move about. Yet, many PSWs fall into poor habits, putting themselves and their clients at risk. This session is intended as a refresher in body mechanics and the fundamentals of mobility assistance. It is intended for students who have received previous training in mobility and body mechanics.

This in-service workshop will help your staff:      
  • understand the principles of transfers and lifts, and apply these to an actual work setting
  • recognize the importance of ensuring equipment reliability
  • apply principles of mobility assistance to assist clients to move about
  • understand the importance of good posture and demonstrate good posture
  • apply principles of biomechanics to prevent injury
  • understand common risk factors for PSWs and strategies to prevent worker injury

This workshop is customized to the need and equipment utilized by the agency. It includes skill-testing of selected transfers and lifts, as agreed-upon with the agency. Upon successful completion of the workshop, a certificate will be issued.  Maximum number of participants for this workshop is 12. 
Skin and Wound Care
3-hour workshop
This enhancement covers skills appropriately used by a PSW to assist a client recovering from a skin wound. Participants will learn the boundaries of their role as set out in legislation, as well as the essential care routines they may be asked to perform. Fundamentals of preventative skin care and prevention of pressure ulcers will be reviewed, as will observation, reporting and documentation.

This in-service workshop will help your staff better understand:
  • the limitations of the PSW role in wound care as set out in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA)
  • fundamental physiology of the skin and wound care, including recognizing healing vs infection
  • how to prevent, recognize and treat skin tears
  • pressure ulcers - their prevention, causes, and symptoms
  • the care of sutures
  • the care of bruises
Also available: A 6-hour Skin and Wound Care Certificate Workshop Which Includes:
  • Skill-testing
  • A certificate, upon successful completion of the workshop
Maximum number of participants for the 6-hour certificate workshop is 12
PSW Role in Medication Administration
6-Hour Certificate Workshop
This workshop provides participants with an overview of the PSW’s role in medication administration. It will discuss the scope of substances called medications/drugs and identify the applicable criteria for safe administration of medications within PSW scope, as well as the requirements to administer medication by a controlled act.

This in-service workshop will help your staff:   
  • appreciate the range of medication assistance that a PSW may provide
  • understand factors that affect the role a PSW may have with regard to medications
  • describe the role of the PSW with regard to medications, as defined by legislation
  • understand the importance of medication monitoring and accurate documentation

This workshop includes skill-testing and theory-testing.  Upon successful completion of the workshop, a certificate will be issued.  Maximum number of participants for this workshop is 12.
Falls Management
3-hour workshop
Falls remain the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among Canadian seniors. This workshop covers how to take preventative steps to enhance safety for workers and clients. Participants will learn how to work with their supervisors and clients to problem solve and create a safer environment for the client and workers.

This in-service workshop will help your staff understand
  • falls management and common factors that place people at risk for falls
  • approaches to minimize/eliminate risk for falls
  • appropriate techniques to assist a client who is falling and cannot be safely stopped
  • appropriate techniques to assist a client who has fallen
Also available: A 6-hour Falls Management Certificate Workshop Which Includes:
  • Skill-testing
  • A certificate, upon successful completion of the workshop
Maximum number of participants for the 6-hour certificate workshop is 12
To book clinical skills training for your staff or for more information, email us at info@capacitybuilders.ca, or call us at 416-256-3010 or 1-800-267-6272 ext 229.