Appendix H: Subject/Module outline for each subject in the program
Subject/Module Title:
#10 Assisting the Family
Subject Length:
18
(hours)
Subject Description (Suitable for School Calendar):
This module assists students to understand the characteristics of today’s families in terms of structure, functions, roles, lifestyles and
relationships. An understanding of the influence of cultural values, practices, religious beliefs as well as the effects of illness, stress,
disability on family relationships will be emphasized as central to the PSW’s ability to provide effective support. This module also
explores the PSW’s role in providing respite to and assisting families/significant others and their children, including those with special
needs. Observation of selected commonly occurring conditions related to family functioning and life cycle events are included. A
central focus is on the need for the PSW’s awareness of and sensitivity to family reactions to the worker’s presence, family routines,
preferences and involvement in decision-making. Assisting the family/significant others with specific practical approaches in
balancing care giving and rest, skills related to infant and childcare as well as assisting a child with special needs are addressed.
Textbooks/Manuals:
Mosby’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker - 2nd edition, 2009, Sorrentino, Wilk & Newmaster
Internet based Resources and Instructor Handouts
Method of Evaluation (e.g., graded homework, quizzes, projects, final examination, et cetera; the type, number, and % value of each)
Type
Quizzes
Assignments
Number
% Value
1
1
40
30
Type
Performance Demo
Number
% Value
1
30
Type
Number
Teaching Method (indicate number of hours on line after item):
Lecture
9
Computer Based Learning
Seminar
Supervised Practical (e.g., clinic)
9
Supervised Lab (e.g., computers)
Distance Education
Location:
Classroom/Lab (School)
Classroom/Lab (Off-campus)
Does the subject require a final examination or a formal evaluation?
Yes
No
If “yes”, indicate the pass mark ►___70_%_____
Practicum (Off-campus)
% Value
Appendix H – Knowledge and Skill OBJECTIVES
PSW Module #10 Assisting the Family (18 hours)
* Excerpted from the Personal Support Worker Training: Outcomes and Module Outlines (with alterations by NACC) documents produced by the Ontario
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care and published by the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA)
Knowledge (The key elements that a student is expected to know upon completion of subject)
Core Competency - 27. Assist with Family and/or Child Care
1. Know the effect of the PSW’s presence on the family unit; use this knowledge to minimize negative impact.
2. Know that caregivers may have difficulty accepting assistance; know to assist caregivers to accept the respite that the PSW
provides.
3. Know how to identify with the consumer/client/supervisor the specific role the PSW is to fulfill; know how to accept the wishes
of the client with regard to this role.
4. Know the stages of growth and development as they relate to the care of clients of diverse ages.
5. Know routine child and infant care in keeping with the support/care plan.
6. Know to support fam members to develop/use skills as appropriate to setting, such as balancing care giving & rest,
infant/childcare & parenting skills in accordance w a supp/care plan.
7. Know common signs and symptoms of conditions associated with the family setting including post-partum depression, strain or
burnout; identify reporting requirements.
8. Know how to assist the child with special needs and his/her family in accordance with the support/care plan.
9. Know how to recognize own expectations about the role of friends and family and take steps to prevent those expectations from
negatively affecting their work with the consumer/client or their family.
10. Know strategies that are useful in assisting families to deal with challenging behavior.
Appendix H – Knowledge and Skill OBJECTIVES
PSW Module #10 Assisting the Family (18 hours) continued
Core Competency - 3. Respect the Consumer’s/Client’s Family
1. Know factors that might affect consumer/client &/or their fam member’s acceptance of support & respond to those factors in light
of PSW role; know to assist caregiver to accept respite that PSW prov.
2.
Know to aid client, consider needs/prefs/pace w: eating/drinking/toileting, mouth/menstrl/skin/nail care (w agency pol), full/part
bathing (tub etc) gen grooming (hair etc), un/dressing, & mking an occ bed.
Skill (the key behaviours that a student is expected to be able to perform upon completion of
subject)
Core Competency - 27. Assist with Family and/or Child Care
1. Describe the effect of the PSW’s presence on the family unit; use this knowledge to minimize negative impact.
2. Explain that caregivers may have difficulty accepting assistance; explain how to assist caregivers to accept the respite that the
PSW provides.
3. Describe how to identify with the consumer/client/supervisor the specific role the PSW is to fulfill; explain how to accept the
wishes of the client with regard to this role.
4. Identify the stages of growth and development as they relate to the care of clients of diverse ages.
5. Demonstrate routine child and infant care in keeping with the support/care plan.
6. Demonstrate ability to support fam members to develop/use skills as appropriate to setting, such as balancing care giving & rest,
infant/childcare & parenting skills in accordance w a supp/care plan.
7. Identify common signs and symptoms of conditions associated with the family setting including post-partum depression, strain or
burnout; identify reporting requirements.
Appendix H – Knowledge and Skill OBJECTIVES
PSW Module #10 Assisting the Family (18 hours) continued
8. Demonstrate the ability to assist the child with special needs and his/her family in accordance with the support/care plan.
9. Identify own expectations about the role of friends and family and take steps to prevent those expectations from negatively
affecting their work with the consumer/client or their family.
10. Identify strategies that are useful in assisting families to deal with challenging behavior.
Core Competency - 3. Respect the Consumer’s/Client’s Family
1. Describe factors that might affect consumer/client &/or their fam member’s acceptance of support & respond to factors in light of
PSW role, and assist caregiver to accept respite that PSW prov.
2. Id how to aid client, consider needs/prefs/pace w: eating/drinking/toileting, mouth/menstrl/skin/nail care (w agency pol), full/part
bathing (tub etc) gen grooming (hair etc), un/dressing, & mking an occ bed.
Appendix H - SUBJECT/MODULE OUTLINE
Time
Main Topic
Sub-Topics
PSW Module #10 Assisting the Family (18 hours)
Relative
Value in %
18 Hours
1 hour
1.
Socialization
(a) Peer Groups and Activation
(b) Family Units
• nuclear
• extended
• blended
• single parent
(c) Family Dynamics
(d) Stress within the Family
(e) Importance of Cultural and Religious Sensitivity
(f) Family Expectations of Caregivers
(g) Personal Expectations about the Role of Family and Friends
5%
3 hours
2.
Growth and Development
(a) Age ranges, normal growth and development ranges and cognitive/associative abilities of the
following stages:
• infancy / toddler hood / pre-school
• middle childhood / late childhood
• young adulthood / middle adulthood / late adulthood
(b) Erickson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development
• trust versus mistrust
• autonomy versus doubt
• initiative versus guilt
• competence versus inferiority
• identity versus role confusion
• intimacy versus isolation
• generativity versus stagnation
• integrity versus despair
17%
Appendix H - SUBJECT/MODULE OUTLINE
Time
Main Topic
Sub-Topics
PSW Module #10 Assisting the Family (18 hours)
Relative
Value in %
2 hours
3.
Care for the Older Person
(a) Geriatrics and Gerontology
(b) Impact of Lifestyle on the Ageing Process
(c) Psychological and Social Changes
(d) Role of the Caregiver in Eldercare in a Family Environment
(e) Physical Changes during the Ageing Process
• musculoskeletal system
• respiratory system
• digestive system
• cardiovascular system
• urinary system
• reproductive system
• endocrine system
• nervous system
• integumentary system
11%
5 hours
4.
Assisting the New Mother/Caring for the Newborn
(a) Role of the Caregiver in Mother and Newborn Care
(b) Infant Safety and Security
(c) Signs and Symptoms of Illness in the Infant
(d) Helping Mothers to Breast-feed
(e) Bottle-feeding - Preparation of Formula and Bottles
(f) Feeding and Burping the Baby
(g) Diapering the Baby
(h) Care of the Umbilical Cord
(i) Circumcision
(j) Bathing and Nail Care for an Infant
(k) Weighing Infants
(l) Care of Mothers
(m) Signs and Symptoms of Postpartum Complications
28%
Appendix H - SUBJECT/MODULE OUTLINE
Time
Main Topic
Sub-Topics
PSW Module #10 Assisting the Family (18 hours)
Relative
Value in %
4 hours
5.
Development Disabilities
(a) Basic Concepts and Definitions
• developmental disabilities
• intellectual deficits
• Cerebral Palsy
• convulsion/seizure
• diplegia
• epilepsy
• spasticity
(b) Overview of Diseases/Disorders
• Down's Syndrome
• Cerebral Palsy
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Spina Bifida
• ADD/ADHA/Tourette's Syndrome/Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Hydrocephalus
• congenital heart defects
• premature births
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or exposure - fetal drug exposure
• failure to thrive
• shaken baby syndrome (SBS)
23%
2 hours
6.
Assisting a Child Client in a Family Environment
(a) Providing Total Care
• G tube feeding
• therapy
• stimulation
• positioning and repositioning
• ROM
• program planning
11%
Appendix H - SUBJECT/MODULE OUTLINE
Time
1 hour
Main Topic
Sub-Topics
7.
PSW Module #10 Assisting the Family (18 hours)
Review
(a) Personal Hygiene and Grooming as it applies to Assisting the Family
(b) The Client’s Right to Refuse Assistance
(c) Helping the Client to Accept Help
(d) Respite Care Services
(e) Signs of Caregiver Burnout
Relative
Value in %
5%