Personal Assistance

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Course
CCSD 2370
Discontinued
No
Course Code
CCSD 2370
Descriptive
Personal Assistance
Department
Classroom & Community Support
Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Credits
1.50
Start Date
End Term
201420
PLAR
Yes
Semester Length
Flexible delivery ranging over 2 to 15 weeks
Max Class Size
15
Contact Hours
Laboratory, 45 hours
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lab
Learning Activities
  • Demonstration/li>
  • Individual, Small and Large Group Learning Activities
  • Web CT
Course Description
This applied course emphasizes support skills in personal care and health related procedures. Students will practice specific skills and reflect on the underlying values of caring interactions while supporting people in their day-to-day lives.
Course Content

The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:

  1. Safety issues are important threads that are woven throughout all theory and practice of personal assistance skills.
  2. Basic cleanliness principals are applied whenever the practitioner is performing personal assistance tasks.
  3. Proper body mechanics for the practitioner and the person who is being supported help ensure safety and comfort while performing personal assistance tasks.
  4. Health is not a state, but rather a process and continuum.  It is a resource for, not the goal of, living.
  5. Use of an organized, goal directed decision-making process enables the practitioner to apply learning to individual situations.
  6. The knowledge of the basic structure and function of human body systems and how health related conditions affect these body systems enhance the practitioner's ability to assist in meeting an individual's basic human needs.
  7. Awareness of self, values, beliefs, and limitations are integral to optimal skill development.
  8. Practitioners are responsible to conduct themselves in a legal, ethical and caring manner.
  9. Practitioner's levels of skill are enhanced by applying theoretical concepts to actual lab practice in a controlled, supervised and "safe" setting, with their peers.

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Support the self-determination of individuals receiving personal assistance.
    • Respects individual privacy and autonomy
    • Seeks informed consent for personal assistance activities
    • Analyzes ethical limits of personal assistance practice
    • Seeks feedback regarding personal assistance skill competence
    • Uses touch appropriately
    • Advocates for individuals that receive support
  2. Anticipate and prevent potential health problems for individuals receiving personal assistance.
    • Assesses each individual and situation
    • Uses knowledge of wellness and body systems to provide timely and appropriate assistance
    • Communicates with team members regarding changes in assistance situation
    • Consults and refers when appropriate
  3. Demonstrate proper safety awareness while supporting other’s personal care.
    • Washes hands and uses principles of cleanliness when providing personal assistance
    • Uses proper body mechanics while moving self and others
    • Explains legal limits of personal assistance practice
    • Reports and records safety and health concerns
    • Explains the use and maintenance of personal assistance aids and equipment        
  4. Provide individualized personal assistance to others.
    • Considers how the major principles of personal assistance are incorporated into each skill
    • Reviews and practices steps in personal assistance procedures
    • Adapts procedures to suit the individual and situation, using a decision making process and the major personal assistance principles of care
Means of Assessment

This course will conform to Douglas College policy regarding the number and weighting of evaluations.

  • Quizzes
  • Case Studies
  • Skill Testing
Textbook Materials

TBA

Which Prerequisite

CCSD 2340 concurrent