Program Start: 6 September 2022
Application Deadline: See dates for each module
Location: Melfort, and virtual delivery
Credit Granting Institution: Sask Polytech
Length: 2 years
The part-time Continuing Care Assistant program is intended for students that will have 500 hours of work experience as a CCA by May 2024. With classes offered 2 days per week, students can continue working while completing their studies. This program will take place over 2 years.
NOTE: this part-time program will only provide the THEORY classes of your CCA program, and DOES NOT include access to clinical placements. You must be able to apply for PLAR at the end of your program.
If you will need to take your clinicals, we suggest you take the full-time program.
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The Continuing Care Assistant program provides knowledge and skill development in helping people to help themselves in their homes and special care facilities. You will receive training in: gerontology, dementia management strategies, applying the philosophy of long-term care into home care, special care and community settings, promoting independence in a safe environment, working with people from all cultures, working with individuals with different levels of physical and cognitive impairment, giving personal care, and attending to psychosocial needs.
If you are interested in applying for the part-time Continuing Care Assistant program, we highly recommend scheduling an appointment with a Cumberland advisor to discuss your options. Please contact Gene Mak at gmak@cumberlandcollege.sk.ca
Tuition: $3,300*
Books & Supplies: $1,000*
Student Fees: $95
You will study the types, behaviors and assessment techniques for dementia. You will learn how to promote optimal levels of functioning throughout the disease progression and manage critical incidents. Issues related to institutional care placement and the impact dementia has on the family will be examined.
This course will be delivered virtually on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
You will explore culture and diversity in Canada and the challenges they present. You will discuss the impacts of oppression, multiculturalism, immigration, social inequalities, and social justice at both personal and professional levels. You will discuss the historical and contemporary challenges of Indigenous peoples. You will also examine tools to foster social change and diversity competencies.
This course will be face-to-face in Melfort on Wednesdays and Thursdays.