Program Goals
The Institutional and Home Care Assistance program prepares students to practice the trade or occupation of Care Attendant in the health and social services sector. Graduates may work in positions that bear various job titles in the public, private and community networks. In general, the occupation of attendant involves helping and caring for clients of all ages who have physical, psychological or psychosocial illnesses or disabilities. The purpose is to help clients compensate for their disabilities and to assist them in maintaining or regaining their autonomy and health.
The program goals of the Institutional and Home Care Assistance program are based on the general goals of vocational training. These goals are as follows:
- To help students develop effectiveness in the practice of a trade or occupation, that is:
- to teach students to perform roles, functions, tasks and activities associated with the trade or occupation upon entry into the job market
- to prepare students to progress satisfactorily in the different workplaces covered by the program (which implies having the technical and technological knowledge and skills in such areas as communication, problem solving, decision making, ethics, health and safety)
- To help students integrate into the work force, that is:
- to familiarize students with the job market in general, and with the specific context of their chosen trade or occupation
- to familiarize students with their rights and responsibilities as workers.
Program Information
| Code | 5858 |
| Diploma | DVS |
| Sector | Health Services (19) |
Credits
| Number of credits | 58 |
| Length of training | 870 hours |
| Status | Program approved in 2017 |
Competency | Code | Number | Hours | Credits |
| The Occupation and the Training Process | 751702 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Helping Relationship | 751714 | 2 | 60 | 4 |
| Relational Approaches | 751724 | 3 | 60 | 4 |
| Needs of Clients With Physical Illnesses and Disabilities | 751734 | 4 | 60 | 4 |
| Activities of Daily Living | 751745 | 5 | 75 | 5 |
| Prevention of Infections and Contamination | 751752 | 6 | 30 | 2 |
| Basic Daily Care Procedures | 751768 | 7 | 120 | 8 |
| Situations Involving Risk | 751772 | 8 | 30 | 2 |
| Care in the Home or Alternative Living Environments | 751787 | 9 | 105 | 7 |
| Family, Social and Cultural Contexts | 751794 | 10 | 60 | 4 |
| End-of-Life Care | 751802 | 11 | 30 | 2 |
| Medications and Basic Invasive Care | 751813 | 12 | 45 | 3 |
| Care Related to the Client’s Clinical Reality | 751824 | 13 | 60 | 4 |
| First Aid | 751832 | 14 | 30 | 2 |
| Short-Term Assistive Care | 751845 | 15 | 75 | 5 |