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Community Support Worker

Gain essential first aid and emergency response skills for workplace and everyday situations.

  • Updated on: November 6, 2024
☰ Program Description

This program provides learners with the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills, confidence, and healthcare knowledge, with a focus on the growing demand for mental health and addiction support. Graduates will gain a strong foundation of knowledge and practical skills to assist individuals with mental health issues, substance abuse programs, developmental challenges, and physical disabilities.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • Mature student status
  • High school graduate
English Language Proficiency Admission Requirements

Applicants must also meet the following English language requirements:

  • English proficiency interview
  • Grade 10 English with a C or higher

Upon completion of this program, successful students will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:

  • Understand how to respond to emergencies and provide appropriate first aid support.
  • Understand the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) system and its role during emergencies.
  • Apply the three key principles of First Aid: Check, Call, Care.

 

Emergency and First Aid Skills

  • Respond to airway emergencies.
  • Respond to breathing and circulation emergencies.
  • Provide first aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest.
Method(s) of Evaluation*

Quizzes, Assignments.

Completion Requirements*

A grade of 70% or higher is required to complete the program.

Delivery Method(s)

Indicate how the program is delivered:

In-class instruction: 100% hours of instruction delivered in a classroom or other setting, where instructors share the same physical space as students.

Distance education: 100% hours of instruction, excluding work experience hours, if applicable, delivered remotely from a BC location.

If distance or combined delivery is indicated, the online components are:

 Synchronous: Meaning students attend classes virtually in ‘real time’ with instructors and classmates.

Required course materials

The Language of Medicine, 12th Ediition, Author: Davi-Ellen Chabner ISN: 978-0-323-37081-3

Medical Transcription, Techniques and Procedures, Most Current Edition, Author: Marcy O. Diehl

Canadian Medical Transcription, Authors: Lynn Berry, Deobrah Janssens, Eugenia Kanellakos and Kathy Weatherdon

Text book: Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants, Tenth Edition, Author Kathy Bonewit-West.

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Key Information
  • Start Date: Continuous Intakes
  • Program Duration: 480 Hours | 24 Weeks
  • Homework Hours: 50 Hours
  • Total Tuition Fee: $3,500

    Tuition Fees $950
    Textbooks Fees $1,050
    Materials Fees $1,500
  • Delivery Method(s): In-class instruction + Distance education + Combined
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