Continuing Care Assistant (CCA - Great Plains Co

This part-time or full-time Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) program prepares students to work with clients of all ages in home and special care settings. Through hands-on learning, labs, and clinical experience, students gain the skills and knowledge to function as part of a CCA team, providing personal care, support, and assistance to individuals with diverse needs. The program includes modules on body systems, interpersonal communication, dementia care, and special needs, equipping graduates for a variety of career paths in the healthcare field.

Program Outline

Outline:

Objectives:
Learn to function as a Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) team member in home and special care.
Prepare students to work with clients of all ages.
Content:
Hands-on classroom learning and labs
Clinical experience in home and long-term care settings
Structure:
Part-time and full-time options available
Part-time classes offered from September-June
Full-time classes run from September-April
Course schedule varies depending on location and program type
Individual Modules:
Mandatory Modules:
Body Systems
Clinical-1 Special Care
Clinical - 2 Special Care
Helping Skills
Interpersonal Communications
Dementia Care
Human Growth and Development
Foundations of Sociology
Observing, Recording and Reporting
End of Life Care
Personal Care 1
Personal Care 2
Introduction to Caregiving
Community Care
Special Procedures
Personal Competence
Special Needs 1
Special Needs 2
Foundations of Sociology

Careers:

Potential Career Paths:
Home care settings
Long-term care facilities
Private care homes
Acute care facilities
Integrated facilities
Supportive housing
Special needs classrooms
Opportunities:
Most continuing care assistants work for the Saskatchewan Health Authority
Work as part of a health care team under the supervision of registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, and/or licensed practical nurses
Outcomes:
High demand for continuing care assistants and other health care workers due to Saskatchewan's aging population

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements:

Grade 12 or successful completion of 15 post-secondary credits from a recognized institution.

Language Proficiency Requirements:

Applicants will be required to provide evidence of the following prior to entering the clinical component of the program:
Food Safe Level 1
Professional Assault Response Training (PART)
Standard First Aid and CPR Heartsaver ‘C’ AED or equivalent
Transfer, Lift, Repositioning (TLR)
WHMIS 2015
Respiratory FIT test
A current criminal record check and vulnerable sector check
Current immunization records

Location

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