Course of Studies

Health Care Assistant

SEMESTER 1
Course Name Credit
HCA 101 Health & Healing: Concepts for Practice On Campus 5
HCA 102 Health Care Assistant: Introduction to Practice On Campus 2
HCA 103 Health 1: Interpersonal Communications On Campus 3
HCA 104 Health2: Lifestyle and Choices On Campus 2
HCA 105 Healing 1: Caring for individuals experiencing common On Campus 8
health challenges
HCA 106 Healing 2: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Cognitive or On Campus 4
Mental Challenges
HCA 107 Healing 3: Personal Care and Assistance On Campus 5
Total 29
SEMESTER 2
Course Name Credit
HCA 108 Practice Experience in Home Support and Assisted Living On Campus 2
HCA 109 Practice Experience in Multi-Level/Complex Care On Campus 6
Total 8

Program Summary

Are you interested in becoming a front line health
care worker and assisting clients with their personal
care, nutrition, and mobility? Our program will
support you in developing the confidence, knowledge
and skills required to provide safe care and
contribute to the physical, emotional, and social well-
being of clients in a variety of health care settings.
As a graduate, you will be a respected member of the
health care team and work under the direction and
supervision of a health professional.

The Health Care Assistant Program is now offered in
Trail and Kaslo.

The Health Care Assistant Program is designed to
provide students with opportunities to develop the
knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to function
effectively as front-line care providers and be a
respected member of the health care team in both
community and facility settings. Under the direction
and supervision of a health professional, graduates
provide person-centered care aimed at promoting
and maintaining the physical, emotional, cognitive,
and social well-being of clients/residents. Graduates
of the program are eligible to apply for registration
with the BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker
Registry.

selkirk.ca/programs

This certificate meets curriculum requirements of
the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and
Technology and is recognized within British Columbia.

SPECIAL COSTS AND TRAVEL

Students are required to have uniforms, footwear
(must comply to Work Safe BC standards), a watch
with a second hand. In addition, students must be
prepared to travel to clinical practice agencies.
Access to a reliable vehicle is necessary. Students
are required to possess a valid BC driver’s license by
the start of HCA 107.

Clinical and practicum placements are arranged on
the basis of student learning needs and available
learning experiences. It is not possible to comply with
the personal and travel requirements of individual
students.

TAKE THIS PROGRAM IF YOU ARE

— Caring

— Genuinely interested in people

— Comfortable dealing with difficult situations
— Easily adaptable to diversity

— A good communicator

— Self-motivated and responsible

CAREER OPTIONS INCLUDE
— Adult Day Care

selkirk.ca/hca

LENGTH OF STUDY:
26 weeks (16-wks theory, 10-wks practice)

ACCREDITATION:
Certificate

CAMPUS:
Trail Campus and Kaslo Learning Centre

— Assisted Living

— Community Health Workers
— Complex Care

— Front-Line Care Providers
— Home Support

— Residential Care Attendants
— Special Care Units

Admission Requirements

— English 11 (or equivalent) - C+ or better
— Science 10 (or equivalent) - C+ or better
— Mathematics 10 (or equivalent) - C+ or better

— Possess current certificate in CPR (Level C) and
Standard First Aid

— Current immunizations as outlined for health care
workers by the Ministry of Health

— Criminal Record Check with BC Ministry of Justice

— All applicants must complete the College
Readiness Tool (CRT) to assess reading, writing,
and math

— NOTE: Applicants for whom English is a second
language are required to demonstrate proficiency
in English as outlined by the BC Care Aide &
Community Health Worker Registry. Standardized
proficiency assessments and required scores in
all four language skills areas (speaking, listening,
reading and writing) are outlined at http://www.
cachwr.bc.ca/getattachment/Educators/English-
Language-Competency_HCA-Program-Entry.pdf.
aspx

Important Dates

WINTER 2016

— January 4 - Program starts in Kaslo

— January 8 - Last day of classes and final exams
in Trail

— January 11 - First day of practicum for Trail
students

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