Canadian Healthcare and the Role of Personal Support Workers

Front-line workers who play a critical role in group living, private, and family based settings are called Personal Support Workers. A PSW works in acute care facilities and hospitals. These healthcare workers also work in community care homes, private homes,…

Complete Guide on How to Write a PSW Resume

Click here if you’re interested in getting your résumé written by a professional and certified résumé strategist. When it comes to your resume, how you write it makes all the difference. You may have great credentials to your name but fail…

PSW Jobs: No Takers in Certain Parts of Ontario

In certain parts of Ontario, PSW jobs are many but there are no applicants. Sudbury is one such place. Independent Centre and Action Network (ICAN) is having a tough time filling their Personal Support Worker vacancies. They have created a…

The Grey Area of Personal Support Worker Duties

Dr. Brian Goldman interviews a Personal Support Worker and highlights the issue where PSW’s have to perform duties out of their scope of practice. In other words, they perform duties for which they are not trained or qualified, such as…

The Life of a Personal Support Worker

A petiiton has been filed by the Family Council Network Four at the Queens Park Ontario. Ontario Personal Support Worker Association has been supporting this petition. The Council deems current PSW training inconsistent and insufficient to meet physical, psychological and…