HCA 108 Practice Experience in Home Support and Assisted Living provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from all other courses with individuals and families in a community setting. Opportunity will be provided for students to become more familiar with the role of the HCA within a Home Support Agency, Assisted Living Facility and Acute Care settings, and to gain abilities that will prepare graduates for employment in these settings. It is important that students understand the philosophy of community care settings and its emphasis on client choice and independence.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better or written permission of the Instructor and School Chair.
Corequisite: None
Crosslisted: None
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | |
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| Total Credits | 2.00 |
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| Total Hours | 60 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Other | 60 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- provide person-centered care and assistance that recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each individual resident or client.
- use an informed problem-solving approach to provide care and assistance that promotes the physical, psychological, social, cognitive and spiritual well-being of clients and families.
- provide care and assistance for clients experiencing complex health challenges.
- provide care and assistance for clients experiencing cognitive and/or mental health challenges.
- interact with other members of the healthcare team in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.
- communicate clearly, accurately, and in sensitive ways with clients and families within a variety of contexts.
- provide personal care and assistance in a safe and competent and organized manner.
- recognize and respond to own self-development, learning and health enhancement needs.
- perform the care-giver role in a reflective, responsible, accountable and professional manner.
Grading Table
| Grade |
Description |
| AAV |
ABOVE AVERAGE -The student has mastered all or most course objectives/requirements in a minimum time frame and has exemplified good work and study habits. |
| COM |
COMPLETE – denotes that the student has mastered a satisfactory number of course objectives/requirements in a non-credit course |
| CRG |
CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was satisfactory in a credit course. |
| NCG |
NO CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was unsatisfactory. |
| PCG |
PARTIAL CREDIT GRANTED – denotes that the student has successfully completed a portion of the course objectives in a credit course. |
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Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.