Supports for Personal Health Care
| Course Code | DSWP-113 |
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| Lecture hours per week | 3 |
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| Course Availability | Open |
| Description | In this course, students will gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide and promote the safety, health and overall well-being of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Students will study creating safe environments, such as the control of infectious disease, occupational risk of certain diseases and conditions, and worker responsibility for safe work practices. The skills learned in this course will prepare students for various duties associated with supporting people with intellectual disabilities such as, assessing health status and role modelling healthy personal habits in the workplace. Weekly experiential laboratory learning opportunities are used to aid the student in the development of the skills necessary for assessing vital signs and wound conditions, applying and changing simple dressings, thermal applications, safe body mechanics, transferring and transporting individuals, supporting personal hygiene habits, and among others. Course Learning Outcomes:
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