The Support for Personal Support Workers (PSW) Community of Practice (CoP) is uniquely positioned to break the isolation of PSWs in home care and long term care for the benefit of the seniors they serve.
The CoP reaches across institutional divides of a competitive and geographically dispersed home care system to speak directly to PSWs and provides access to learning events, tools, and communication.
This connection will help PSWs attain recognition and respect for their unique contribution to client health. It also serves to increase job satisfaction, confidence, and engagement. This would help to retain PSWs in the sector and attract workers to the field.
Pocket Dockets
In addition to online meetings, the PSW CoP is producing a PSW KITT to prompt reflective practice for PSWs caring for seniors by means of positive support and interventions. The PSW KITT will identify:
The Support for PSWs CoP is closely connected with the Personal Support Network of Ontario (http://www.psno.ca/) which has over 700 members. Approximately 200 PSWs currently share membership in both groups.
Sarah Blakely
Co-Lead
sarah.blakely@psno.ca
Lori Payne
Co-Lead
104-790 Lawrence Ave. W,
Toronto ON M6A 3B6
1.800.267.6272 x242
Fax: 416.256.3021
lori.payne@ocsa.on.ca
Terry Kirkpatrick
Knowledge Broker
613.762.7752
tekirkp@sympatico.ca
Tara Harvie
Information Specialist
905.521.2100 x12476
harvie@hhsc.ca