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PSW & Caregiver Skin Health Course

This CNA-accredited course is designed to give Personal Care Professionals* (PCP), including PSWs, and caregivers, the knowledge and skills to recognize at-risk patients and implement effective strategies to prevent, identify, and manage skin health challenges.

 

You play an important role in preventing and managing skin breakdown and wounds.
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Through evidence-based education, you'll learn to address moisture-associated skin damage (MASD), skin tears, pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers, and more—ensuring better care outcomes and enhanced confidence in your role.

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*Personal Support Workers (PSWs), Continuing Care Assistants (CCAs), Health Care Aides (HCAs), Personal Care Attendants (PCAs), Resident Care Workers (RCWs), Support Workers, and Community Support Workers (CSWs).​

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Are you a Personal Care Professional (PCP)* or Caregiver who wants to learn more about skin health?

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*Personal Support Workers (PSWs), Continuing Care Assistant (CCA), Health Care Aide (HCA), Health Care Assistant, Personal Care Attendant (PCA), Resident Care Worker (RCW), Support Worker or Community Support Worker (CSW), Care Aide

CNA Accreditation

Course Information

This course is delivered online. Students can begin at their convenience and work through the modules at their own pace. Students have 8 weeks to complete the course.

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Course Modules

  • Unit 1: Maintaining Skin Health

  • Unit 2: Moisture-Associated Skin Damage

  • Unit 3: Pressure Injuries

  • Unit 4: Skin Tears

 

​Coming soon!

  • Unit 5: Lower Extremity Arterial Disease & Diabetic Foot Ulcers

  • Unit 6: Venous Leg Ulcers & Lymphedema 
     

Plus weekly online lunch and learns on different topics, led by an NSWOC.

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Course Length

  • Students have 8 weeks to complete the self-paced, online course.

  • Rolling start, start at anytime

Course Outcomes

Registration Process

Costs & Tuition: Total $50

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