About This Section

This section includes suggested learning strategies, course assessments, and resources for all of the courses to enhance student learning.

For each course in the Health Care Assistant Program Provincial Curriculum 2023, this section includes:

Suggested Learning Strategies

• Examples of teaching/learning strategies are included to show how the course content might be used to further students’ abilities to:
  • Apply concepts of caring (with a strong focus on person-centred care).
  • Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions using knowledge, skills, and values inherent in the course content.
  • Maintain a professional approach to practice by assuring safety of self and others, functioning within the parameters of one’s role and functioning interdependently with others.
  • Support the development of cultural sensitivity and an understanding of lived experiences and historical traumas when working with Indigenous communities.
• An unfolding case study called “Caring for Peter Schultz” has been integrated throughout program courses to emphasize concepts related to caring. Content for this case study has been adapted from the true story of a client who lived in B.C. It is based on a personal anthology written by the client’s wife and published for family and close friends. This material has been adapted with permission, and all names have been changed. To build on their knowledge and to support completion of related learning activities, it is recommended that students develop a client portfolio that can be used throughout the program. The Unfolding Case Study: Caring for Peter Schultz activities are highlighted in each course. The case study has also been compiled into one document and can be found in The Unfolding Case Study: Caring for Peter Schultz.

Suggested Course Assessments

• Examples of assessment strategies are included that reflect how the learning outcomes might be appropriately assessed.

Resources

• At the end of each course, there is a list of related online resources, videos, and ready-to-use online learning tools, which were selected for their relevance to HCA education. While valid at the time of publication, the online links and resources are subject to change. Before using any of the online resources, instructors will need to confirm that links are active and that online resources are appropriate and relevant to their teaching and learning contexts.

Student Handouts

• At the beginning of each course, there is a downloadable document with all the student handouts for that course. Instructors can download and revise these handouts as needed.