Using an evidence-based simulation game, learners will explore real world care scenarios, gain access to evidence-informed multimedia resources, and practice communication and care planning skills with virtual long-term care residents. Within 8 hours and at no cost, learners will earn a Microcredential certificate to add to their CV.
Celebrating 10 years of student partnerships and geriatric learning excellence!
Join us in our newly redesigned virtual hybrid Interprofessional Internship! Engage with your peers in facilitated sessions, project work and an online game! All Ontario healthcare professions students are welcome to apply for this paid internship.
Interns have the opportunity to:
Gain exposure to the long-term care sector;
Enhance knowledge, skills, and attitudes in aging and leading clinical gerontological practice;
Apply clinical knowledge and skills in simulated care scenarios;
Rehearse interprofessional geriatric practice competencies;
Analyze current practice challenges;
Develop and apply design-thinking skills in the creation of a sustainable, practice innovation;
Exercise professionalism and goal orientation.
These objectives are supported through facilitated discussions with Baycrest leaders and experiential partners; collaborative, capstone innovation project; reflective learning exercises; hybrid-simulation care scenarios; and game-based learning.
Open to students and recent graduates of post-secondary healthcare profession programs, including: nursing, practical nursing, medicine, pharmacy, social work, psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, kinesiology, food and nutrition, therapeutic recreation, optometry, dentistry, speech language pathology, audiology, health sciences, and health studies. This exciting opportunity enables interns to explore a future in older adult health care, network with future and current healthcare providers, and shape their current practice.
“This internship is an amazing opportunity for students to gain professional skills and knowledge that is applicable to any setting in health care. I hope to use these skills to be a health advocate for the geriatric population in my future career!” – 2022 Internship alumnus
Hear graduates from our 2022 virtual program share their experiences and most valuable takeaways from the Internship in the video above.
This page provides an overview of the music therapist profession in long-term care based on the information given to us by musical therapists in the field and the sources outlined below. The role of a music therapist may vary based on the long-term home and region. For a more comprehensive picture of this role, visit the music therapist associations information links below. This page is part of our Careers in Long-Term Care Initiative.
This one-page Word Swap Poster invites readers to consider swapping out common words in favour of person-centred language(PCL)-friendly words in everyday conversations.
The poster is available in French and English and contains a total of 15 examples under four categories: people, places, actions, and items.
We hope these examples can inspire you to reflect on the power of words when supporting people with, or at risk, of responsive behaviours/personal expressions. You can also explore more PCL resources to support your LTC homes’ inclusion journey.
This page provides an overview of the housekeeping role in long-term care based on the information given to us by those in the field and the sources outlined below. The role of a housekeeper may vary based on the long-term home and region. For a more comprehensive picture of this role, visit the housekeeper association information links below. This page is part of our Careers in Long-Term Care Initiative.
This page provides an overview of the physiotherapist role in long-term care based on the information given to us by those in the field and the sources outlined below. The role of a physiotherapist may vary based on the long-term home and region. For a more comprehensive picture of this role, visit the physiotherapy association information links below. This page is part of our Careers in Long-Term Care Initiative.
This one-page Word Swap Poster invites readers to consider swapping out common words in favour of person-centred language(PCL)-friendly words in everyday conversations.