Health and Wellness SHSM Sector
Overview:
The Health and Wellness Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program allows students to explore careers in fields such as nursing, fitness, nutrition, mental health, and community services while completing their Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Through a combination of sector-focused courses, hands-on co-operative education placements, and industry-recognized certifications like CPR, Standard First Aid, and Safe Food Handling, students gain the skills and confidence needed to pursue postsecondary education or enter the workforce. The Health and Wellness SHSM emphasizes both physical and mental well-being, preparing students to make meaningful contributions in healthcare, fitness, recreation, and social service settings.
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Courses:
Compulsory:
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – Level C or Health Care Provider (HCP); both include automated external defibrillation (AED)
- Infection control
- Standard First Aid
- WHMIS – generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction
Elective:
- Dietary considerations
- Spa service
- Concussion awareness
- Advanced training in a technique (e.g., feeding, assistance, airway management, IV insertion)
- Ethical considerations
- Sterile techniques
- Customer service
- Allergy awareness
- First aid/CPR/AED awareness
- Waste management
- Equity and inclusion
- Animal first aid
- Food Handler Certification
- Advanced training in a technology
- Fire safety and fire extinguisher use
- Approaches to healing
- Lab practices ambulation, lifting, and transfers
- Fitness
- Behaviour management
- Marine and wilderness first aid
- Anti-oppression and allyship training
- Group dynamics
- Communication skills
- Mental health awareness*
- Babysitting
- Leadership skills
Conflict resolution - Non-violent crisis intervention
- Child safety and injury prevention
- Medical terminology
- Personality inventory
- Mental Health First Aid
- Project management
- Safe body mechanics
- Personal training
- Safe food handling
- Basic portfolio development
Flashpoint Certification
- Customer Service
- Leadership
- Portfolio Development
- Project Management
- CPR Level C/AED
- Standard First Aid
- WHMIS
- Behaviour Management
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Equity & Inclusion
- Ergonomics & Safe Lifting
- Ethical Considerations
- Group Dynamics
- Personality Inventory
- Stress Management Techniques