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Session 2.1 

Module 2 - Session 2.1
HEALTH RELATED OCCUPATIONS
This session focuses on occupations in the health care field and the similarities and differences between a range of occupations of different skill levels. Participants look at a typical occupational profile in the health care field and other related occupations. They become familiar with occupational terminology and labour market information.

General and Specific Expectations from Session 2.1
Please refer to Module 2's "General and Specific Expectations" headings.

Links and Sources of Information  

Videos
Career in Health Care - Video available from HRDC, Kitchener, Ontario
Electronic Resources
HRDC Query Tool - For finding description of an occupation or related occupations
Sector Orientation Terminology Information and Counselling Program (STIC) - Developed by Skills For Change. This is an employment preparation program to assist newcomers in the Engineering, Accounting and Health Care fields. Information for foreign trained newcomers includes the following occupations in the Health Care Field: Nurses, Midwives, Pharmacists, Laboratory Technicians, Respiratory Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Physiotherapists.
Health Occupations by Skill Type - Management, Professional, Technical, Paraprofessional and Skilled, and Intermediate
Steps to Employment in Ontario - Workbook on Home Healthcare
Alphabetical Listing of Index on Occupations
Regulatory Bodies
Names, addresses, contact numbers, web site links and e-mails of Regulatory Bodies in Ontario related to Health Occupations

Resumés
Sample Resumés of Health-Related Occupations

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