Violence prevention education and resources have become a priority for all BC healthcare organizations due to the increasing prevalence of violent incidents in healthcare. A provincial commitment has been made to protect workers from workplace violence.
This training is part of the violence prevention program.
This is an in-person, hands on learning that expands on the skills first learned in the 8, PVPC e-learning modules which nursing students need to take to meet the requirements at the site of their practice experience/practicum, based on the provincial OH&S requirements.
The topics covered in depth are:
8 Hours
The specified courses above must be completed before the PVPC in-class training.
Students who register are understood to be confirming that they meet this requirement.
Their college and instructors may request proof of this pre-requisite completion.
This in-person refresher course takes about one hour to complete.
The refresher allows students and staff to review and practice their violence prevention skills.
WorkSafe BC requires an annual refresher for employees or students practicing at high-risk programs.
The mandatory yearly refresher mitigates skill decay.
The topics covered in depth are:
50 minutes
Completion of the PVPC Classroom Course within the last calendar year
Post-secondary students entering high-risk departments & clinical sites under BC health authorities.
This is a mastery/non-mastery course.
This class requires participation, students are required to be active participants.
Upon course completion, students will receive a certificate via their LearningHub account pending verification of their LearningHub profile email address with the facilitator.
Please note: For PVPC Refreshers, the training is approximately 50 minutes with no breaks.
The same expectations apply with the refresher, except that students arriving more than 5 minutes late will be turned away.
This Violence Prevention class is the Provincially standardized program.
The Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum (PVPC) aims to help healthcare workers learn the steps they need to take to prevent and protect against violence in the workplace.
This eight-hour classroom session builds on the skills learned in the PVPC e-learning modules (prerequisites to this course).
Topics covered in-depth include:
