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Training and events in aged care
These events are for Commonwealth Home Support Program providers, employees and volunteers. Numbers may be limited per provider.
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Shared Decision Making: Advance Care Planning
This one-hour, online information session for CHSP providers will provide an overview of:
- What Shared Decision Making and Advance Care Planning (ACP) is
- The legal documents involved and your responsibilities
- Why it is important for your clients to be offered an opportunity to undertake ACP
- How you can introduce ACP to your clients and support them to complete ACP
There will be opportunity for questions and discussion.
Small group session, limited places, facilitated by Monash Health.
6 August 12Noon online.
Developing Effective Goal Directed Care Plans
This one day workshop provides staff with practical tools and strategies to support them understand and embed effective person centred goal setting and care planning. Staff have the opportunity to practice a range of techniques to engage clients in the goal setting process and work through case studies to put these skills into practice.
This one day workshop includes:
• Effectively engaging clients and carers in GDCP
• Strategies to understand client’s needs and priorities and how to translate these into tangible goals
• How to develop and document person centred care plans
• Reviewing care plans efficiently and effectively
• An introduction to the organisational systems, tools and templates that support effective GDCP
Who - This workshop is designed for staff who are responsible for assessment, goal setting and care planning. No prerequisite training is required
When - Thursday 22 August 9am to 4pm, Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea provided
Where - Mentone Life Saving Club, Beach Road, Mentone VIC 3194
Bookings essential, limited places - Register here
Facilitated by Kate Pascale and Associates
Goal Directed Care Planning in Group Sessions
Tips and tricks to help you set individualised goals and create meaningful care plans quickly and easily, within a group setting.
This 3 hour workshop is designed to build on your existing knowledge and skills to specifically explore the unique elements of care planning in a group setting. We will discuss how you can work together to document meaningful, individualised care plans for each participant. The session will include information about:
- Making individualised goals meaningful within group activities
- The key elements that need to be documented in GDCP and how these can be recorded effectively and efficiently.
- Using appropriate language and strategies to reinforce a strengths based approach within GDCP documentation.
- Incorporating different perspectives within a GDCP (e.g. client, carers and staff).
Note: This course is designed specifically for staff working in group settings (e.g. social support, allied health, respite, lifestyle and skill development programs).
Who - This workshop is designed for staff who have previously completed introductory GDCP training and are actively involved in completing and reviewing GDCP with their clients in a group setting.
When - Tuesday 10 September 1pm to 4pm
Where - Woodlands Golf Club, Mordialloc
Bookings essential, limited places - Register here
Facilitated by Kate Pascale and Associates
Reviewing Goal Directed Care Plans
This workshop will focus on strategies and tools to support staff to monitor and review Goal Directed Care Plans (GDCP). This will include discussion about:
• how GDCP reviews can be completely efficiently and effectively within different settings
• conversation skills and strategies to support effective GDCP review
• documentation requirements for GDCP review
• indicators for reassessment.
Who - This workshop is designed for staff who have previously completed introductory GDCP training and are actively involved in completing and reviewing GDCP with their clients.
When - Tuesday 10 September 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Where - Woodlands Golf Club, Mordialloc
Bookings essential, limited places - Register here
Facilitated by Kate Pascale and Associates
Goal Directed Care Planning for people with low literacy -
Apologies, this event has been cancelled and emails have been sent to the registered attendees.
Training Opportunities available
Enkindle has pulled together a database of the free training available to the aged care workforce across several different training providers. The training within this database focuses on developing the skills of workers in the following areas:
- The aged care system
- Compliance
- SIRS and mandatory reporting
- Dementia
- Palliative Care
- Mental Health
- Oral health care
- Diversity and inclusive practice
- Trauma Informed practice
- Elder abuse and advocacy
- Governance
To gain access to the training, please register here.
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