Description

Welcome to Facilitate the empowerment of older people course. This course has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to respond to the goals and aspirations of older people and provide support services in a manner that focuses on improving health outcomes and quality of life, using a person-centred approach. This also applies to support workers in residential or community contexts.

About this course

Training Provider: OHS.com.au with AlertForce (RTO Code 91826)

Location: Online

Course length: Approx. 4 hours (awareness version)

Time: Self-paced

Certification / Accreditation: Certificate of Completion* or Statement of Attainment depending on what is purchased

CPD Points: Yes. 4 points as certificate of completion or 5 points as Statement of Attainment.

Background - What is empowerment?

For older people, empowerment means being able to learn, discuss and decide. The empowerment of older clients or patients at a community site or clinic setting means that the health professional or health educator is not only able to provide services but also collaborate with them to encourage their participation. The ability to work with patients and clients in a clinic setting or at a community site is enhanced by certain personality traits, including patience, tolerance, and positive attitudes. You may be able to help your health by using these strategies.

The health contract may be beneficial for those who are more behavior-oriented and prefer recordkeeping. Support groups are available to assist with managing chronic diseases, caring for loved ones, and coping with loss. In these days of chronic conditions, which can last for years, empowerment is becoming an essential part of managing healthcare.

Aims and Objectives of this course

This course Facilitate the empowerment of older people (based on CHCAGE001) will help you earn the skills necessary to conduct interpersonal exchanges in a manner that promotes empowerment and develops and maintains trust and goodwill and to recognise and respect older people’s social, cultural and spiritual differences.

Our Facilitate the empowerment of older people course is based on the unit of competency of CHCAGE001. Whilst this course is not nationally recognised, it follows the learning outcomes and elements associated with that unit. The course contains

1. . Narrated e-learning learning resources online
2. . Online Assessment tasks
3. . Ability to download your Certificate of Completion once assessment tasks are completed

What will you learn by completing the training course?

This course will include an understanding of awareness of the relevant legislation and your responsibilities in facilitating the empowerment of older people.

Learning outcomes include:

1. . Maintain confidentiality and privacy of the person within organisation policy and protocols
2. . Work with the person to identify physical and social enablers and disablers impacting on health outcomes and quality of life
3. . Encourage the person to adopt a shared responsibility for own support as a means of achieving better health outcomes and quality of life
4. . Identify and discuss services which empower the older person
5. . Support the older person to express their own identity and preferences without imposing own values and attitudes
6. . Adjust services to meet the specific needs of the older person and provide services according to the older person’s preferences
7. . Provide services according to organisation policies, procedures and duty of care requirements 8. Assist the older person to understand their rights and the complaints mechanisms of the organisation
8. . Deliver services ensuring the rights of the older person are upheld
9. . Identify breaches of human rights and respond appropriately
10. . Recognise signs consistent with financial, physical or emotional abuse or neglect of the older person and report to an appropriate person
11. . Assist the person to access other support services and the complaints mechanisms as required
12. . Encourage the older person to engage as actively as possible in all living activities and provide them with information and support to do so
13. Assist the older person to recognise the impact that changes associated with ageing may have on their activities of living
14. . Identify strategies and opportunities that maximise engagement and promote healthy lifestyle practices
15. . Identify and utilise aids and modifications that promote individual strengths and capacities to assist with independent living in the older person’s environment
16. . Discuss situations of risk or potential risk associated with ageing

How Is the Training Delivered?

Facilitate the empowerment of older people course is available online and completed in your own time. This Facilitate the empowerment of older people training course is based on the learning outcomes outlined above.

The course is typically designed to be completed in a minimum of four hours. However, the exact length of the course may depend on your ability and prior knowledge around the subject. 

As the training is delivered online, you are able to complete it at your own pace.

What Accreditation Will You Get?

After completing the Facilitate the empowerment of older people course, an assessment is conducted to determine if you have understood the information presented during the training course. If you pass this assessment, you receive a Certificate of Completion.

IMPORTANT NOTE whilst this course is based on the learning outcomes of the course provided, it is important to note that it is not a Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment unless you opt for that option. Nationally Recognised training is only really required If you specifically require that unit of competency for a qualification or licence (typically this will require a practical component, further assessment and increased costs).

This course has been designed to comply with the best practices of national health and safety standards. Terminology has been chosen for clarity and ease of comprehension across jurisdictions. For example, ‘employer’ has been used to signify the broader term ‘PCBU’, while ‘WHS’ represents both work and occupational health and safety.

This training is not a substitute for professional legal advice. If you require further advice or information, please contact the health and safety regulator in your jurisdiction. A Certificate of Completion is issued on successful completion of the course and you are required to get an 80% pass mark to be deemed as understanding the content. It is recommended that training is conducted every 2 years to stay refreshed.

Is the course tax deductible?

Whilst you should get advice from your financial advisor to confirm, generally speaking further training and education related to advancing your career is 100% tax deductible.

Approx. run time: 4 hours