Aged Care and Disability Course

Lesson 1 • Person-Centred Care Philosophy

Teaches individualised support planning centred on client goals and preferences. Differentiates person-centred from task-centred approaches.

Lesson 2 • Rights-Based Approach to Support

Frames disability and aging through a human rights lens, emphasising entitlements over charity. Prepares students to advocate for client rights.

Lesson 3 • Core Values and Ethical Principles

Introduces dignity, respect, autonomy, and inclusion as non-negotiable care values. Connects ethics to daily decision-making in support work.

Lesson 4 • Diversity and Cultural Responsiveness

Addresses cultural, linguistic, and identity diversity among care recipients. Equips students to adapt communication and practice accordingly.

Lesson 1 • Privacy, Confidentiality, and Consent

Covers information privacy principles, consent processes, and data handling in care. Ensures students protect client information appropriately.

Lesson 2 • Governing Bodies and Standards

Identifies regulatory authorities and quality standards applicable to care services. Establishes why compliance is a professional and ethical obligation.

Lesson 3 • Workplace Health and Safety in Care

Applies occupational health and safety principles specific to care environments. Reduces injury risk for workers and clients alike.

Lesson 4 • Duty of Care and Legal Obligations

Defines duty of care, negligence, and scope of practice for support workers. Links legal obligations to everyday care decisions.

Lesson 1 • Communicating with Diverse Clients

Adapts communication strategies for cognitive, sensory, and linguistic differences. Ensures equitable information exchange across all client groups.

Lesson 2 • Foundations of Therapeutic Communication

Introduces active listening, empathy, and non-judgmental communication as core tools. Connects communication quality directly to client trust and outcomes.

Lesson 3 • Documentation and Reporting Skills

Teaches accurate, objective, and timely care documentation practices. Reinforces how records support continuity, accountability, and legal compliance.

Lesson 4 • Interprofessional Communication

Builds skills for communicating within multidisciplinary teams and with families. Reduces handover errors and improves coordinated care delivery.

Lesson 1 • Principles of Dignified Personal Care

Establishes dignity, privacy, and client choice as non-negotiable in personal care delivery. Sets the values foundation before introducing physical techniques.

Lesson 2 • Nutrition, Hydration, and Meal Support

Teaches safe meal preparation, feeding assistance, and hydration monitoring. Links nutrition to health outcomes and quality of life.

Lesson 3 • Continence Management and Toileting

Addresses continence care with sensitivity, including catheter awareness and incontinence products. Reduces stigma and supports client dignity in toileting.

Lesson 4 • Mobility, Transfers, and Positioning

Introduces safe manual handling, transfer techniques, and positioning for comfort. Prevents injury to both clients and support workers.

Lesson 1 • Chronic Conditions in Older Adults

Covers diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, and respiratory conditions common in aging. Prepares workers to support management and recognise deterioration.

Lesson 2 • Physical and Intellectual Disabilities

Introduces common physical and intellectual disability profiles and their support implications. Connects disability type to individualized care planning.

Lesson 3 • Medication Awareness and Administration

Covers medication types, side effects, and safe administration within scope of practice. Reduces medication errors through knowledge and procedural adherence.

Lesson 4 • Dementia and Cognitive Decline

Explains dementia types, progression, and behavior expressions of unmet need. Equips workers with dementia-specific communication and care strategies.

Lesson 1 • Transition and Discharge Planning

Prepares students to support clients through transitions between care settings or life stages. Reduces transition-related risk through proactive planning.

Lesson 2 • Monitoring, Review, and Evaluation

Teaches progress monitoring, outcome measurement, and formal plan review processes. Closes the planning cycle with evidence-based adjustments.

Lesson 3 • Implementing Support Plans in Practice

Translates written plans into consistent daily support actions. Addresses common barriers to plan implementation and fidelity.

Lesson 4 • Needs Assessment Approaches

Introduces functional, holistic, and strengths-based assessment methods. Establishes assessment as the foundation of all effective support planning.

Lesson 1 • Proactive and Preventive Strategies

Teaches environmental modification, routine structuring, and skill-building as prevention tools. Reduces reliance on reactive responses through upstream intervention.

Lesson 2 • Understanding Behavior as Communication

Reframes challenging behavior as unmet need or communication. Shifts worker perspective from management to understanding and response.

Lesson 3 • Positive Behavior Support Frameworks

Introduces PBS principles, tiered support models, and behavior support planning. Connects proactive strategies to reduced incidents and improved wellbeing.

Lesson 4 • Restrictive Practices and Safeguards

Defines restrictive practices, their regulatory oversight, and conditions for authorized use. Ensures students minimize and report restrictions appropriately.

Lesson 1 • Leading and Supervising Care Teams

Develops team leadership, supervision, and performance management skills for senior workers. Connects effective leadership to consistent, high-quality care delivery.

Lesson 2 • Quality Improvement in Care Services

Introduces continuous improvement cycles, root cause analysis, and quality audit processes. Positions workers as active contributors to service quality.

Lesson 3 • Advocacy and Systems Change

Equips students to advocate at individual and systemic levels for improved care outcomes. Connects frontline experience to policy and sector reform.

Lesson 4 • Professional Development and Reflective Practice

Establishes reflective practice, supervision, and lifelong learning as career-sustaining habits. Prepares students for ongoing professional growth beyond the course.