Transcript Developing a practical skills based program for Carers of

“Developing a practical
skills based program for
Carers of People with
Disability”
Why are you here?
• Interwork gained funding to design a training
program for Carers of People with Disability
• We need you to tell us what should be in the
package!
THE TRAINING PACKAGE TOPICS
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BASIC FIRST AID
MANUAL HANDLING
DISABILITY AWARENESS
PERSON CENTRED SUPPORT
PLANS
DELIVERING SUPPORT
INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL CARE
THE TRAINING PACKAGE TOPICS
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
RESOURCES/SUPPORT- WHAT IS OUT THERE?
MANAGING MEDICATION
LEGAL ASPECTS OF CARE
MANDATORY REPORTING
DEALING WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS
COMMUNICATION
GROUP ACTIVITY
• 30 minutes
• Top ten topics that your group believe is
needed for training your Carer in the scenario
PERSONAL CIRCUNSTANCES
SCENARIO
• 20 minutes
• Top ten topics that you believe are needed
for training your Carer based on your personal
experience
BREAK
• 10 minutes
TOPICS
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Basic First Aid
Manual Handling
Disability Awareness
Person Centred Support
Plans
Delivering Support
Introduction to Personal
Care
• Dealing with Challenging
Behaviours
• Mental Health
Awareness
• Assistive Technology
• Resources/ SupportWhat is out there?
• Managing Medication
• Legal aspects of care
• Mandatory Reporting
• Communication
THANK YOU!