Well-trained, empathetic staff are integral to quality personal care in the rapidly developing aged and disability care sector.
The Residential, Home and Community Aged Care Workbook is a companion resource to Long-Term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care by Scott and Webb. Together, they form a comprehensive teaching and learning package for the Certificate III Individual Support.
The Workbook covers core competencies and select elective competencies in a way that is easy to understand and follow. Students will learn to work effectively in aged care, follow safe work practices, support independence and wellbeing, and deal with specific issues such as infection control, abuse, dementia and palliative care
The Residential, Home and Community Aged Care Workbook is a companion resource to Long-Term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care by Scott and Webb. Together, they form a comprehensive teaching and learning package for the Certificate III Individual Support.
The Workbook covers core competencies and select elective competencies in a way that is easy to understand and follow. Students will learn to work effectively in aged care, follow safe work practices, support independence and wellbeing, and deal with specific issues such as infection control, abuse, dementia and palliative care
- Complete learning and teaching package: reference text, student workbook and comprehensive instructors' resource pack
- Each chapter mapped to the Certificate III Individual Support
- Covers theory, written assessments and practical assessments - students can transfer theory to practice
- Up to date with latest care sector developments and terminology
- Written by professionals with many years of aged care experience
- Assessment mapping tool
- Written assessment with model answers
- Practical assessment with model answers
- Model answers to workbook activities
- PowerPoint slides
- Fully updated to meet the requirements of the Certificate III Individual Support
- Assessment Mapping Tool - competency specific and customisable assessments mapped for each unit of competence in qualification
Table of Contents
1. Work effectively in aged care (CHCAGE013)2. Follow safe work practices for direct client care (HLTWHS002)
Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention (HLTINF006)
3. Work legally and ethically (CHCLEG001)
Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support (CHCCCS038)
4. Work with diverse people (CHCDIV001)
5 . Communicate and work in health or community services (CHCCOM005)
6. Recognise healthy body systems (CHCCCS041)
7. Recognise and report risk of falls (CHCAGE007)
Provide individualised support (CHCCCS031)
8. Support independence and wellbeing (CHCCCS040)
9. Provide support to people living with dementia (CHCAGE011)
Follow established person-centred behaviour supports (CHCCCS044)
10. Deliver care services using a palliative approach (CHCPAL003)
Provide loss and grief support (CHCCCS017)
11. Assist clients with medication (HLTHPS006)
12. Support relationship with carer and family (CHCCCS036)
