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Residential, Home and Community Aged Care Workbook,

Edition 3

Editors: By Carla Unicomb, BHthSci Nursing, GradCertOHS, GradCertVET, CertIVTAE, CertIVFLM and Wendy Bell, RN, Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Publication Date: 15 Sep 2023

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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

Key Features

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

Instructor resources on Evolve:

Assessment mapping tool
Written assessment with model answers
Practical assessment with model answers
Model answers to workbook activities
PowerPoint slides

About the author

By Carla Unicomb, BHthSci Nursing, GradCertOHS, GradCertVET, CertIVTAE, CertIVFLM, Director, Training Beyond 2000 and Wendy Bell, RN, Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Principal Trainer, Training Beyond 2000

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)

ISBN: 9780729543804

Page Count: 250

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