Health and Aged Care Certificate Course
Health and Aged Care Certificate
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The Australian Government has a national approach to encourage relatives and carers to care for older people in their own homes. There is extensive support for family caregivers. As the median age of the population increases and with increasing life expectancy there are care-giving dilemmas.

With over 2.3 million ethnically diverse persons aged 65 and older in Australia. Those employed in Community Services and Health and family members are an integral part of Aged Care.

Millions of the elderly are able to live in their own homes because of the assistance of home carers. The burden on family members responsible for the care of a loved one can be financially and emotionally daunting. Lean how to cope and how to ease the burden.

This course invaluable for family members and also professionals who are involved with caring for the aged.

This unique course enables students to evaluate, analyse, and implement information regarding care of the aged and helps provide quality lifestyle for the elderly and their carers.

There are no entry requirements or prerequisite knowledge to enter this course.
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A map showing the location of the lecture theatre, car parking (if available) and public transport availability will be mailed to you together with your receipt.
VENUE DATE FROM TO TIME FROM TO ENROLMENTS CLOSE FEE
SYDNEY:
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
 31 May - 16 Aug 2010 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Each Monday		 Commenced  
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
 14 Sep - 23 Nov 2010 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Each Tuesday		   $649*^
WESTMEAD HOSPITAL 14, 15, 21 & 22 Aug 2010 9.30pm - 4.30pm
Each Saturday & Sunday		   $649*^
MELBOURNE:
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY 18, 19, 25 & 26 Sep 2010 9.00am - 5.00pm
Each Saturday & Sunday		   $649*^

*Includes lecture notes. The certificate is granted on completion of the course and is based on at least 80% attendance.
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WHO SHOULD DO THIS COURSE?

  • Planners of Health Services
  • Doctors
  • Nurses
  • Social and Voluntary Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Counsellors
  • Home Carers
  • Interested Members of the General Public
  • Concerned Family Members

THE COURSE COVERS

  • Preserving family assets
  • Caring for the Carers’ Needs
  • Legal Safeguards
  • Nutrition
  • Fostering Family Support
  • Healthy Ageing and Simple Exercises
  • Senior First Aid
  • The Role of Aged Centre Facilities
  • Emotional Needs of the Elderly
  • Support for People With Special Needs
  • Medical and Psychological Changes
  • End of Life Decisions and lots more

ABOUT YOUR LECTURERS

The course covers many diverse areas of aged care. Lectures present topics in which they are highly qualified. Your lecturers are the most knowledgeable regarding care of the aged and are specially selected for their ability to provide insights and innovative instructional methods. They are clinicians with their own practices dealing daily with the topics they teach.

Lecturers include a psychologist, a clinical educator, and exercise physiologist, a dietitian and a legal practitioner.

ALL LECTURE MATERIAL IS SUPPLIED

Each week you will receive lecture notes which you use in class. They are no textbooks to buy.
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