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This course explores the common mental health challenges faced by seniors, key risk factors, the signs of symptoms of mental health challenges and the co-occurrence of mental health and other issues, including cognitive and physical health difficulties.
Target Audience: For those workplaces that offer aged-care services and the general public who provide support services to older people.
Australia has an ageing population and like people of all ages, older people may experience a range of mental health challenges in their lives. There are specific life events and contributing factors that may impact an older person's mental health. These include retirement, grandparenthood, physical health issues, grief and loss, financial stress, cognitive issues, changing living arrangements and changing levels of independence and isolation.
The Older People and Mental Health course explores the common mental health challenges faced by older people, key risk factors, protective factors, the signs of symptoms of mental health challenges and the co-occurrence of mental health and other issues, including cognitive and physical health difficulties. The course will provide a range of practical tools and strategies for staff, supporters and carers to be able to support older people with their mental health.
The course will provide staff who work with older people and for people who have caring responsibilities for older people with a range of practical strategies.
This course will support participants to:
The fully interactive online training sessions will be facilitated by two of our experienced trainers who have extensive knowledge, skills and experience in the mental health field. The course will be delivered over two, four-hour sessions, on consecutive days and participants will be supported to meaningfully engage with the course content.
Places are limited to 16 people.
Wellness Responder Services:
A Wellness Responder will be in attendance during training sessions, to provide support and resources to participants should they experience a physical or mental health issue.
Lived Experience Guest Speaker:
Where appropriate, a Lived Experience Person will be invited along to a training session, to share their story, experiences, and recovery journey.
For further information about the workshop please contact 6246 3000 or email training@waamh.org.au
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There are two scholarship places available for consumers or carers who face financial difficulty in attending this course. Scholarship applications close 10 business days prior to course and the successful applicants will be notified five business days prior to commencement of the event.
The cost will be 10% of the course rate and no other promo options to be used with this offer.. To apply for a scholarship place click here to complete the application.