Courses

This program will equip you with the knowledge, awareness and communication strategies required to interact respectfully and effectively with people with disabilities across a wide range of contexts. You will explore what disability etiquette means, why it is important and how inclusive communication practices promote dignity, accessibility, and full participation.

This microcredential is designed for support workers to develop the essential knowledge and skills to assist participants with high intensity daily personal activity (HIDPA) support for dysphagia. This includes assisting with the safe ingesting of food, beverages and medicines and understanding the use of a texture-modified diet and consistency modified fluids. The program will also discuss recognising and taking appropriate first aid action for a participant who is choking.

Guidance and tools to assist you to plan for and respond to an emergency or disaster

You will be introduced to the ways you can support people with cognitive disabilities, including people with intellectual disabilities and acquired brain injury, to make choices and be involved in activities that may involve some risk while minimising potential harm to themselves or others. 

This program is designed specifically for people supporting participants with a support plan for enteral feeding and management who receive nutrition through a PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) tube or PEJ (Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy). The course develops the essential knowledge required to manage different types of tubes, feeding regimes and care of the insertion site and PEG/PEJ tube.

This course provides the necessary required training for support workers to administer Midazolam to their clients/participants. Students will learn how to recognise different types of seizures, read and understand epilepsy management plans and administer the correct dose, correct route and correct procedure for the administration of Midazolam. Students will also gain an understanding of correct PPE, infection control and first aid for seizure management. Students will also participate in a practical activity that will provide them with the knowledge of dose and administration method of Midazolam.