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Trauma Informed Aged Care

Empowering Aged Care Through Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Practice. This course helps your team deliver safer, person-centred care—especially for those with lived experiences of trauma.

Overview
  • A training designed for aged care professionals in response to the revised Australian Aged Care Quality Standards.

  • This course helps your team deliver safer, person-centred care - especially for those with lived experiences of trauma.

  • Participants will learn to:

  • Recognise trauma signs in older adults

  • Apply trauma-informed strategies in daily care

  • Promote safety, trust, and empowerment

  • Align policies with trauma-informed principles

Who should attend?
  • Residential aged care staff

  • Home and community care workers

  • Aged care managers and team leaders

  • Allied health professionals in aged care

Key Topics
  • The impact of trauma on older individuals

  • The 6 Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

  • Culturally responsive and inclusive care

  • Communication strategies for trauma-sensitive engagement

  • Case studies and practical implementation strategies

Learning outcomes
  • Increased staff confidence and trauma-awareness

  • Greater client trust and care satisfaction

  • Improved compliance with Aged Care Quality Standards

  • Stronger, trauma-informed organisational practices

  • Reduction in abuse and neglect reports

Resources
  • Comprehensive participant workbook with references for further reading

  • Participants will leave with a toolbox of practical resources

Book in for a consult today 1300 003 313

training@lifelinetasmania.org.au

Summary
Duration

1 day

Cost

$350 per person

(including GST)

Delivery

In person

Pax

Minimum: 8

Maximum: 25

18+

Training & Support to confirm

Training Terms & Conditions

No charge

to reschedule. Please contact us and state clearly the date of your current booking and your preferred alternate date and location.

Full course refund

if more than 2 weeks notice. (less third party fees and charges).

50% refund

 if less than 2 weeks notice.

No refund

 if less than 1 week notice.

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