The Australian Carer

The Australian Carer: A Training Manual for Ageing Support, 5th Edition addresses the Certificate III in Individual Support: all core units contextualised to the aged care environment with an additional eight electives.

The reader-friendly text is well regarded for its real-world case database, which provides students with examples of workplace experience that add context to their learning. A practical, down-to-earth training manual for personal care workers in the contemporary health and community services environment, it also supports skill development and knowledge for the competencies and qualifications associated with the training package for aged care.

What's New

• Content aligns to all core units in the Certificate III in Individual Support and to aged care electives with additional content on palliative care, and diversional therapy
• Real-world case database: scenarios that provide students with examples of workplace experience
• Two new Appendices: Aged Care Rights and Quality Standards for Aged Care
• Ancillary assets referencing government infection control training for aged care workers

Features

• Clearly aligned to competencies for course delivery
• Contextualised to the Aged Care environment for specialised carers
• Ancillary material assists in lesson planning and teaching
• New appendices - Aged Care Rights, and Quality Standards for ease of reference

About the Authors

The late Helen Croft had a successful career in the field of vocational education and flexible delivery, and was involved with training for aged care from 1997. As the author of market-leading aged care textbooks, Caring in the Community and The Experienced Carer, she had worked in both the public and private sectors including directorships of TAFE and community colleges as well as private consulting roles to major industry and government clients.

Jenny Pitkin is a skilled educator who currently teaches at Victoria University Polytechnic in Ageing Support and Allied Health Assistance. Jenny also has extensive experience as a case manager working with older people in the community and, within that role, co-created a dementia training program for the general public, which was funded by a grant from the Commonwealth Government. Jenny has many community contacts with whom she meets and consults with to ensure that her teaching is up to date and relevant to the workforce. She also attends educational sessions and seminars related to industry and training.

Darren Dee is an experienced educator who has been working in vocational education and training for the past six years in the area of community health. Darren specialises in blended learning and online delivery and teaches students studying Ageing Support at Victoria University Polytechnic. Previously, Darren has worked with private registered training organisations and has held numerous positions working in disability, aged care and community care. Darren continues to work closely with industry to ensure the most up-to-date knowledge and practices are reflected within his teaching.

Ali Moloney BN, GCert CardiacN, GCert AdvN, GCert FlightN, Cert IV TAE has been working in the vocational sector for the past thirteen years, predominantly in Community Services, Health and Nursing with TAFE Queensland, Gold Coast where she is a leading vocational teacher, as well as a curriculum developer. Ali submitted the proposal for this text.