Topic - Mental health residential aged care
Content
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) provides a number of online learning opportunities to support carers of older people including the following:
Supporting the mental health of older people in residential aged care: Mental health awareness training (21983)
The training comprises of the following modules:
- Module 1: Introduction to ageing (2 hours)
- Module 2: Working in residential aged care facilities (2 hours)
- Module 3: Mental health issues and effective treatments (2 hours)
Applied mental health in residential aged care: Practical program for clinicians (21490)
The training comprises of the following modules:
- Module 1: Introduction to Ageing: Facts, Attitudes and Myths (2 hours)
- Module 2: Aged care and the Australian residential aged care environment (2 hours)
- Module 3: Mental health issues of older people living in residential aged care facilities (2 hours)
- Module 4: Evidence-based treatments (2 hours)
Depth
Intermediate to Advanced
Target Audience
21983 (awareness training) is intended for non-mental health trained workers who work with older people within residential aged care settings including registered nurses, physiotherapists, audiologists, speech pathologists, dieticians, peer worker.
21490 is designed for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, occupational therapists, mental health nurses, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers.
Time to Complete
For each part, 2 hours.
Authors
The courses have been developed by the APS Institute.
Comments
Other courses of likely interest include:
Registration Required
Yes
Payment Required
Yes
Student Support
Yes
Certificate
Yes. Most courses provide CPD hours
Country of Origin
Australia
Web Address
https://psychology.org.au
Last updated 10 February 2023