A workshop and resource for supervisors, managers and direct care staff in home care services in Western Australia.

About the workshop

Workshop participants will focus on strategies for responding when a sexual boundary is crossed by an older client accessing home care services. The session will explore the responsibilities of staff at all levels, strategies for working with families and clients and strategies to ensure staff safety and wellbeing.

The workshop approach recognises that traditional PowerPoint training often leaves participants inspired but unsure of what to do with what they have learnt. In this workshop, participants will work from a Resource Kit that includes a sample organisational policy, information for families and clients, information for staff and resources for staff education. A participant from a previous workshop wrote about this approach:

“This is an informative and interactive course with excellent educational resources to bring back to the work place. It has already helped me to open up the conversation on the sometimes taboo topic … and the need for comprehensive guidelines and policies …. It was interesting to discuss true examples at the workshop and surprisingly then to hear friends and colleagues accounts post workshop. This is a relevant and prevalent topic in our somewhat ageist society where perhaps we feel old age and sexual expression do not co exist. Thank you Catherine for creating this course, I am looking forward to continuing this conversation and facilitating an education session at my place of work”.

What is included

Workshop cost is inclusive of a Resource Kit (including sample organisational policy, client information and educational resource for staff education). Morning tea is also provided.

Cancellation policy

While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure workshops are not cancelled; at times circumstances may require a workshop is cancelled. If a workshop is cancelled a full refund will be provided. Participants may cancel their registration in writing 10 working day prior to the commencement of the workshop and receive a full refund. If a cancellation is received less than 10 working days prior to commencement of the workshop an administration fee of $50 per registration will be charged.