Working With, Not Doing For Webinar 2: Wellness Reablement & Social Support

What is wellness and reablement?

Wellness and reablement is about helping older people stay independent, confident and in control – by doing with, not doing for.

The Australian Government requires CHSP-funded aged care providers to embed a wellness and reablement approach into all services, including group social support.

Why this matters

A wellness and reablement approach in group social support services:

• Supports better outcomes for older people
• Encourages connection, confidence and participation
• Reduces reliance on ongoing services
• Aligns with aged care reforms and consumer expectations
• Strengthens dignity, choice and control

This session covers

Webinar 2 in a series of 4, this 90 minute webinar focuses on how to apply wellness and reablement principles in individual and group social support services. You’ll learn how to:

• Explore what wellness and reablement looks like in social support
• Build your knowledge and skills to support older people using these principles
• Improve your reporting by capturing wellness and reablement outcomes
• Strengthen how your services are described on My Aged Care by clearly reflecting a wellness and reablement approach
• Work through social support scenarios and real client stories

Bring your questions – there'll be time for a Q&A.

Who should attend

This session is suitable for anyone working in CHSP-funded aged care who is involved in delivering or supporting group social support services.

Meet your facilitators

Your facilitators have extensive experience supportingt CHSP-funded providers to embed a wellness and reablement approach into their services. They are:

Melanie Perks, Sector Support & Development Manager, Ballarat Community Health, Grampians Region Sector Support and Development

Sally Dagg, Regional Advisor Sector Support and Development, Bellarine Community Health, West Gippsland HealthCare Group

Paul Bennett, Regional Wellness and Reablement Consultant, Gateway Health, Hume Region Alliance

Presented by:

Council on the Ageing Queensland, Sector Support and Development in partnership with:

• Grampians Region Sector Support and Development
• Hume Region Alliance, and
• West Gippsland HealthCare Group.

This webinar series is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Although funding for the series has been provided by the Australian Government, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Australian Government.