Working With, Not Doing For Webinar 4: Wellness, Reablement for Direct Care

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.

Why this matters

Direct care staff play a critical role in how wellness and reablement is experienced day to day.

A wellness and reablement approach:

• Supports better outcomes for older people

• Encourages independence, confidence and ongoing activity

• Helps older people maintain skills in everyday tasks

• Reduces reliance on long-term services

• Aligns with aged care reforms and consumer expectations

• Strengthens dignity, choice and control

This session covers:

This final 90-minute webinar in the series focuses on how to apply wellness and reablement principles in direct care delivered in people’s homes.

You’ll:

• Explore what “doing with, not doing for” looks like in day-to-day direct care

• Learn practical ways to support older people to stay active while receiving support

• Build confidence to have conversations with older people about shared responsibility and independence

• Improve your reporting by capturing wellness and reablement outcomes

• Review direct care-specific scenarios and real client stories

Bring your questions - there will be time for a Q&A.

Who should attend

This session is suitable for team leaders, coordinators and direct care workers who are delivering domestic assistance, personal care and individual social support in CHSP-funded aged care.

Meet your facilitators

Your facilitators have extensive experience supporting 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 (COTA) Queensland SSD in parnerships with:

• Grampians Region Sector Development Team

• Hume Region Alliance

• Bellarine Community Health

• West Gippsland Health Care 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.