Supporting clinical care - Cognitive impairment

Content
3 modules
Course length
60 mins
Instructor
Essential Skills
Released
20 May 2025
Price
$46.50 AUD

Description

This engaging online course empowers aged care workers to deliver safe, person-centred care to older people experiencing cognitive impairment, including dementia and delirium. Learn how to identify behavioural changes, mitigate clinical risks, respond safely to triggers, and work effectively within behaviour support plans. Aligned with Aged Care Quality Standards, the course also covers legal and ethical considerations around restrictive practices, shared decision-making, and collaborative care planning—ensuring quality care that puts the person first.

 

This course has been mapped to the Aged Care Quality Standards: 1.2.2, 3.2.5, 3.3.3 & 5.6.1

Objectives

This course covers:

  • Understanding cognitive impairment, including dementia, delirium, and related conditions

  • Identifying behavioural changes and triggers that may signal deterioration or unmet needs

  • Recognising and mitigating clinical risks using formal and informal assessment methods

  • Implementing non-pharmacological strategies to respond to behaviours of concern

  • Supporting person-centred, strengths-based care through meaningful routines and environments

  • Involving carers, families, and interdisciplinary teams in shared decision-making and care planning

  • Knowing when and how to use restrictive practices legally, ethically, and only as a last resort

  • Monitoring, documenting, and reassessing changes in cognition and behaviour over time

Certificate

By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Certificate of Completion

Learning credits

CPD
1.0

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