Elder Abuse Workshops

A free information session and disucssion workshop for the general community, community workers and carers is being held on how to help protect and safeguard the rights of older people in the Loddon Shire.

A speaker from Seniors Rights Victoria will describe the free help and advice available on this complex issue.

The workshop is being held on Thursday 25 November 2010, 2.00 to 4.30pm in the Ingelwood Senior Citizens Centre, 75 Grant Street, Inglewood. For more information , please contact Teneille Summers, Women's Health Loddon Mallee on 5443 0233 or email teneille.summers@whlm.org.au.

Vic Uni has been contracted by the Office of Senior Victorians to develop and deliver training programs statewide to professionals and workers in Victorian government funded agencies and networks which provide services to older people. The workshops (either full-day or half-day) are designed to assist workforce groups to recognise and respond to elder abuse, and to support the management of suspected elder abuse cases.

Workshop One: Recognise and respond
The target audience for the half-day session includes any person who has direct contact with an older person in the course of their employment, who can, as a result of this contact, play a vital role in identifying potential cases of elder abuse (eg police, health care and justice workers, HACC workers, welfare and family support workers). Workshop One will cover Orientation to Elder Abuse and how to recognise it, and How to respond to Elder Abuse.

Workshop Two: Recognise, respond and assess
The target audience for the session includes those that have a responsibility to respond to suspected cases of Elder Abuse. This may arise as a result of contact with older persons or supervision of workers in direct contact with older persons (eg GPs, supervisors, team leaders, line managers, those professionals in specialist roles tasked with an older people portfolio). This full day program incorporates the content of Workshop One and will cover Orientation to Elder Abuse and how to recognise it, How to respond to Elder Abuse and Professional obligations.

BLPCP is pleased to be hosting this training . Details are:

Dates:
Thursday 21 October 2010
1.30pm to 4.30pm; Workshop 1 (for Direct Care staff)

Afternoon tea provided

Friday 22 October 2010
9.30am to 12.30pm; Workshop 1 (for Direct Care staff and Managers)
1.30-4.30pm; Workshop 2 (Workshop 1 is a prerequisite for Managers to attend Workshop 2)
Morning and afternoon teas and lunch provided

Venue:
Best Employment, 26-28 St Andrew’s Avenue, Bendigo

RSVP:
By 14 October 2010, please click here to register.