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SAFEGUARDING & ABUSE PREVENTION

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Course Requirements

There are no formal prerequisites. It will help if you have:

  • A basic understanding of the NDIS or the aged care system
  • Access to your organisation's Safeguarding Policy and Procedure and Incident Management Policy
  • Your worker screening clearance or police check completed, as required for your role

Course Description

Every person has the right to feel safe where they live and where they receive support. Safety means more than being free from harm. It means feeling safe, being treated with respect, and having the right supports in place to manage risks while still making your own choices.

This course gives you the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognise, respond to and report abuse, neglect, exploitation and harm. It is based on the organisation's Safeguarding Policy and Procedure, the NDIS Practice Standards and NDIS Code of Conduct, and the Aged Care Act 2024 with the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.

Course Outcomes

When you finish this course, you will be able to:

  1. Explain what safeguarding is and why some people are at greater risk of harm.
  2. Identify the legislation, standards and codes that apply in disability and aged care.
  3. Recognise the types and warning signs of abuse, neglect, exploitation and harm.
  4. Apply the NDIS Code of Conduct and the Code of Conduct for Aged Care, and keep professional boundaries.
  5. Balance a person's right to dignity of risk with your duty of care, and help build safeguards.
  6. Respond safely to incidents and disclosures, use de-escalation, and manage conflict between people who share a home.
  7. Report and record incidents correctly, including NDIS reportable incidents and the aged care Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS).

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