Disability Health Support Workshop

Is this course suitable for you or your organisation?

This course is available:
• for Cerebral Palsy Alliance employees only

Why choose this course?

This is a compulsory induction activity for all disability support practitioners and managers. It is part of a blended training program with prerequisite online learning and pre-reading.

What content does the program cover?

This practical workshop includes hands-on application of skills relevant to their roles. The course content enables you to:

Infection Prevention and Control

Know the chain of infection and how to break it
Apply standard precautions at all times to prevent infection in the workplace
Demonstrate hand hygiene using soap and water
Identify situations when transmission based precautions may be used to control infection in the workplace

Medication Safety

Assist clients with medications incorporating the rights of medication safety
Safely manage medication contingencies and incidents

Epilepsy and Emergency First Aid

Recognise epilepsy seizures
Apply epilepsy first aid for two different types of epilepsy seizures
Demonstrate assisting with prescribed emergency seizure medication

It supports the learning from two online courses Assist with medication and Infection prevention and control.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance employees working with clients must complete the online courses followed by this practical component to complete their training in these modules.
This training has physical demands for completion. Please discuss any pre-existing injuries with your manager and facilitator before completing this course.
Participants should wear comfortable clothing (pants recommended) and must wear closed-toe shoes.

Does the program have any prerequisites?

The following two online learning courses must be completed 1 business day prior to attending this course. These courses can be accessed via the Online Learning System.
• Assist with medication - online
• Infection prevention and control for disability support - online
Employees must also have read the CPA Infection Prevention and Control, Medication and Epilepsy policies available on the HUB in the policy library
This course is a pre-requisite to all other client health care courses.

Course completion requires:

Completion of the two (2) online learning modules, pre reading of relevant CPA policies and participation in all practical activities demonstrated during the workshop including: infection prevention and control; medication safety; and epilepsy first aid.