Upcoming Education and Training Opportunities:

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

We have a community of practice to support staff working in health, aged care, community or disability sectors:

Dementia Training: A Positive Approach to Care

Our training and dementia support services adopt well know Occupational Therapist and Dementia Guru Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care.

We are one of only a few Australia providers to be credentialled to teach Teepa’s Positive Approach to Care.

We can provide our Positive Approach Dementia Training to everyone - at home carers, clinical staff or non clinical staff.

We currently provide training options for:

  • Onsite or online group training for Health, Aged Care and Community Care teams

  • One on one onsite training for personal care workers

  • Onsite or online training for carers and family / friends of people living with dementia

  • Online training options - Click HERE

For more information on our Dementia training programs click HERE.

We are able to tailor and deliver programs to suit the needs of your workforce. To see the full range of training and education opportunities that we are able to provide check out our Training and Education Overview HERE.

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Upcoming Events

Continence 101

Online Masterclass

27 November 2024

1 - 2.30pm AEST

Join our experienced aged care nurse and certified Positive Approach to Dementia Care Teacher Gaby Brodbeck as she discussed key considerations for good continence care:

  • Let’s go back to the WHY - the importance of providing continence support

  • The HOW - Practical tips and advice for consistently good continence practice

  • The WHAT - Good practice leads to good outcomes for our residents and clients, in all aspects of health and wellbeing

Cost: $120 (plus GST)

Register HERE

Practical Approach to Clinical Governance Leadership Program

Are you a new leader in the care sector? Or perhaps you have been in your leadership position for a while learning on the job? Our ONLINE and on demand leadership program lets you learn from clinical leaders at your own pace. Our leadership program will help you to

- Understand Clinical Governance and your role

- Learn how to use data to monitor performance and drive change

- Understand and implement improvement methodology

- Communicate for change

You will be provided with four 75 minute videos, PowerPoint presentations and resources to help build your knowledge and skills. One of our experienced mentors will check in with you after each session to assist with consolidating your learning.

Presented by Kathy Kirby and Kate Lamont, Directors of Thrive

Cost: $397 (excl GST)

Please email kate@thriveaged.com.au to register via invoice or to discuss corporate discounts for 5 or more participants

Leisure and Recreation ONLINE Community of Practice

A monthly ONLINE Community of Practice (CoP) brining leisure and recreation staff working in aged care together to participate in online education sessions and networking.

Our CoP is an opportunity to hear from industry experts on hot topics relevant to aged care, build your confidence and knowledge via shared learning, collaborate and share ideas in a supportive environment and network and connect with other people working in similar roles across Australia.

Your membership is an annual membership, with monthly ONLINE sessions, access to special offers and a quarterly leisure and recreation newsletter.

Join anytime and receive 12 month membership

Cost: $500 (excl GST) for 12 months

To Register: Email: Kate@thriveaged.com.au

Positive Approach to Dementia Care Online Workshop

Join us for our 4 week online program to learn how to adapt your approach to better support people living with dementia. Over 4 weekly sessions you will learn and practice the Positive Approach to Care Champion skills developed by Dementia Expert Teepa Snow. This includes:

  • Understanding brain and sensory changes from dementia

  • Learning a new approach to connect and engaged with PLWD

  • Learning the Hand Under Hand technique to support and enable people to participate in daily tasks

  • Developing dynamic assessment skills based on a strengths based approach

  • Developing your skills to better identify and maximise people’s strengths and abilities

Whats included?

  • 4 x 2 hour LIVE online sessions with our certified trainers

  • Session recordings and presentations

  • Certificate for 8 hours CPD

  • Ability to become certified in the PAC Champion 1-4 skills

    Cost: $347 Per person (plus GST) - Take advantage of our deposit only option paying only $97 (plus GST) to secure your place now and the remainder in February

Register HERE

Email kate@thriveaged.com.au for multiple registrations or for an invoice

Positive Approach to Dementia Care Skills Workshop - Melbourne

Join us for our in person skills day based in Melbourne to learn how to adapt your approach to better support people living with dementia. You will learn and have the opportunity to practice the Positive Approach to Care skills developed by Dementia Expert Teepa Snow. This includes:

  • Understanding brain and sensory changes from dementia

  • Learning a new approach to connect and engaged with PLWD

  • Learning the Hand Under Hand technique to support and enable people to participate in daily tasks

  • Developing your skills to better identify and maximise people’s strengths and abilities

What’s included?

  • 6 hour in person sessions with our certified trainers - small participant to facilitator ratios

  • Certificate for6 hours CPD

  • Ability to become certified in the PAC Champion 1-2 skills

    Cost: $297 Per person (plus GST) includes lunch and snacks - Take advantage of our deposit only option paying only $97 (plus GST) to secure your place now and the remainder in February

    Workshop is conveniently located near public transport and with accessible parking

Register HERE

Email kate@thriveaged.com.au for multiple registrations or for an invoice

What our participants are saying

  • Workshop was great, informative and enjoyed that we were able to participate

    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Great session, learnt so much valuable information to take away and use in everyday practice as an OT

    Cognition Workshop

  • Excellent knowledgeable presenter who was very adept at relating the information presented to the therapists and clinical settings represented.

    Cognition Website

  • Very informative and educational. Great information about differences in cognitive assessments

    Cognition Workshop

  • The speakers knew there topic was very enjoyable am going to go back to work and try to implement new tools

    Cognition Workshop

  • Excellent knowledgeable presenter who was very adept at relating the information presented to the therapists and clinical settings represented.

    Cognition Workshop

  • I would highly recommend the health professionals to attend this study day

    Cognition Workshop

  • Thrive certainly provides great informational about transformation in aged care, very inspiring!

    ACHE Recreation Workshop Participant

  • Amazing day, great to share experience with small group environment

    Mental Health Workshop

  • Todays workshop was very informative and detailed. It was interactive and involved all members of the group in the discussion. I would recommend this workshop to others.

    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Went beyond my expectation for the day. Excellent presentation. Easy to understand and very practical. Able to take away new information and learning. Great snacks. Healthy options

    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Thank you Anita and the Thrive team for the fantasic presentation. As a junior OT with acute hospital experience, I look forward to utilising my new skills in practise. The presentation has really boosted my confidence and ability. Thank you so much!

    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Today’s workshop was inspiring. I felt privileged to have such a knowledgeable and experience presenter who was inclusive and so interesting to listen to. The information and handouts will provide a great impetus to improve services and timely assessment for our community.

    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Very informative and practical workshop on cog impairment. Excellently delivered with the intention to equip and empower learners to be advocates to their clients

    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Thank you for the PD session today and sharing your resources. The session was very informative.

    Mental Health Workshop - Dementia Australia Facilitator

  • We all felt it was excellent, especially learning about how symptoms of depression, bipolar or schizophrenia can present as symptoms of dementia. Very very interesting.

    Mental Health Workshop Participant

  • The webinar was one of the best training sessions I have attended in a long time

    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant

  • I liked the alternative thinking and out of the box possibilities being openly discussed

    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant

  • Excellent presentation. Good content for new coordinators and timely refresher for the experienced. Something for everyone, especially our residents.

    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant

  • I felt so motivated and was very engaged with the information

    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant

  • I found this webinar to be extremely informative and it was a wonderful opportunity to experience other points of view from other Lifestyle Coordinators, I am looking at implementing some changes on how we run our activities as this inspired me to empower our residents each day with how we work together as a big team.

    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant