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Advanced Care for Complex Needs

Advanced Care for Complex Needs addresses complex support issues, prioritising needs and ensuring duty of care through risk management and negligence prevention. The course includes comprehensive assessments, developing individualised care plans, service coordination, SMART goals, and best practice guidelines while considering cultural differences, health problems, and the skills required for disability support workers, all within the framework of privacy principles and continuous plan evaluation.
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Delivery Method
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Study Hours
15 hours
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Course Access
12 Months

Microcredential - Advanced Care for Complex Needs

Advanced Care for Complex Needs addresses complex support issues, prioritising needs and ensuring duty of care through risk management and negligence prevention. In this complex care course, you will learn to develop individualised care plans, service coordination, and set SMART goals. You will also learn how to implement best practice guidelines while considering cultural differences, health problems, and the skills required for disability support workers with a framework of privacy and continuous plan evaluation.

Printed learning materials are available for purchase for this course and can be ordered during enrolment.  

Course Structure
Unit -  Advanced Care for Complex Needs
  • Complex support issues
  • Prioritise needs
  • Duty of care
  • Risk management
  • Negligence
  • Complex support needs
  • Detecting impairment
  • Comprehensive assessments
  • Aged Care Assessment Program (ACAP)
  • Quality of life
  • Best practice guidelines
  • Complex and special needs
  • Service plans
  • Cultural differences
  • Health problems
  • Service coordination plan
  • SMART goals
  • Community support groups / agencies
  • Individualised care plans
  • Record keeping
  • Support worker required skills
  • Disability support workers
  • Physical conditions
  • Service providers
  • Privacy principles
  • Evaluate plan
  • Feedback
  • Process mapping
  • The Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS)
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Estimated Duration
15 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

Coursework was straightforward and easy to follow.
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Anastasia
South Kolan, QLD
Advanced Care for Complex Needs
June 2026
The course was easy to follow and relevant.
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Daniela
Swan Hill, VIC
Advanced Care for Complex Needs
September 2024
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