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Certificate of High Support and Complex Care – Disability Work

The Certificate of High Support and Complex Care (Disability Work) will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to provide high support and complex care in a disability work setting.  You will learn how to responsibly administer and monitor prescribed medications in a range of settings and in accordance with legislation and the organisation’s medication and delegation policies and practice.
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Delivery Method
100% Online
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Study Hours
60 hours
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Course Access
12 Months

If you’re passionate, caring and want to improve the quality of life of vulnerable people in your community, a career in the disability sector is perfect for you. It’s equal measures challenging and rewarding and is a career that offers flexibility in working hours.

The Certificate of High Support and Complex Care (Disability Work) will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to provide high support and complex care in a disability work setting.  You will learn how to responsibly administer and monitor prescribed medications in a range of settings and in accordance with legislation and the organisation’s medication and delegation policies and practice.

This high support and complex care course will also teach you how to work within a legal and ethical framework that supports duty of care requirements for persons with a disability and complex care needs. You will also learn how to provide first aid response, life support, management of casualties, the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance.

On successful completion of this course, you will feel confident to provide support services, under the delegation of a health care professional, to people with a disability and complex care needs.

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

Course Structure
Unit 1 - Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs
  • Complex support issues
  • Risk management
  • Negligence
  • Detecting impairment
  • Comprehensive assessments
  • Aged Care Assessment Program (ACAP)
  • Complex and special needs
  • Service plans
  • Cultural differences
  • Health problems
  • Service coordination plan
  • Community support groups
  • Individualised care plans
  • Support worker required skills
  • Disability support workers
  • Service providers
  • Feedback
Unit 2 - Work legally and ethically
  • Legal requirements
  • Policy and procedures
  • Statutory requirements
  • Staff qualifications / training
  • Duty of care
  • Abuse and neglect
  • Child protection
  • Compliance
  • Breaches of legislation
  • Monitoring standards
  • Values and attitudes
  • Conflict of interest
  • Privacy and confidentiality
  • Client complaints
  • Continuous improvement
Unit 3 - Administer and monitor medications
  • Substance identification
  • Substance incompatibility
  • Allergies
  • Drugs and poison schedules
  • Delegated medication administration
  • Medication management
  • Support worker roles
  • Dose Administration Aids (DDA)
  • Infection control
  • Medication storage
  • Functions of prescribed medication
  • Dosages and preparation
  • Side effects
  • Disposal of sharps
  • Acute and adverse reactions
  • Pain and pain medications
  • Medication storage
  • Disinfection and sterilisation
  • Care plans and treatment sheets
Unit 4 - Provide first aid
  • Emergency situations
  • Conditions of accident, scene or injury
  • Improvising first aid equipment
  • First aid response
  • Injury, illness or condition
  • Casualty assessment
  • Emergency services
  • First aid procedures
  • Performing CPR
  • First aid equipment
  • First aid management
  • Defibrillators (AED)
  • Lifting a casualty
  • Airway obstructions
  • Internal and external bleeding
  • Incident reports
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Estimated Duration
60 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.

Career Outcomes
  • Disability Support Worker
  • Community Care Coordinator / Worker
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Certificate of High Support and Complex Care – Disability Work
$399.00
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