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2020 Evidence-informed Resources for Service Providers catalogue
AUD $0.00We are excited to announce the publication of our first every resources catalogue. Featuring new, upcoming and current resources produced by Meaningful Ageing Australia, there is bound to be something to catch your eye. Download a copy now to have a browse, and then come back later to the website to order the resource your want.
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Connect-Explore: Exploring Spirituality With Older People (ESWOP) – The Book
AUD $25.00By Laurence Lepherd, University of Southern Queensland and University of Queensland, and Ilsa Hampton (Formerly) Meaningful Ageing Australia
The Exploring Spirituality With Older People (ESWOP) project was developed to help older people articulate what matters for their core wellbeing, and to help aged care services know how to have these conversations. Importantly, Connect–Explore, which arose out of ESWOP, has been validated for use as an Australian spiritual assessment process that does not reduce a person’s spirituality to a number, but rather, invites a genuine engagement with each individual.
This eBook illuminates some of the key stories about spirituality that were uncovered during the research project, involving 58 older people and 25 interviewers.
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COVID-19 Bundled Resource Package
AUD $0.00Members-only special selection of new and existing resources for emotional and spiritual support during COVID-19.
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Elder & Dementia Engagement Using Zoom
AUD $0.00We have teamed up with creative engagement specialist Maurie Voisey-Barlin to bring you this great practical guide to meaningful engagement over Zoom. It is especially designed to be effective with people who are living with dementia in residential aged care environments.
FREE to download for all as part of our COVID Quick Guide series.
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Leading the Elephant Book
AUD $0.00With the implementation of the Aged Care Quality Standards in 2019, residential and community aged care providers are faced with the need to integrate spiritual care. This may bring challenges to various organisations requiring not just new practices, but potentially a change of processes and culture. Change management may well be an avenue for such organisations to explore.
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Meaningful Ageing Australia E-modules
AUD $0.00** THIS PRODUCT IS MEMBERS-ONLY **
They can be completed directly via this page on our website, or you can use the SCORM or HTML files to embed them in your organisation’s learning management system.
Go to the Member’s Zone to access them directly on line.
Please note these e-modules should be offered to complement to face-to-face training components, and that they may take some time to download. A Hints and Tips sheet can also be downloaded.
Available E-modules:
Qualities and Values
Presence and Listening Skills
Spiritual Care Orientation Program (Complete and Abridged versions available)
ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool (Complete and Abridged versions available)“This has really opened things up for me. We tend to focus on the day to day issues to ensure a high level of care to our clients when it is just so much more! I will definitely be listening with an open heart and new eyes. Anyone working in the aged care industry – regardless of what position – would benefit from this I am sure” (Trial participant)
“May I congratulate you on this Learning Package. It is clear, helpful and the definitions of Spirituality, Religion and finding meaning are really helpful. This is a great asset for all staff in their various roles, as together we seek to meet the spiritual needs of clients and residents.” (Pastoral Practitioner)
Use the links in the box below to complete the sessions now online.
To use in your learning management system, use the SCORM or HTML downloads.
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Meet Akira Learning Guide for Personal Care Assistants
AUD $0.00The Meet Akira Learning Guide for Personal Care Assistants is best used soon after completing the Meet Akira online experience. Designed as an interactive PDF, which can be completed electronically, it offers a selection of exercises and reflections to consolidate the learning from the Meet Akira program. At only four pages, it is deliberately brief to provide learning support to busy care assistants.
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Meet Akira Poster
AUD $0.00Promote Meet Akira throughout your organisation with this A4 colour poster. It is fully customisable, so that you can drop in your organisation’s logo, contact details and QR code, which directs people straight to your organisation’s unique Meet Akira experience.
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Meet Akira: a digital resource for Personal Care Assistants working in aged care
AUD $0.00Free for members
Watch our Good News Stories videos about this resource here and here.
Meet Akira is an interactive story inviting users to learn about spiritual care by engaging in familiar scenarios, by following the daily journey of Akira, a Personal Care Assistant, working with older people. As PCAs share Akira’s story, they will learn that:
- Spiritual care is more than religious care
- Their work already includes acts of spiritual care, that they may not be aware of
- Spiritual care can enrich their own sense of professional value.
Click on the Order Now button to download SCORM files; the SCORM files will be added to your cart, and you will be able to download the SCORM files as a Zipped document.
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Multifaith Practices: Guidelines for Community and Residential Aged Care
AUD $50.00FREE for members
Make sure you are logged in – the amount will show as zero at the checkout. If you do not yet have a member login, please email: admin@meaningfulage.org.au
The guide covers six religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism. Each chapter provides an introductory overview for each religion of their:
Beliefs and values
Sacred texts
Holy days, holidays, and ritual observances
Late life celebrations
Caring practices during illness
End of life practices
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Multifaith Practices: Guidelines for Community and Residential Aged Care (Digital Copy)
AUD $0.00Members only resource: FREE for members.
The guide is covers six religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism. Each chapter provides an introductory overview for each religion of their:
Beliefs and values
Sacred texts
Holy days, holidays, and ritual observances
Late life celebrations
Caring practices during illness
End of life practices
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One Minute Moment when Someone Dies
AUD $0.00Take time to pause, honour the person who has died, yourself, and the team who have supported them.
This members-only Quick Guide is ideal for individual or small group use.
Stand against the tide that keeps rushing forwards.
Keywords: Dying, death, grief, comfort, support, ritual
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See Me. Know Me. Sharing Kit
AUD $20.00The full sharing kit for groups includes:
- Conversation sentence-starters
- ‘Purpose’ thought-starters
- Question cards for conversations
- Questions for aged care
- Sample posters in A4 and A3
- A set of postcards featuring our See me. Know me. seniors from the posters.
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See me. Know me. Templates
Below are a range of resources that you can download and print so that you can begin and develop deeper conversations. There are printable conversation starter cards, posters, poster templates and instructions, as well as conversation sentence starters.
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See me. Know me. Templates
Watch our Good News Stories video about this resource.
Below are a range of resources that you can download and print so that you can begin and develop deeper conversations. There are printable conversation starter cards, posters, poster templates and instructions, as well as conversation sentence starters.
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Self Care Tips for Staff
AUD $0.00Self care is essential for keeping ourselves available to others. Use these tips as your own check-list, or share with your teams. Focus on one each month, or do a lucky dip at team meetings to spark conversation.
This members-only Quick Guide is ideal for individual or small group use.
Keywords: Self care, resilience, time, space
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Short animations: Aged Care Quality Standards/Spiritual Care
AUD $0.00Five short animations to help staff in a range of roles understand spirituality in the Aged Care Quality Standards.
View by clicking on the link in blue.
Video 1: 3.20 minutes
Aged Care Quality Standards: spirituality is more than religionVideo 2: 1.20 minutes
Aged Care Quality Standards: a message for personal carersVideo 3: 3.45 minutes
Aged Care Quality Standards: a message for boards, CEOs and senior staffVideo 4: 3.20 minutes
Aged Care Quality Standards: assessment and planningVideo 5: 5 minutes
Aged Care Quality Standards: examples of spiritual care in action – for care co-ordinators and team leaders -
Template: National Guidelines Self-Assessment
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The Little Things Training Bundle
AUD $100.00Watch our Good News Stories video about this resource.
Authentic intercultural communication training for current and future personal carers in aged care.
MEMBER DISCOUNTS WILL BE APPLIED AT CHECKOUT.
Watch the one minute intro video here.
Participant feedback from training program pilot: “The training should be given to all care givers.” “Looks little but has a magnificent advantage for our job.”
“The older person is going to feel safe, comfortable and trustful to you.” “The Little Things Strategies it’s showed me how to connect with others in specific situations in day to day care.”
The Little Things Bundle: Trainer’s Manual and USB
Print your own cards and handouts
- USB includes:
- Videos x6
- PPTs x 7 (one full program, six minis)
- PDF Participant Handbook
- PDF of card sets (numbered 1-104)
- Read about the special train the trainer offer on The Little Things page here.
- Watch the launch video here.
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The Little Things Training Kit Full
AUD $200.00Authentic intercultural communication training for current and future personal carers in aged care. The full kit is a re-usable box set with everything you need including manuals, communication activities cards, posters and USB with PPTs, films and more. Watch the one minute intro video here.
Watch our Good News Stories video about this resource.
Book an on-line train-the-trainer session and receive a full kit for free – see full description for details!
MEMBER DISCOUNTS WILL BE APPLIED AT CHECKOUT.
Participant feedback from training program pilot: “The training should be given to all care givers.” “Looks little but has a magnificent advantage for our job.”
“The older person is going to feel safe, comfortable and trustful to you.” “The Little Things Strategies it’s showed me how to connect with others in specific situations in day to day care.”
- Please note the kit and bundle are for small groups and aged care service providers – TAFES and universities may purchase a license to use the materials in your programs.
- Read about the special train the trainer offer on The Little Things page here.
- Watch the launch video here.
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The Map of Meaning and Ageing: a handbook for service providers – Appendix 1 The Map of Meaning diagram
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The Map of Meaning and Ageing: a handbook for service providers – Appendix 2 Using a collage
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The Map of Meaning and Ageing: a handbook for service providers – Template of review form of current activities
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The Map of Meaning and Ageing: a handbook for service providers – Template on using collage
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The Map of Meaning and Ageing: A self-reflection guide
AUD $35.00FREE FOR MEMBERS
ISBN: 978-0-6450582-0-8
The Map of Meaning is an evidence-based framework to help people reflect on meaning in their lives. This book is especially designed for people who are approaching, or in, the years of life when they are ready to engage with the experience of ageing. Many of the ideas are of great use in the years leading up to that time also.
“Thank you for the copy of The Map of Meaning and Ageing. I like the way the book is presented…I like the mix of print and picture/ diagram/ space to record and draw. I have been underlining phrases that I want to remember and jotting down thoughts in spaces provided as I go…. I can see the book being relevant for as long as I live; reviewing what I’ve written and finding greater relevance or cause for reflection as I get older and am no longer working or my circumstances change.” – Pauline
Free for member organisations (limits apply). Log in to order. If you don’t yet have a member login to access our website, please email admin@meaningfulage.org.au.
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The Map of Meaning and Ageing: A self-reflection guide (Members)
AUD $35.00FREE FOR MEMBERS
ISBN: 978-0-6450582-0-8
The Map of Meaning is an evidence-based framework to help people reflect on meaning in their lives. This book is especially designed for people who are approaching, or in, the years of life when they are ready to engage with the experience of ageing. Many of the ideas are of great use in the years leading up to that time also.
“Thank you for the copy of The Map of Meaning and Ageing. I like the way the book is presented…I like the mix of print and picture/ diagram/ space to record and draw. I have been underlining phrases that I want to remember and jotting down thoughts in spaces provided as I go…. I can see the book being relevant for as long as I live; reviewing what I’ve written and finding greater relevance or cause for reflection as I get older and am no longer working or my circumstances change.” – Pauline
Free for member organisations (limits apply). Log in to order. If you don’t yet have a login, please email admin@meaningfulage.org.au.
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USB – QSNG films
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Visiting People in Lockdown
AUD $0.00When a COVID outbreak in your community means you have to lock down your aged care home, huge challenges arise for keeping people meaningfully engaged.
This Quick Guide for our members is based on the experience of homes in this situation and gives you some great ideas to keep spirits up whilst being pragmatic about the limitations you are wrestling with.
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Wearing Masks with Heart
AUD $0.00Being required to wear masks can be especially distressing for older people who live with cognitive impairment.
Use this Quick Guide to make connection so much more possible.
This resource is open access and available to anyone who would like to use it.
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What is the Value of Spiritual Care?
AUD $0.00This resource captures the main themes that appear in literature related to spirituality, spiritual care and its outcomes in the context of community and residential aged care, and beyond. Specifically, we have found the following seven themes:
- Reduced depression, increased cognition, reduced anxiety, reduced loneliness
- Increased wellbeing and resilience
- Positive effects for those who are living with dementia
- Increased health / reduced risk factors
- Better meeting of needs for the care recipient – quality of life, meaning and purpose, dignity, connectedness
- Improved family/client/resident satisfaction
- Important for palliative care and preparation for end of life.
This literature summary is not comprehensive, by nature, and will continue to be updated.
This members-only resource is ideal for service planning, and to use in business cases to garner more support for dedicated initiatives enabling meaning, purpose and connectedness in the lives of older people.
Keywords: evidence, spiritual care, ageing
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‘Frailty’ and Spiritual Care: A Short Guide
Member-only resource for use in your organisation.
36 pages, including:
Ideas for sharing in your team
Note to Leaders / Managers
Responding to the Challenges of Frailty
Note to Front Line Staff
Scenarios for Reflection
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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Spirituality
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Action Planning – National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care
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Action Planning – National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care
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Aged Care Quality Standards and Spiritual Care Downloads
AUD $0.00Member-only resource
These documents were created to support your organisation in meeting the Aged Care Quality Standards. You are free to download, use and share these documents internally as needed.
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Background and Literature Review – National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care
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Catholic Spirituality & End of Life
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Communication Tool (members only)
AUD $0.00The ConnecTo Communication Tool is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide and is a members only resource. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using ConnecTo.
Member’s can download the editable ConnecTo Communication Tool from the Member’s Zone.
Member and non-member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Domain Attributes
AUD $0.00This information sheet is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using ConnecTo.
Member and non-member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Examples for Discussion
AUD $0.00This information sheet is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using ConnecTo.
Member and non-member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Facilitator Evaluation
AUD $0.00This information sheet is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using ConnecTo.
Member and non-member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Information Sheet
AUD $0.00This information sheet is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using ConnecTo.
Member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Leader’s Guide (2018)
AUD $135.00(free for members)
Watch our Good News Stories videos about ConnecTo, here and here
“This tool is brilliant. We are creating a new role in each residence to embed it into every aspect of care and support.” – Member survey Nov 2017
“Very practical to follow up when people are disconnected” – Member survey Nov 2017
“Staff feel much more comfortable asking particular questions relating to spirituality” – Member survey 2017
Member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide at no cost (with a limit of one copy per location. Additional copies are charged at a special member’s rate. Please contact us for further information). Supplementary material to support your implementation is also available for download.
Postage applies.
Dimensions: 297x210mm, 68 pages
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Participant Evaluation
AUD $0.00This information sheet is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using ConnecTo.
Member and non-member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Participant Materials
AUD $0.00This Participant Materials handout is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using ConnecTo.
Member and non-member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Presentation
AUD $0.00This presentation is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using it.
Member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Other supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Terms & Conditions
AUD $0.00This terms & conditions document is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using ConnecTo.
Member and non-member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool – Tool
AUD $0.00Watch our Good News Stories video about this resource.
This tool is supplementary to the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide. Staff must be trained in basic spiritual care, and have participated in the ConnecTo training before using it.
Member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Leader’s Guide. Other Supplementary material to support your implementation is available for download.
Non-member organisations can order the ConnecTo Leader’s Guide in August 2017.
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ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool Downloads
AUD $0.00These documents were created as part of the ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool project, to support you in implementing the training program. You are free to download, use and share these documents as needed. Meaningful Ageing Australia offers a support and education service to members who would like assistance with implementation. Contact our office for more information.
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Dementia-Specific Worship Service Handbook
AUD $28.50(free for members)
Non-Members: AUD$28.50 (apply now)
Orders outside Australia will attract a postage charge.
This Handbook was originally produced by Churches of Christ Care Queensland, following their success in being awarded the inaugural Meaningful Ageing Australia Quality Practice Award in 2015.
Dimensions: 297x210mm (A4), 12 pages
