Education
Meaningful Ageing Australia provides high quality education services to Member and Non-Member Organisations.
Our experienced educators are able to tailor sessions to meet your organisation’s specific education needs.
Education sessions are available free, or at significant discount, to member organisations. Please login or apply now to join.
Showing 1–9 of 11 results
-
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.
-
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.
-
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 -
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.
-
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.
-
‘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
Printable Worksheets -
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
-
Leader’s Guide to Running an Effective Spiritual Care Volunteer Program
AUD $185.00(Member-only Resource)
This Guide had its origins in material created by BaptistCare NSW & ACT. The contents have been informed by the experience of Meaningful Ageing Australia staff in establishing spiritual care volunteer programs, as well as published literature, and input from our members.
It features a comprehensive appendix linking to templates and forms to assist in running an effective spiritual care volunteer program.
Member organisations can order hard copy versions of the comprehensive Program 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).
(Dimensions: 297x210mm (A4), 92 pages)
-
Spiritual Care Orientation Program (Facilitator Guide) OUT OF STOCK
AUD $0.00OUT OF STOCK – NOW BEING UPDATED FOR RELEASE 2023
Contact us at admin@meaningfulage.org.au to notify us of your interest in the updated PDF version.
“We have used with our community support workers – enriching for them to tap into their own spirituality and to value the importance of their presence with the person they are caring for” – Members survey Nov 2017
“Very helpful resource in staff induction” – Member survey Nov 2017