Caring in the Community: A training manual for home and community workers, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (March 15, 2011) © 2012

  • Helen Croft
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Title overview

Personal carers in Australia’s community care environment offer crucial daily support to the frail aged, to those with a disability and to primary carers.

Caring in the Community provides a solid, practical introduction to the role and responsibilities for workers caring for clients in their own homes.

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Table of contents

  • How to use this book
  • Preface
  • Part 1 Caring in the community
  • Chapter 1 Australia's home and community care environment
  • Chapter 2 The HACC carer and the care team
  • Chapter 3 Supporting the primary carer
  • Chapter 4 Clients with a disability in the HACC environment
  • Chapter 5 Dealing with social isolation
  • Part 2 Actioning care routines
  • Chapter 6 Communicating with clients
  • Chapter 7 Care routines supporting physiological and psychological changes associated with ageing
  • Chapter 8 Care routines supporting activities of daily living
  • Chapter 9 Assisting with self-medication
  • Chapter 10 Supporting cultural, spiritual and sexual needs
  • Part 3 Ensuring workplace health and safety
  • Chapter 11 Working safely as a HACC carer
  • Chapter 12 Major OHS priorities - fire safety, manual handling and infection control
  • Chapter 13 Safe food handling
  • Part 4 Ensuring service quality
  • Chapter 14 Quality and organisational communication in HACC
  • Chapter 15 Advocacy
  • Part 5 Supporting special care needs
  • Chapter 16 Caring for clients from culturally diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
  • Chapter 17 Caring for clients with dementia - Part 1
  • Chapter 18 Caring for clients with dementia - Part 2
  • Chapter 19 Providing palliative care
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Photo credits

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