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The Individual Support Worker, 3rd Edition | AU/NZ

Geoff Arnott

  • Copyright 2024
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The Individual Support Worker 3rd Edition by Geoff Arnott
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Overview

The Individual Support Worker is designed to meet the needs of workers in the home, community and/or a residential setting, who are required to provide person-centred support to people who are ageing and/or have a disability-related condition. The person-centred approach is reflected in all of the 21 chapters reflecting the introduction of Consumer Directed Care and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The text is organised in core and elective units for the Certificate III in Individual Support. Addressing all mandatory core and the specific elective steams of Ageing and Disability, each chapter follows the unit guide for a specific competency. After the learning objectives and introduction, the major section headings align with the competency elements, and the topic headings' corresponding criteria. Knowledge Evidence is addressed as specific topic headings within the performance criteria. Throughout the chapters, students are asked to reflect or self-assess via activities such as scenario-based questions. Each chapter culminates in a summary.

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Geoff Arnott

Geoff Arnott is a writer and consultant who has written resources in the disciplines of disability, aged care and community services. He worked for more than 30 years in the TAFE system in various roles including Deputy Head of School and a Department Manager at Swinburne University in charge of programs based around health, recreation and human services. He has produced numerous learner guides and curriculum materials in a diverse range of areas for client organisations from the public and private sectors.

What's New

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  • NEW chapters and content: Infection control, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Recognise and report risk of falls, Chronic disease, Aged Care Quality Standards 2021, The Charter of Aged Care Rights. All reflect the revision of the qualification to CHC33021 and the focus on empowerment of people receiving support, and independence and wellbeing
  • Updates to infection control policies and procedures; National Disability Strategy 2020–2030; COVID-19 and emergency powers; legal information on guardianship; information on restrictive practices
  • NEW case studies
  • NEW regulations: SIRS (Serious Incident Reporting Scheme, introduced in April 2021); AN-ACC funding model (Oct 2022); Code of Practice for Aged Care (Dec 2022)
  • Documentation activities for real-world practice; audio interviews applying theory to practice

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  • Follows the packaging rules for the Certificate III in Individual Support qualification by addressing all core units, all units in Ageing and Disability specialisations – Group A & B, with six additional Group C units
  • Performance criteria are sequenced according to the current training package standards, and units contain knowledge evidence requirements
  • The mapping grid identifies knowledge evidence locations and performance evidence activities
  • Instructor Resource Pack: premium resources that provide additional instructor support are available for this text, including PowerPoints, Test Banks, cases and artwork from the text. These resources save you time and are a convenient way to add more depth to your classes, covering additional content and with an exclusive selection of engaging features aligned with the text. The Instructor Resource Pack is included for institutional adoptions of this text when certain conditions are met. The pack is available to purchase for course-level adoptions of the text or as a standalone resource. Contact your Cengage learning consultant for more information.

Table of Contents

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CORE UNITS
1. Providing individualised support
2. Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support
3. Supporting independence and wellbeing
4. Communicating effectively
5. Working with diverse people
6. Working legally and ethically
7. Recognising healthy body systems
8. Comply with infection control policies and procedures
9. Following safe work practices for individual support
10. Providing support for people living with dementia
11. Work effectively in aged care
12. Delivering care services using a palliative approach
13. Contributing to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
14. Supporting community participation and social inclusion
15. Work effectively in disability support

GENERAL ELECTIVES
16. Address the needs of people with chronic disease
17. Recognise and report risk of falls
18. Assisting with medications
19. Supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorder
20. Following established person-centred behaviour supports
21. Supporting relationships with personal carer and family

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  • ISBN-10: 0170475328
  • ISBN-13: 9780170475327
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  • ISBN-10: 0170463117
  • ISBN-13: 9780170463119
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