Welcome to the Learning Library. Managed by your Sector Support team, it includes a curated selection of reports, tools and online training modules that will support your professional development in all areas of aged care. The Learning Library is organised by categories and sub-categories. To find resources, scroll down to explore the full selection, or type key word(s) in the search engine in the blue box on the top right.
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Categories
Sub-Categories
Collaboration
Northern Sydney Region Local Community Directories
- Lane Cove Council Community Directory
- North Sydney Council Community Directory
- Northern Beaches Council Community Directory
- Ryde Council Community Directory
- Hunters Hill Council Community Directory
- Mosman Council Community Directory
- Hornsby Council Community Directory
- Ku-ring-gai Council Community Directory
- Willoughby Council Community Directory
Collaboration within Sector
- Working with other organisations – Guides, Checklists and Templates
- Collaborative Models and Resource Sharing Arrangements
- Building Strategic Relationships – A Toolkit for the Social Sector
Communication Techniques b/ Health Professionals & Care Workers
Care Delivery
Government Aged Care
- Quality Standards – Guidance & Resources
- Quality Standards – Self-Assessment Tool
- Australian Government Department of Health
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner
- My Aged Care – Service Finder
- GrantConnect – grants information system
Integrated Care
- Framework for Integrating Care for Older People with Complex Health Needs
- Delivering integrated care in NSW
Cultural Competency
- Indigenous Health – Communication & Connection Podcast
- Inclusive service delivery and diversity webinars
- Training courses – Centre for Cultural Competency Australia
- Multicultural Exchange Hub for Aged Care
- Communicating with Indigenous Communities
Diversity & Inclusiveness
- Working with LGBTI people and communities – Guides
- Beyond Diversity Towards Inclusion
- Building Inclusive Workplaces
- LGBTIQ+ Workforce Resources
Wellness & Reablement
- Healthy Ageing platform: tailored activities/assistive products/social connections
- Diversity, Wellness and Reablement Podcast
- Wellness & Reablement Collaborative Hub
- Wellness & Reablement Change Management – Step By Step Guide
Professional Boundaries
- Professional Boundaries during and beyond a pandemic – Webinar
- Professional Boundaries for Health Professionals – self-paced online training
- Professional Boundaries for Support Workers – self-paced online training
Human Rights in Practice
- Good Practice, Good Business Human Rights Factsheets
- Royal Commission Final Report: Towards a rights-based system
- Self-Assessment Tool on Human Rights Based Approach
- Tool Implementing the Human Rights Based Approach in Community Organisation
Monitoring & Assessment of Quality
Domains of Aged Care
Aged Care Training Package
- Free Training Package (depression, dementia, communication, grief, etc)
- Free Basic Training modules (incl. confidentiality, food safety, duty of care)
Dementia
- App ‘Liv’ (pilot phase) – for people living with dementia
- App ‘Ask Annie’ – short self-paced modules on dementia
- LGBTI and Dementia – Understanding Changes in Behaviour
- Dementia and its effect on daily living Course
- ‘Dementia Discovery’ Course
- Understanding Dementia & Dementia Friendly Communities – Webinars
- Free Dementia MOOC
Elder Abuse
Palliative Care
Governance, Leadership & Change
Clinical & Board Governance
- Transforming business – Reimagining Governance in Aged Care Podcast
- Free Governance Health Check Tool
- Five Critical Risks and Opportunities for high-impact organisations
- Free Board Health Check Tool
- Eight-Point Road Map to success for Boards
- Free Emergency & Crisis Management Training
- Clinical Governance in Aged Care
- Good Governance Starter Pack
- Board Governance in the Aged Care Sector
Change Management
- Aged Care reforms: A Paradigm Shift article
- Capacity Building and Change Management Guide
- Change Management Toolkit
- Communication Toolkit
Finance
- Balance Sheet Tool – for Directors and CEOs
- Finance Webinars – balance sheet, reporting, impact
- CHSP Unit Costing Tool
- Subsidy Estimator and Unspent Funds Examples
- Introduction to Financial Modelling Podcast
- WIN Your Next Grant
Social Impact
- Guide for Boards and Management towards net zero emissions
- Free Social Impact Measurement tool
- Community Services Outcomes Tree – identification & measurement Tool
- Social Impact – Free workshop webinars
- Social Impact and Measurement Podcast
- Social Impact – Guide to Planning, Measuring and Communicating impact
Business Growth
- Strategy & Sustainability in Aged Care
- Time for a Strategic Shift? Strategies and Actions for providers
- You need to change your aged care business strategy
- Co-opetition – the New Strategy Assisting Social Service Organisations to Make an Impact?
- Co-opetition: Assisting Social Service Organisations to Make an Impact?
- Co-opetition – Taking the Next Step
Mental Health
Understanding Mental Health
Death, Grief and Loss
Self-Care
Trauma
Workforce Management & Planning
Attraction, Retention & Utilisation
- Employee, Contractor or Volunteer? Legal obligations Guide
- Guide to VET for human services employers
- Human Services Workforce Development Initiatives Portal
- Investing in supervision: good for your people and your organisation
Planning for the Future
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