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There are three different workshops in the calendar; click on the blue bars for more information.
A public calendar of training, developed for personal carers, will be conducted at our Newington Office.
'Personal care for clients with spinal cord injury'
Our workshop ‘Personal care for clients with spinal cord injury’ is for personal carers who have clients with a spinal cord injury living in the community.
The workshop gives an overview of the causes and effects of a spinal cord injury and the specific personal care tasks that participants might be delivering. It also explores the underlying reasons why these procedures are so important to the client’s health.
Participants have come from both public and private sector agencies. They are usually personal carers, service coordinators, community support staff, family members or anyone involved in supporting a person with a spinal cord injury.
The workshop is run with trainer presentations, small group sessions and practical demonstrations. More detailed course content is available here
'Handling difficult situations in personal care'
This workshop is designed for personal carers working in the community. It allows participants to identify which situations are difficult for them to handle, examine what contributes to those situations and work through various strategies to manage them.
This is a very interactive workshop so there are only limited places available. More detailed course content is available here
Please note that we do not aim to cover situations which include violent or seriously challenging behaviours in this workshop
Transferring and moving people with physical disability
This new workshop is a manual handling workshop specifically designed for people working with clients with physical disability. The challenges of transferring and moving people are not usually part of generic manual handling training so this workshop seeks to address those issues.
The workshop contains a lot of practical content which allows participants to practice a number of people moving and manual handling activities in a simulated client environment.
For more detailed course content please click here.
'Calendar of workshops' - Dates for 2010
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Handling Difficult Situations |
Tuesday 16 March
Tuesday 20 April
Wednesday 12 May
Tuesday 8 June
Tuesday 20 July
Wednesday 11 August
Tuesday 7 September
Wednesday 13 October
Thursday 9 November
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Tuesday 30 March
Thursday 24 June
Tuesday 21 September
Wednesday 17 November
Transferring and moving people with physical disability
Wednesday 26 May
Wednesday 25 Aug
Thursday 21 October
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The following details apply to all workshops in the calendar;
Venue: ParaQuad Office
6 Holker St, Newington, NSW 2127
Timing: Workshops run from 10.00am to 4.00pm with breaks for morning tea and lunch
Cost: $185.00 per person. A discounted rate of $165 per person will be offered to organisations booking in four or more people for the same session at the same time.
To make a booking:
- Download booking form here and print
- Select preferred workshop from Calendar above
- Complete booking form
- Ensure you have read terms and conditions
- Fax completed form to ParaQuad on (02) 8741 5650
- Receipt of your fax will be confirmed by email. If your booking form has not been acknowledged within one week contact training@paraquad.org.au
- An invoice and confirmation letter will be forwarded upon confirmation and will need to be paid at least 5 days prior to training session.
- Information for participants will be emailed to booking contact person for distribution
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Presenters’ profile:
Our presenters are qualified and experienced in the relevant subject matter. They include spinal nurses, social workers, Occupational Therapists, and community educators.
Participants receive:
Learners guide, Certificate of attendance, Morning tea and lunch
For more information please contact the Training Team on (02) 8741 5662 or email training@paraquad.org.au
Comments taken from participant evaluations
‘The whole presentation was excellent. All topics covered were very informative. I learnt a great deal and am thankful as my clients will be.’
‘I found all the topics very useful. It was the best training I’ve had’
‘Both visual and auditory presentations were excellent. The presenters knew their material and communicated it well’
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