Professional Boundaries and Ethics in Aged Care

Aligns to the Final draft strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards (November 2023):

Standard 1 – The person, covering outcomes 1.1 – 1.4

Standard 3 – The care and services, covering outcome 3.2

Webinar overview:

This 1.5 hour webinar is designed to support the frontline aged care workforce delivering care in both residential and home and community settings.  The webinar includes information about professional boundaries, professional behaviours, and the role of ethical decision-making in guiding everyday care. There will be an opportunity for a Q & A session at the end.  

Who should attend: 

This webinar is ideal for the frontline aged care workforce delivering care in both residential and home care and community settings.    

Outcomes of this webinar:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of professional boundaries and working within scope of role
  • Identify the impact of the home as the workplace
  • Understand what constitutes professional behaviour
  • Clarify the difference between ‘friend’ and ‘friendly’
  • Understand the role of ethics in aged care
  • Recognise and mitigate unconscious bias
  • Apply ethical decision-making strategies and safeguard vulnerable older people

About the facilitator:

Bernadette Durrell has direct industry experience, including being a Village Manager of 145-unit village. She has held training and lecturing roles with Alzheimer’s Australia and TAFE delivering the Diploma of Nursing and Certificate IV in Preparation for Nursing], worked as a Regional Manager for Silver Chain [WA], a Director of Nursing and holds a Bachelor of Science [Nursing] and Masters of Business Leadership. She has mentored nursing and radiography students for Curtin University [Perth] and is a Credentialled Practitioner of Coaching and member of the International Coaching Federation.

Bernadette Durrell

Date:  4  November 2024

Time: 2-3:30pm AEDT

Cost:

ACCPA Member: $99.00 Inc GST each

Non Member: $140.00 Inc GST each

Date:  11 March 2025

Time: 2-3:30pm AEDT

Cost:

ACCPA Member: $99.00 Inc GST each  

Non Member: $140.00 Inc GST each

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Payment Terms

It is a condition of registration that participants pay full payment at the time of booking via credit card or by invoicing by prior arrangement. 

All payments must be finalised prior to commencement. Registrants who have outstanding payments will not be able to participate. Upon registration, a Tax Invoice will be emailed to the person making the booking.