Home support workers need to be alert to hazards and risks in their jobs and they need to know what to look for and how to report and record them, for their clients’ safety, their own safety and for ongoing best practice.
The DVD has 5 chapters and is interactive. At the end of Chapters 1 to 4, there is a short sequence that shows a number of hazards in different home care situations and asks workers to "spot the hazard and discuss the risk".
The final chapter repeats these scenarios and adds 3 new situations, again inviting the viewer to "spot the hazard and discuss the risk".
This DVD is an essential, simple interactive tool, which will support workers in their everyday work in a client's home.
Project developed by Fran Haarsma Productions and funded under the Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) Program by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
- Introduction
- Reporting and recording
- Incident reports
- Summing up
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Spot the hazard, discuss the risk
- the bathroom
- the laundry
- the backyard
- in front of the house
- the kitchen
- the living room
- the bedroom.
Community Services Training Package
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Individual Client Support Certificate III
- Home and Community Care
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Individual Client Support Certificates III & IV
- Disability
For example, use for competencies:
CHCOHS312A Follow safety procedures for direct care work
CHCHC311A Work effectively in home and community care
CHCDIS301A Work effectively with people with a disability
CHCICS301A Provide support to meet personal care needs
CHCAC317A Support older people to maintain their independence
Communicate and Connect
Healthy Bodies
Hazards and Risks
Duty of Care
Reading, Reporting, Recording
Provide Assistance with Medication in Residential Aged Care
How You Can Assist Your Client With Self Medication
Just Like You
Safe Food
Safe Houses
It All Adds Up
Write With Care
Get Stronger, Live Longer
Respite Helps You Find the Balance
Balance the Care
Time For You