Understand dementia, its progression, and person-centred care strategies for people living with dementia under the NDIS framework.
Comprehensive overview of ELC organisational policies, NDIS Code of Conduct, worker obligations, and workplace procedures.
Safe manual handling techniques, risk assessment, and use of assistive equipment when supporting people with mobility needs.
Standard precautions, hand hygiene, PPE use, and infection prevention protocols aligned with NDIS and health authority guidelines.
Safe administration of oral and topical medications, documentation requirements, and recognising adverse reactions for support workers.
Recognising, reporting, and preventing abuse, neglect, and exploitation of NDIS participants. Mandatory reporter obligations.
Basic first aid principles, emergency response procedures, CPR, and managing common medical emergencies in disability support settings.
Understanding mental health conditions, trauma-informed care, de-escalation strategies, and supporting participants with psychosocial disabilities.
Safe management of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding, tube care, complication recognition, and documentation requirements.
Urinary catheter care, hygiene, complication recognition (UTI, blockage, bypassing), and documentation for support workers.
Bowel care protocols, digital rectal examination awareness, suppository and enema administration, and complication recognition.
Recognising seizure types, safe management during and after a seizure, rescue medication administration, and when to call emergency services.
Understanding dysphagia, IDDSI texture modification levels, safe feeding techniques, and recognising aspiration risk.
Advanced medication management for SIL settings, including controlled drugs, PRN protocols, medication reviews, and high-risk medication monitoring.
Understanding behaviour as communication, PBS frameworks, restrictive practice reduction, and implementing behaviour support plans.
Understanding ASD, sensory processing, communication strategies, and supporting autistic participants to achieve their NDIS goals.
Understanding & Applying Policy 2.1 — Individual Values and Beliefs. Covers cultural intake requirements, support worker obligations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural principles, and escalation procedures for values-based safety concerns.
Safe Food Handling · Preventing Illness · NDIS Compliant Care
Understanding, responding to, and reporting behaviours of concern — safely and with dignity
Understanding diabetes management for NDIS participants, including blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration, hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia recognition, dietary considerations, and emergency response.
Providing compassionate end-of-life care for NDIS participants, including recognising signs of dying, palliative care principles, communication with families, cultural considerations, and supporting staff through grief.
Providing dignified and person-centred personal care for NDIS participants, including bathing, grooming, oral hygiene, continence care, skin integrity monitoring, and maintaining privacy and dignity throughout.
Accurate measurement and interpretation of vital signs for NDIS participants, including temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation. Recognising abnormal values and escalation pathways.
Supporting participants who require mechanical ventilation or respiratory assistance, including tracheostomy care, non-invasive ventilation (NIV/CPAP/BiPAP), suctioning, circuit management, alarm recognition, and emergency response.
How to use the ECP (Electronic Care Planning) system for documenting participant care, recording shift notes, completing incident reports, managing medication records, and maintaining NDIS compliance documentation.
Keeping workers safe, protecting participants, and following ELC policy. Covers WHS obligations, hazard identification, infection control policy, and emergency procedures.