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Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing Newsletter
Issue No. 46 / April 2022 |
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This webinar unpacks culturally diverse perspectives on end of life care and approaches to death and dying amongst diverse communities. It features case studies from the PICAC Alliance with perspectives from peak bodies exploring the confluence between cultural sensitivity and end of life care.
Wednesday 20th April 2022
Time: 2pm to 3.30pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Zoom
Register here |
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| Upcoming Diversity Webinar Series for 2022 |
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| Diversity Communities of Practice |
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We are pleased to announce that we are continuing to deliver the Diversity Communities of Practice series for 2022.
Join us on Tuesday 10th May 2pm to 4pm (Melbourne time)
For more information and to sign up visit our website |
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| Training and Peer Learning Opportunities from the Sector |
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Multicultural Aged Care (MAC) has a range of training sessions and webinars coming up.
Please contact MAC team on 08 8241 9900 or access their website for more info on the training schedule.
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The Culturally Responsive Practice with Older People in Health and Aged Care course, a program by the Migrant and Refugee Health Partnership, is designed to complement the skills and capabilities of clinicians and health practitioners working in aged care with the knowledge to provide culturally responsive care to older people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. |
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| Sharing Good Practice from the Sector |
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''10 Questions to ask'' is part of a series written by nurses, doctors and experts with experience in aged care. The leaflet series aims to make the journey into residential aged care easier for consumers.
The leaflets can be downloaded here |
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Research is currently being conducted by the LOTE Agency as part of a project being undertaken for the Australian Government Department of Health under the Budget measure: Better Connecting with Diverse Audiences.
The research encourages aged care providers to complete a survey designed to help understand issues they face in meeting the communication needs of aged care recipients.
Learn more |
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Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS) are seeking volunteers to help seniors in the community with basic technology. AMCS provides free training and ongoing support alongside helpful resource guides and certificates to acknowledge training completion.
Volunteers will also receive a $50 voucher for their contribution.
Learn more |
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Each year the Multicultural Advisory Service puts together a multicultural calendar in partnership with Diversicare and the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland for distribution to service providers. The calendar also includes significant days such as Harmony day and religious and cultural festivals.
Find the calendar here |
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Ten Steps to Developing a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan in Aged Care
The Centre has launched its new practice guide which aims to support you to think about a step by step approach to creating and implementing a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion plan within your aged care service. The ten-step approach acts as a guide to navigate a complex yet important task aimed at achieving greater choice and control for consumers regarding their care.
Learn more |
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Communication Cards and Aged Care Signage
We are pleased to announce that we have introduced two more languages to our collection of cards and signs: Hakha Chin and Dzongkha.
We now have a total of 66 languages free to download from our website.
Find them here |
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We thank you for subscribing and we invite you to share your ideas and developments so that together we can improve the quality of life for older Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Please submit your initiatives, projects, resources and upcoming events. We would love to hear from you.
Email us at: info@culturaldiversity.com.au |
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The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing is funded through the Department of Health, Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) program and supported by Benetas.
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