Cultural Diversity in Ageing Interactive Webinar Series 2023-24
The online Cultural Diversity in Ageing Interactive Webinar Series 2023-24 aims to engage staff working within the aged care sector in Australia with skills and knowledge to work effectively with diverse older people, their families, carers and advocates.
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The online Cultural Diversity in Ageing Interactive Webinar Series 2023-24 involves a range of topics relevant to culturally inclusive care and practice, and is designed in response to topics requested from staff working in the aged care sector in Australia.
On this page, you can read about and register for webinars from the Cultural Diversity in Ageing Interactive Webinar Series 2023-24.
You can also visit the 2022-23 Diversity Webinar Series (July 2022-Jun 2023), 2022 Diversity Webinar Series (Jan to Jun 2023) and 2021 Diversity Webinar Series pages for recordings and slides from past presentations.
All webinars can be counted as time spent relating to Continuing Professional Development for nurses to meet the CPD registration standard.
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Culturally Appropriate Care for Seniors in Regional Areas
Facilitators
Nikolaus Rittinghausen
Manager, Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing
Nikolaus Rittinghausen is the Manager, Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing. He has significant experience in project management, multicultural affairs, aged care, policy advocacy, social cohesion and community engagement. He held Senior Advisor, Senior Policy Officer and Project Coordinator roles. He provided Secretariat support to Policy Committees in the area of multicultural aged care, consulted across Australia on access issues of seniors from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to aged care services, and was the editor of the multicultural aged care magazine, Golden Years.
Date: Tuesday 25 July 2023
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: All staff working in aged care
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar will outline the findings of the regional consultations that the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing conducted in four regional towns in Victoria in 2023 in partnership with the National Ageing Research Institute and the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria.
It will highlight the service gaps found in the consultations as they relate to culturally appropriate care for seniors living in regional and rural communities. The webinar will also provide a good practice example of culturally appropriate care from Geelong in regional Victoria. Cultura will talk about its extensive on-site and local program of individual and group activities which is responsive to the cultural preferences, worship choices, and general interests of their residents and consumers.
This webinar has concluded.
Accessing Diverse Media
Facilitators
Frank Mathisen
Community Manager at SBS Radio
Frank Mathisen engages with Australia's multicultural communities across 63 different languages as the Community Manager at SBS Radio.
Date: Tuesday 29 August 2023
Time: 2pm to 3:00pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: All staff working in aged care
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar will highlight the ways in which culturally and linguistically diverse seniors can access media in their preferred language, including offerings from SBS audio, podcasts, and TV channels. The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing will also present its Accessing Diverse Media practice guide and other Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care program initiatives relating to diverse media options for seniors.
This webinar has concluded. Date: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: Leaders in the aged care sector
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar will focus on building the capacity of aged care organisations and to better support people from diverse backgrounds who are working in the aged care industry. It will highlight research findings and also a good practice example from Uniting NSW.ACT in supporting a culturally diverse workforce.
This webinar has concluded.
Supporting a Culturally Diverse Workforce
Facilitators
Irene Blackberry
Director, Care Economy Research Institute, La Trobe University
Professor Irene Blackberry is the John Richards Chair and Director of the Care Economy Research Institute at La Trobe University. She has over 20 years of research experience across the care economy in Australia and abroad, predominantly in healthcare, aged care and informal care sectors. Her research examines access to care and models of care that are innovative, effective and sustainable, building skills in individuals and greater capacity of the whole-of-community to support people from diverse backgrounds and rural communities. Most recently she focuses on addressing care crisis by breaking down the siloing of care sectors. She is the leading force behind Australian’s Care Economy research including developing industry-led research partnership program on Care Economy, establishing the Care Economy Collaborative Network and becoming the Inaugural Director of Australia’s first Care Economy Research Institute.
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2023
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: Leaders in the aged care sector
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar will focus on building the capacity of aged care organisations to better support people from diverse backgrounds who are working in the aged care industry. It will highlight research findings and also a good practice example from Uniting NSW.ACT in supporting a culturally diverse workforce.
This webinar has concluded.
Inclusive Service Provision through an Intersectional Approach
Facilitators
Budi Sudarto
Director, Ananda Training & Consultancy
Budi is the founder and director of Ananda Training & Consultancy, a boutique agency specialising in intersectionality, equity, and justice. Budi has an extensive knowledge in intersectionality, gender, and race relations, and has continued to use their lived and living experiences to advocate for meaningful and sustainable change based on human rights and social justice principles. Budi has worked with several organisations, including the University of New England, RMIT University, Berry Street, and City of Hume, to advance their knowledge, policies, and strategies to be intersectional. They are a contributing author of a book, Living and Loving in Diversity, as well as a co-author of several journal articles that explore the intersections between ethnicity, faith, and LGBTIQA+ identities.
Date: Tuesday 31 October 2023
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: Leaders in the aged care sector
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar provides insights into what aged care organisations need to consider when delivering inclusive care for people from diverse backgrounds. The webinar will touch upon the special needs groups of the Aged Care Diversity Framework and how diversity characteristics overlap and intersect. The importance of intersectionality will be highlighted in providing holistic care for seniors. Umbrella Multicultural Community Care Services will also showcase the Rainbow Migrant Project.
This webinar has concluded.
Cross-Cultural Communication in an Aged Care Setting
Facilitators
Lily Xiao
Matthew Flinders Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
Professor Lily Xiao is an internationally recognised dementia caregiving researcher. She holds a Matthew Flinders Professor award at Flinders University. She is the Fellow of Australian College of Nursing and serves on the Health Ageing Faculty. Professor Xiao is a key contributor to the World Health organization (WHO) iSupport for Dementia program, an online psychoeducation program for informal carers of people living with dementia. Professor Xiao’s research field includes dementia care, cross-cultural care, workforce development in aged care and chronic disease management for older people.
Date: Tuesday 28 November 2023
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: All staff working in aged care
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar will provide an overview of cross-cultural communication in an aged care setting. It will touch upon the Cross-Cultural Care Program for Aged Care Staff developed by Flinders University, a program which aims to support staff in residential aged care homes to provide high-quality cross-cultural care for residents and to improve team cohesion.
This webinar has concluded.
Developing a Culturally, Linguistically & Spiritually Appropriate Care Plan
Facilitators
Karin Blavo
Lifestyle Manager, Belvedere Aged Care
Karin has over 40 years of lifestyle and occupational therapy expertise, training and education across Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia's health, aged care and wellbeing sector. Karin places individualised care at the centre of her work and focuses strongly on inclusive practice to enhance quality service delivery to all residents. Karin's values of creating an inclusive workplace and residence is demonstrated in her influence across all levels of the workforce to engage and implement cultural awareness practice and inclusive service standards across governance and systems at Belvedere Aged Care.
Date: Tuesday 27 February 2024
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: All staff working in aged care
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar will cover the development of a Culturally, Linguistically and Spiritually Appropriate Care Plan. This co-design initiative has been implemented as part of a partnership between The Centre for Cultural Diversity and Ageing and the Belvedere Aged Care lifestyle team and residents. A Culturally, Linguistically, and Spiritually Appropriate Care Plan is an effective and culturally sensitive way of capturing a care recipient’s specific cultural, linguistic, and spiritual needs.
This webinar has concluded.
Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Older Women at Risk of Homelessness
Facilitators
Fiona York
Executive Officer, Housing for the Aged Action Group
Fiona has been working with older people for almost 20 years in a variety of roles within the community sector, including in elder abuse, community aged care, cultural diversity and most recently, in housing. She has post-graduate qualifications in Community Development, Ethics and Legal Studies and brings a social justice perspective to all aspects of her work. She has worked with Housing for the Aged Action Group since 2016, and has been in the Executive Officer role since May 2018, leading the organisations strong commitment to diversity and advocacy for older people in housing stress.
Date: Tuesday 26 March 2024
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: All staff working in aged care
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar will provide an overview on what The Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) has found in working with older women and how organisations have supported older culturally and linguistically diverse women at risk of homelessness, including the Ageing on the Edge project and a case study from Uniting NSW.ACT.
This webinar has concluded.
Navigation Programs Supporting Culturally Diverse Seniors to Access Aged Care Services
Facilitators
Sinisha Krstov
Manager, Access and Enagagement, Australian Multicultural Community Services
Sinisha Krstov is a multilingual person with a strong educational background in conflict resolution, social science and community services. His passion is innovation and technology and he strives to deliver support at the highest standard possible. He works continuously towards empowering the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities and individuals to maximise their full potential.
Date: Tuesday 30 April 2024
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: All staff working in aged care
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar covers the national care finder program and Specialised Support Services (Victorian Access and Support program) which help seniors from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to access and navigate aged care services. Due to digital literacy, health literacy, cultural, and linguistic additional support needs, seniors may require targeted support. Good practice examples will be shared from the Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra, who will discuss the care finder program and their recent work. Another example will be shared from Australian Multicultural Community Services, illustrating how the organisation has successfully assisted seniors from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds through Specialised Support Services. The webinar aims to help aged care organisations improve their understanding of navigation support services for diverse seniors.
This webinar has concluded.
Culturally Inclusive Recreation and Social Support Program Activities
Facilitators
Sylvia Wan
Senior Manager, Aged Care Services, Carer Support and Settlement Services, Southern and Migrant Refugee Centre
Sylvia Wan is a Senior Manager at the Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre and has worked in aged care for over 23 years, both in multicultural and mainstream not-for profit organisations. She completed her Degree in Creative Arts Therapy and holds a Master’s in Leadership and has extensive knowledge and experience in establishing social support and health programs for Culturally And Linguistic Diverse communities. Throughout her career with the Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre, she has established over 25 social support programs, servicing 26 different ethnicities in Melbourne Southeast and has also been instrumental in establishing Consumer Advisory Groups for aged care.
Date: Tuesday 28 May 2024
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: All staff working in aged care
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar will provide an overview of Social Support program activities funded through the Commonwealth Home Support Program. The Social Support program assists individuals in maintaining and enhancing their independence and connection to the community. Activities reflect participants' interests and focus on maintaining daily living skills, as well as meeting people’s physical, emotional, social, and cultural support needs. The Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre will present on their multicultural and culturally inclusive Social Support program activities. The Eastern Sector Development Team will provide an overview of their help sheet resources for creating culturally inclusive social support groups. Overall, the webinar aims to increase the knowledge of aged care organisations to develop and deliver culturally inclusive social support activities.
This webinar has concluded.
Overcoming Social Isolation Among Culturally Diverse Seniors
Facilitators
Medha Gunawardana
Manager, Community Strengthening, Australian Multicultural Community Services
Dr. Medha Gunawardana, (PhD) is the Manager of Community Strengthening at Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS). She is a current Board member of the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV), and serves as chair of ECCV’s Positive Ageing and Aged Care Policy Advisory Committee. Medha is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all Australians, including newly emerging communities.
Date: Monday 24 June 2024
Time: 2pm to 3pm (Melbourne time)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Intended Audience: All staff working in aged care
Outline of the Webinar:
This webinar will provide an overview of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme and the program activities that the Australian Nursing Home Foundation is delivering to support socially isolated, diverse aged care recipients, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
The webinar will also cover a culturally inclusive digital literacy program by the Australian Multicultural Community Services, aimed at assisting seniors from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to stay connected through digital technology. It will provide aged care providers with ideas and suggestions to enhance social and cultural connections and wellbeing among care recipients.
This webinar has concluded.