Elder Abuse for HCA’s – HIQA Standard هذه الدورة تدرس باللغة الإنجليزية

تفاصيل الدورة

The course is delivered in house in our dedicated training unit and is delivered using HSE Guidelines (Recognising & Responding to Elder Abuse in Care Settings) and is in line with Section 2 – Standard 8 ‘The Protection Standard’ of the ‘National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland,’ as published by HIQA.

The training programme is designed to:

• Increase knowledge and understanding of what elder abuse is
• Help staff identify care practices that might lead to or contribute to elder abuse
• Help staff recognise elder abuse
• Explain the actions that need to be taken if it is suspected that elder abuse is taking place
• Recognise discrimination.

Who should attend this course?

All staff who work in direct care services.

Topics covered include:

• Module 1: What is Elder Abuse
• Module 2: Types of Abuse
• Module 3: Physical Abuse
• Module 4: Psychological Abuse
• Module 5: Financial Abuse
• Module 6: Sexual Abuse
• Module 7: Abuse by Neglect and Acts of Omission
• Module 8: Abuse by Discrimination
• Module 9: Institutional Abuse
• Module 10: Managing Disclosure.