Buddy Programs

E-Learning: Self-Paced (approx 30-minutes) - this must be completed by 7 November

Online Live Training: Tuesday 21 November

Time:  11am to 12pm SA | 11.30am to 12.30pm VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS | 8.30am to 9.30am WA |10am to 11am NT | 10.30am to 11.30am QLD

Audience: Managers, People and Culture/Learning Development Staff in Aged or Disability services

Presenter: Preventing Harm Initiative

How successful are your buddy shifts? Do they set staff up to succeed?

This course will guide organisations to set up a program to use buddy shifts to successfully orientate care and support staff, improve the experience of the people they support, and retain staff

Part 1: e-Learning
Self-paced online module (approx 30 minutes)

• Understand the role and responsibility of staff who are buddies, including their scope of practice and role boundaries
• Be aware of health and safety risks and understand the importance of policies and procedures
• Orientate the new staff member to use a person’s care and support plan and documentation requirements
• Providing support, preparing for, and completing a buddy shift

Part 2: Instructor Led Training via Zoom

• Learn a step-by-step process for selecting and preparing staff to be buddies
• Gaining consent from people receiving services
• See how a buddy program can support and provide evidence of Quality Standard compliance
• Be able to evaluate buddy shifts to support continuous improvement

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Notification of cancellation or transfer of registration must be by email to enquiry@acia.asn.au. No refund is available for any cancellations received five working days or less prior to the start date, however a substitute delegate is welcome. Please notify ACIA of any substitution as soon as possible. No refund or transfer will be given for non-attendance.