Join us for a day to connect and shine a spotlight on diversity in aged care.

If you work in CHSP-funded aged care, this is a wonderful opportunity for you and your team to connect with your sector colleagues and focus on strengthening your organisation's diversity practice.

The program has been developed in consultation with CHSP-funded providers.

The Program

Why Diversity is Important

with the Department of Health and Aged Care

An update from the Department about why considering diversity is important for CHSP providers – now and into the future.

Why Valuing Diversity is Important to Your Business

with Pauline Crameri, Val's LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care

This session will outline key social, quality and business benefits of keeping diversity in the spotlight. It aims to enhance your service planning and delivery by exploring:

Supporting diversity in a time of change – why it’s more important than ever
When we’re talking about diversity – what and who do we mean?
The delivery of high-quality care and the one-size-fits-all approach
Key benefits of keeping diversity in the spotlight
Planning, actions and achievements
Who and what’s available to help.

Intersectionality in Aged Care

with Budi Sudarto, Ananda Training & Consulting

In this session, Budi will unpack the concept of intersectionality and how it relates to the Aged Care Diversity Framework. The session will guide participants to think beyond diversity and start using an intersectional lens to provide safe, respectful, inclusive services.

The emphasis of the session is on practical applications and solutions to barriers faced by aged care providers.

Towards Specialisation – a Specialisation Verification Framework Toolkit

with Lisa Dean, Eastern Sector Development Team

This session connects you with invaluable resources that will assist you in understanding the Specialisation Verification Framework and applying for verification.

The Specialisation Verification Framework helps you demonstrate to older people that your organisation delivers inclusive services for people who identify with one or more of the special needs groups listed in the Aged Care Act 1997.

These groups include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTI and people from culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The Framework supports you to develop your inclusive services and communicate them to older people.

Verification will be necessary when you’re ready to promote your services on My Aged Care as the best fit for people who identify with special needs groups.

This verification could be the difference between why an older person, their family and carers choose your service over another provider.

Achieving Specialisation Verification

with Adam Demirtel, Merri Health

In this session, Adam will take you through Merri Health’s experiences applying for Specialisation Verification. Expect realistic and practical advice.

Applying a Wellness & Diversity Lens to the Aged Care Standards

with Dale Park, Diversity Training and Consulting

This session supports you to better understand the importance of applying a wellness and diversity lens to the new strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.

Using a strengths-based approach, you will consider what your organisation needs to enhance to deliver inclusive, person-centred services and meet the requirements of the strengthened Quality Standards.

We will use new resources that highlight good diversity and wellness practice aligned to the requirements of the Quality Standards.

This practical session is a great opportunity for CHSP-funded providers to reflect on their current practice, what’s working well and what they can improve.

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Panel discussion with local CHSP providers

Tabletop discussions

Lunch and refreshments provided.

Who’s it for

If you work in CHSP-funded aged care, this is a wonderful opportunity for you & your team to connect with your sector colleagues & hear how you can strengthen your organisation's diversity practice.

Presented by

The SSD Connect Alliance in partnership with COTA Queensland.

Cost

This event is provided at no cost to CHSP-funded aged care providers.

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