OPAN Talk to Us First
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OPAN Talk to Us First

Topic

Aged care advocacy

 

Content

What advocacy is and how to support older people and their families understand and exercise their rights

Depth

Basic

Target audience

General public, students, care workers, healthcare professionals

Time to complete

30-45 minutes

Authors

Older Persons Australia Network 

Comments

By completing the program, aged care workers can demonstrate they are working towards Aged Care Quality Standard 6: Feedback and Complaints.

OPAN is an established Australian advocacy group funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Talk to Us First has been designed to train the aged care workforce to ensure that the new Quality Standards surrounding advocacy are met, ensuring older people feel safe, encouraged, and supported to give feedback or make a complaint.

OPAN also offers two other courses:

Registration required

Yes

Payment required

No

Student support

Yes

Certificate

Yes after completing a short quiz and feedback form

Country of origin

Australia

Web Address

https://opan.org.au/education/education-for-professionals/education-programs/

 

Page updated 28 February 2024