Ready to Listen - Leadership Course
The #ReadyToListen project aims to build the skills and capacity of aged care service providers to better respond to and prevent the sexual assault. The project includes a 12-month Leadership Course, coaching residential aged care service providers through the practical steps involved in educating their colleagues and improving services.
The Leadership Course will be piloted from July 2021 and details of the course, and the process for Expressions of Interest will be outlined below.
The #ReadyToListen project has been funded by the Department of Health and is being delivered by the Older Person's Advocacy Network, in partnership with Celebrate Ageing and the Older Women's Network, New South Wales. The Project Coordinator, Dr Catherine Barrett, is the Director of Celebrate Ageing and long term advocate for prevention of the sexual assault of older women.
The Leadership Course will be piloted from July 2021 and details of the course, and the process for Expressions of Interest will be outlined below.
The #ReadyToListen project has been funded by the Department of Health and is being delivered by the Older Person's Advocacy Network, in partnership with Celebrate Ageing and the Older Women's Network, New South Wales. The Project Coordinator, Dr Catherine Barrett, is the Director of Celebrate Ageing and long term advocate for prevention of the sexual assault of older women.
Course outline
The #ReadyToListen Leadership Course has been developed for residential aged care service providers (from a broad range of services) who would like support to improve responses to and prevent sexual assault in their workplace or amoungst their peers. The course recognises the complex nature of change and offers 12 month mentoring and support with Dr Catherine Barrett, a national expert in preventing the sexual assault of older women. Over a 12 month period, course participants will be supported undertake a number of critical activities including the following:
Templates for each of the above steps will be provided - and the course will be adapted to the learning needs of each participating service.
- Identify the education or information needs of your service
- Tailor a Leaders kit of education to the needs of your service
- Develop any resources that may be useful to your service
- Deliver (with assistance, if required) presentation-style education to some or all of: your organisation, your national body, partner organisations, residential aged care service
- Facilitate communication of the program within your organisation (with assistance)
- Facilitate the inclusion of the education into your organisation’s staff development strategy
- Reassess staff education needs in your service.
Templates for each of the above steps will be provided - and the course will be adapted to the learning needs of each participating service.
Expressions of Interest - By 23rd July 2021
We are calling for Expression of Interest from a broad range of service providers including: residential aged care, dementia services, elder abuse services, social workers and medical (Geriatrician or GP). Please contact Dr Catherine Barrett using the details below for more information if you are able to meet the following:
- Participate in the 7 steps outlined above
- Dedicate around an hour a week to the Course
- Share your leadership experiences with other aged care services.
- For EOI template click here
Contact
Dr Catherine Barrett 0429582237 or email: director@celebrateageing.com
Project partners
The #ReadyToListen project has been funded by the Department of Health and is being delivered by the Older Person's Advocacy Network, in partnership with Celebrate Ageing and the Older Women's Network, New South Wales. The Project Coordinator, Dr Catherine Barrett, is the Director of Celebrate Ageing and long term advocate for prevention of the sexual assault of older women.
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