Resources
Explore resources from a range of sources across the aged care sector - including government, research, academic and practice-based materials - curated by ARIIA to support evidence-informed practice and innovation.
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A practical guide to chronic conditions for Aboriginal health workers
This guide from the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW provides NSW Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) with guidance into various chronic conditions and how to provide support.
Workforce wellbeing guide
This guide from the University of Western Australia focuses on the role of self-reflection and self-care in safeguarding and promoting worker wellbeing. It includes practical activities and resources that can be used in a range of settings, by individual workers, supervisors or managers.
National guide to preventive healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This guide by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) for use in primary care by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, health practitioners and nurses.
Guidance material for Elder Care Support workers – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care assessment organisations
This guidance from the Department of Health and Aged Care draws out relevant excerpts from the My Aged Care Assessment Manual, to create a focused overview on the relevant changes for Elder Care Support workers.
Resources for aged care workers: New Aged Care Act
This document from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission provides an overview of resources and learning opportunities to help aged care workers understand changes in the new Aged Care Act, and how they affect them.
Working in aged care
This guide by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is for workers about the new Aged Care Act and contains resources to help undertake the role effectively.
Look after your brain: A guide to dementia for Aboriginal people
This guide by NSW Government is for Elders, family members and carers into how to look after your brain health to reduce the likelihood of dementia.
RACGP aged care clinical guide (Silver Book) 5th edition Part B: Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This section of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Silver Book details the main aspects of Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples health including areas doctors and health providers should consider.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers and health practitioners in primary health care: Guide for general practice
This guide by the National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker and practitioners provides information to support GP's and practice managers to understand the benefits of the roles of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait IslanderHealth Workers and Health Practitioners.
Enhancing mental health in residential aged care: a practice guide for clinicians
This practice guide for clinicians, developed by Swinburne University of Technology and Murray PHN, offers practical, innovative, and evidence-based recommendations, insights, strategies, and step-by-step protocols for adapting and delivering psychological treatments to overcome multiple barriers to care - telling people how to do things rather than just why they matter.