WORKSHOP FEE
$125 per participant
From this non-accredited workshop, participants will receive a Certificate of Participation identifying the required competency in Manual Handling Skills. The session is designed to educate people on the correct way to complete manual handling tasks according to industry standards that prevent injury to both the carer and client.
Participants will get real, hands-on experience using equipment, including: mechanical hoists, wheelchairs, and a range of mobility and transfer aids.
DURATION
5hr in-person
OUTCOME
Certificate of Participation
valid as proof of competency
Session Topics
- Freestyle techniques with manual handling, transfers and repositioning
- Correct position and working height, back care principles
- Correct and safe use of mechanical hoists
– Sling Hoist and standing Hoist
- Safety features of mechanical hoist
- Correct and safe use of Slide Sheets
- Assessing risk involving transfers and repositioning
- Referring to individual care plans with transfers and repositioning
- Selecting the appropriate equipment for the task
- Hand washing and Infection control
- Maintenance, cleaning and storing of equipment
- Perform and complete the transfer and or reposition safely and follow the organisation policy and procedures
- Wheelchair transfers
- Wheelchair storage into car safely
- Correct position and working height, back care principles
- Correct and safe use of mechanical hoists
– Sling Hoist and standing Hoist
- Safety features of mechanical hoist
- Correct and safe use of Slide Sheets
- Assessing risk involving transfers and repositioning
- Referring to individual care plans with transfers and repositioning
- Selecting the appropriate equipment for the task
- Hand washing and Infection control
- Maintenance, cleaning and storing of equipment
- Perform and complete the transfer and or reposition safely and follow the organisation policy and procedures
- Wheelchair transfers
- Wheelchair storage into car safely
If you're training as a group or organisation, we offer custom packages.
These packages consider who you are, how many people in your group and flexibility of schedules. We know getting everyone in the room at the same time is often difficult if not impossible for many organisations, so we offer running starts that suits the different schedules of your people.
Contact us for your own customised package.
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People want more than a concept or just a sit-down classroom experience, they want to be with professionals who have practised it personally and who are able to impart knowledge according to the individual’s learning and lifestyle needs. That's why at RealCare you'll have personal contact industry experienced experts to not only train you, but we available for questions and hands-on engagement.
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