Upcoming Education and Training Opportunities:

Dementia Training:

A Positive Approach to Care

Our training and dementia support services adopt well know Occupational Therapist and Dementia Guru Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care.

We are one of only a few Australia providers to be credentialled to teach Teepa’s Positive Approach to Care.

We can provide our Positive Approach Dementia Training to everyone - at home carers, clinical staff or non clinical staff.

We currently provide training options for:

  • Onsite or online group training for Health, Aged Care and Community Care teams

  • One on one onsite training for personal care workers

  • Onsite or online training for carers and family / friends of people living with dementia

  • Online training options - Click HERE

For more information on our Dementia training programs click HERE.

We are able to tailor and deliver programs to suit the needs of your workforce. To see the full range of training and education opportunities that we are able to provide check out our Training and Education Overview HERE.

New Aged Care Standards - 2025

Are you ready for the new Aged Care Standards coming in effect 1 July 2025? We have reviewed the new changes and have developed a range of training opportunities to support your teams to THRIVE with the new strengthened standards - in both Residential Aged Care and Home Care:

All training opportunities can be delivered for your teams onsite or online. Email kate@thriveaged.com.au to enquire.

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Upcoming Events

Dementia Masterclass: A focus on communication

Are you looking for dementia training that actually improves client outcomes? Being able to communicate effectively with people living with dementia, to engage, connect and meet their needs ( and yours) is a skill.

As of 1 July, aligned with the Strengthened Aged Care Standards (3.2.9) Aged Care providers will be expected to support aged care workers to:

  • understand the way different individuals communicate, including individuals living with dementia or have difficulty communicating

  • communicate effectively with different individuals, both verbally and non-verbally.

Our online masterclass will equip participants with new evidenced based skills and techniques to improve the way you approach and communicate with people living with dementia - for better connection and engagement. Participants will:

  • Learn to adapt your approach to minimise agitation and responsive behaviours

  • Understanding brain and sensory changes for people living with dementia and how you can provide support to meet these changes

  • Understand how to adapt your approach for different situations, and for people at different dementia stages and when people may be under stress

  • This masterclass is underpinned by Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Dementia Care, and facilitated by certified trainers

  • This Masterclass is designed for anyone (clinical and non clinical) supporting people living with dementia in Residential Aged Care, Healthcare or in the Community

Cost: $237 (excl GST)

Read more about the Masterclass HERE

Register HERE

Please email kate@thriveaged.com.au to register via invoice

Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices in Aged Care: For Aged Care Leaders

Join us for our masterclass for aged care leaders. Unpack the Strengthened Aged Quality Standards to understand how to implement trauma informed and healing aware practices at your organisation:

  • An overview of trauma

  • Key principles of Trauma Informed Care (TIC)

  • Practical steps and considerations for how to implement TIC practices

  • Workforce considerations

  • Starting small and creating a plan to embed TIC into your organisational culture

Cost: $149 (excl GST)

Register HERE

Read more about the Masterclass HERE

Please email kate@thriveaged.com.au to register via invoice or to discuss corporate discounts for 5 or more participants

From Frailty to Function: Empowering Through Reablement

Join us for our online masterclass and unpack the Strengthened Aged Quality Standards to understand more about frailty and reablement and what it means for your clients in aged care:

  • What is frailty? Why you need to be aware of it.

  • Assessments: What to consider when selecting frailty assessment and when to assess

  • Reablement: understanding reablement and how all roles in aged care can support this.

  • Practical tips to implement everyday to build function

  • PLUS FREE BONUS SESSION - How to adapt the environment to maxmise function

Cost: $237 (excl GST)

Read more about the Masterclass HERE

Register HERE

Please email kate@thriveaged.com.au to register via invoice or to discuss corporate discounts for 5 or more participants

Trauma aware & Healing informed:

For Aged Care workers

Join us for our ONLINE masterclass and unpack the Strengthened Aged Quality Standards to understand more about trauma aware care and what it means for you and your clients in aged care:

  • What is trauma? How does it impact people?

  • What is trauma aware care?

  • How can I adapt my practice to be trauma aware and healing informed?

  • Cultural considerations and considerations for people living with dementia

  • Practical strategies to build you trauma aware and healing informed toolbox

Cost: $237 (excl GST)

Register HERE

Read more about the Masterclass HERE

Please email kate@thriveaged.com.au to register via invoice or to discuss corporate discounts for 5 or more participants

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    Cognition Workshop

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    Mental Health Workshop

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    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Went beyond my expectation for the day. Excellent presentation. Easy to understand and very practical. Able to take away new information and learning. Great snacks. Healthy options

    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Thank you Anita and the Thrive team for the fantasic presentation. As a junior OT with acute hospital experience, I look forward to utilising my new skills in practise. The presentation has really boosted my confidence and ability. Thank you so much!

    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Today’s workshop was inspiring. I felt privileged to have such a knowledgeable and experience presenter who was inclusive and so interesting to listen to. The information and handouts will provide a great impetus to improve services and timely assessment for our community.

    Cognition Workshop Participant

  • Very informative and practical workshop on cog impairment. Excellently delivered with the intention to equip and empower learners to be advocates to their clients

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  • Thank you for the PD session today and sharing your resources. The session was very informative.

    Mental Health Workshop - Dementia Australia Facilitator

  • We all felt it was excellent, especially learning about how symptoms of depression, bipolar or schizophrenia can present as symptoms of dementia. Very very interesting.

    Mental Health Workshop Participant

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    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant

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    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant

  • Excellent presentation. Good content for new coordinators and timely refresher for the experienced. Something for everyone, especially our residents.

    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant

  • I felt so motivated and was very engaged with the information

    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant

  • I found this webinar to be extremely informative and it was a wonderful opportunity to experience other points of view from other Lifestyle Coordinators, I am looking at implementing some changes on how we run our activities as this inspired me to empower our residents each day with how we work together as a big team.

    ACHE Recreation Webinar Participant