Diploma in Aged Care & Community Support
Make a difference in the aged care community
Take a community support worker course to work towards a meaningful role in caregiving in a home or community setting. Learn solution-focused community support counselling techniques, understand ways seniors can adapt to change, and how to communicate around grief and loss effectively. Our aged care courses cover enablement approaches useful in a registered home care facility environment and examine ways you might help seniors retain their quality of life and successfully complete rehabilitation – study ways to care for the aged from home with The Career Academy. Enrol today to provide community support services for the aged.Or Call 01 437 8559
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THE COURSE REALLY SPARKED A HUGE CONNECTION WITH ME FOR FURTHERING PSYCHOLOGY WHICH I NEVER KNEW I HAD!
COURSE BENEFITS
- Understand common problems in aged care
- Use your new skills to help a wide range of people in a variety of contexts
- Learn skills towards a role as an aged care worker
- Understand how effective aged care can contribute to maintaining a healthy body
- Find out about workplace health and safety practices for senior care
- Develop an understanding of the legal and ethical frameworks carers work within
- Learn how to approach mobility & memory issues properly
COURSE CONTENTS
- Understanding an Ageing Population
- Lifestyle Changes
- Physical Changes
- Support Services
- Enablement Techniques
- Grief and Loss Counselling
- Debilitating and Terminal Illness
- Losing a Loved One
- Ethics and Interventions
- Learning Specific Skills
- Listening and Bonding
- Reflection
- Questioning
- Interview Techniques
- Changing Beliefs and Normalising
- Finding Solutions
- Ending the Counselling
- The Counselling Session
- Focusing on the Present
- Telephone Counselling
- Dealing with Crisis
- Problem Solving Techniques I – Aggression
- Problem Solving Techniques II – Depression
- Problem Solving Techniques III – Grief and Loss
- Problem Solving Techniques IV – Suicide
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy I: Freud, Erikson & Jung
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy II: Adler
- Humanistic / Existential Approaches I: Gestalt Therapy
- Humanistic / Existential Approaches II
- Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy
- Behavioural Therapy
- Solution-Focussed Counselling
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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- ICOES is an International Organisation that accredits credible and verifiable qualifications, so you can rest assured you’re completing a qualification that you can have faith in
- This internationally accredited certificate holds immense value, not only boosting market recognition but also serves as a prominent testament of accomplishments.
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Why The Career Academy?
We’re an internationally recognised online education provider, who partners with industry to deliver you the latest and most up to date content. We have over 15 years experience in online education and help change the lives of over 20,000 students every single year.
- Upskill and be awarded with a certificate of achievement to help you reach your potential & earn more.
- Flexible online learning so you can study whenever and wherever you want.
- Get free access to the career centre who will review and improve your CV to help you succeed.
- 83% of our graduates say our qualifications improved their ability to get a new job or promotion.
Receive unlimited tutor support
Our professional tutors at The Career Academy are industry experts who are passionate about helping students succeed. They’re committed to providing exceptional online course support and personal tutoring to help you succeed. Throughout your course, you’ll receive unlimited tutor support via phone and email.
Sarah Tottle is a trained business psychologist, and a member of the Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists & Clinical Hypnotherapists (ACCPH) association. Sarah is an international writer and her psychology research has been published in high profile magazines such as CEO magazine, World Economic Forum, and other business magazines. She is an organisational trainer, and has coached and counselled individuals and groups in both the public and third sector. She is currently completing her PhD.
“I started with The Career Academy in 2023, after graduating from Massey University with a bachelor’s degree in health science majoring in Psychology. I have a passion for helping others, which has seen me work in varying roles, including as a health care assistant, telehealth advisor and now in education, helping students to achieve their academic goals. The highlight of my role is getting to chat about psychology everyday with students!! Outside of work, you can find me hanging out with my horses, on an epic outdoor adventure or with my nose in a novel.’
The opportunity to support and guide students who share the same interest in Psychology since February 2023 is what I love about being a tutor at The Career Academy. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Psychology, and a minor in Social Sciences at the Auckland University of Technology. Whilst studying, I spent my time in customer service, and youth work in churches and the local community. I worked six years in the health industry alongside Speech Language Therapy in a brain injury rehabilitation in Auckland that piqued my interest in the direction of education. The more we understand psychology, the better equipped we are in an evolving world. I reside in Waikato, New Zealand with my husband, and I am his right-hand (wo)man when he works on renovations; we have two young children who keep me on my toes and I enjoy traveling throughout New Zealand and overseas, immersing myself in new environments – what doesn’t challenge you, won’t help you grow!
Be awarded with an industry recognised certificate
Upon successful completion of your course, you’ll be presented with a Professional Certificate by The Career Academy. This an industry recognised certificate which will go a long way to helping you get a new job or promotion. You’ll also be given access to our exclusive Career Centre and be eligible for a free CV Review.
The Career Centre
The Career Academy is committed to helping you on your pathway to success. We believe by utilising The Career Centre’s resources and connections, you’ll gain confidence and the networks you need to get a new job or promotion.
Once enrolled with us, you will get instant access to our Career Centre and benefit from:
- Access to CV Templates – freshen your current CV with one of our professional templates
- A free personalised CV review – we’ll review and provide feedback on your CV to ensure it stands out from the crowd
- Useful job tips and resources – we’ll outline a clear five step job success process for you to follow
- Help getting ready for interviews – will give you tips & tricks on how to succeed
KIRSTIN TAKES HER NEXT STEP, AND NOW HELPS OTHERS TAKE THEIRS
It was during the first COVID Lockdown that Kirstin started thinking seriously about what she wanted to do. Like all of us, she found herself with a lot of free time on her hands. But instead of spending the time sitting in front of the TV, she had a long hard think about her passions, talents, and life experience. Ultimately, she ended up asking the big question… What is my future going to look like? The answer? Helping others achieve their dreams. And the best way to achieve it was through life coaching.
“I wanted to help people on a deeper level. Help people accomplish their dreams, their goals”
she says. Kirstin knew where she wanted to be, but what she needed was a path to get there, and the solution presented itself in the form of The Career Academy.
After looking at a number of different study options, The Career Academy jumped out as the options for flexible online education meant that she could continue to work while learning. She enrolled in the Certificate in Life Coaching, as well as the Diploma in Psychology & Counselling, as the Online courses covered a wide range of topics including principles of life coaching, change management, ethics, counselling skills and techniques, and the fundamentals of setting up a life coaching business.
Very quickly, Kirstin realised she made the right choice. “I found the courses and the layout of the modules to be very good, and the tutor’s feedback was great.” she says, “and with being self-employed I could work easily around my studies as well.”
After finishing her Online course – Kirstin went on to found Take the Next Step, a life coaching business built on helping people embark on their own journeys of success and helping them navigate their way forward. “Whether it is going through a transitioning phase of life, finding a new career pathway, to dealing with relationships or relationship separation.”
She prioritises a calm, relaxed, and holistic approach when it comes to her practice, an approach drawing on her natural temperament and reinforced by her studies at The Career Academy.
As for the next steps, Kirstin is going to focus on building Take the Next Step and helping people find their way forwards in life, and hopes that someday soon it will be her full time job. Outside of that, she says that there might even be some more study on the cards for the future.
You can see all of the amazing things that Kirstin is achieving at Take the Next Step. If you would like to follow in her footsteps you can study the Certificate in Life Coaching which teaches you the fundamentals of life coaching and helping others achieve their own success.
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This course costs €799.00 or only €25 per week on a no-deposit, interest-free payment plan. Click here to get started now.
This course takes approximately 200 hours, and you’ll have up to 12 months to complete. Study in your own time, at your own pace. Most of The Career Academy courses are designed so that you do one module a week, but if life gets busy, you can apply for a course extension if you need more time.
Upon completing this course, you could obtain work as a Caregiver in the community or within an Aged Care Facility.
Contact a friendly student advisor on 01 437 8559 to learn about potential career outcomes and where our courses could take you. You’ll also receive a FREE CV review.
Your course is delivered through our online learning platform, which you can access from any web browser 24/7 to work whenever and wherever you want. You can also interact with your tutors and other students within the learning environment. Online learning allows you to make the best use of your time and puts all the necessary resources at your fingertips. There are no set course start dates; you can start whenever you are ready, and your tutors and student services will check in on your progress and help you every step of the way.
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Absolutely! You’ve got a 14-day cooling-off period (trial period) at the start of your course. Take that time to review all your learning material and get a feel for online learning. If you decide the course isn’t for you within the trial period, you’ll get a full money-back guarantee*.
A Diploma in Aged Care & Community Support is a fantastic way to work towards a career in this rewarding industry.
