Dysphagia Support
DSC On-Demand Learning
$265 / yr. Cancel Anytime.
Includes this lesson and a huge, always-updated library of 140 NDIS topics.
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$55
Course Overview
Understand how to assist people with swallowing difficulties, including safe food textures, mealtime plans and responding to choking or aspiration.
Why take this course?
Food is something we all have in common. But for people with dysphagia, mealtime can come with additional risks. As a support worker you need to have the knowledge and skills to support participants safely including understanding how to identify and respond to early signs and symptoms of dysphagia and how to support people to have safe and enjoyable meals.This eLearning gives you the knowledge on how to assist people living with dysphagia. We’ll explore things like safe ingestion of food and drink, texture-modified diets and the appropriate action if a person is choking.
This online course has been created with expert training content from Premium Health and forms part of our series of 7 High Intensity Daily Personal Activities eLearning modules.
What you’ll gain
This course provides the theoretical knowledge that underpins competence and directly addresses the High Intensity Skills Descriptors. We’ll cover:
The anatomy and physiology of the airway and upper gastrointestinal system
The signs and symptoms of dysphagia
The biomechanics of healthy swallowing
Treatment and lifestyle modifications to reduce the risk of complications
Following a person's Support Plan, Dysphagia Support Plan, or Mealtime Management Plan
The causes and conditions related to dysphagia
How to recognise and treat choking and aspiration
The common complications of dysphagia and when to refer for clinical assessment
Who’s it for?
Support Workers
Frontline Leaders
Allied Health Professionals
Anyone involved in supporting people with wound care
What’s included?
60 minute eLearning module
Practical diagrams, graphics and examples to show you how to apply your learnings in the real world
Certificate of completion
Access to refresh your knowledge at any time, as advised by the NDIS Commission.
Pathway to Competency
The NDIS Commission’s High Intensity Skills Descriptors require that these supports are delivered by a competent worker. Learners can build on the theoretical foundations of this module by completing a skills competency assessment with Premium Health to meet this requirement. Competency assessments are:
delivered by qualified health professionals, as required by the NDIS Commission
available Australia wide, both online and face-to-face.
inclusive of a statement of competency for audit evidence and peace of mind
discounted DSC learners at $99 per person, with further group discounts available.
Collaborating organisation
FAQ
Understand how to assist people with swallowing difficulties, including safe food textures, mealtime plans and responding to choking or aspiration.
Why take this course?
Food is something we all have in common. But for people with dysphagia, mealtime can come with additional risks. As a support worker you need to have the knowledge and skills to support participants safely including understanding how to identify and respond to early signs and symptoms of dysphagia and how to support people to have safe and enjoyable meals.This eLearning gives you the knowledge on how to assist people living with dysphagia. We’ll explore things like safe ingestion of food and drink, texture-modified diets and the appropriate action if a person is choking.
This online course has been created with expert training content from Premium Health and forms part of our series of 7 High Intensity Daily Personal Activities eLearning modules.
What you’ll gain
This course provides the theoretical knowledge that underpins competence and directly addresses the High Intensity Skills Descriptors. We’ll cover:
The anatomy and physiology of the airway and upper gastrointestinal system
The signs and symptoms of dysphagia
The biomechanics of healthy swallowing
Treatment and lifestyle modifications to reduce the risk of complications
Following a person's Support Plan, Dysphagia Support Plan, or Mealtime Management Plan
The causes and conditions related to dysphagia
How to recognise and treat choking and aspiration
The common complications of dysphagia and when to refer for clinical assessment
Who’s it for?
Support Workers
Frontline Leaders
Allied Health Professionals
Anyone involved in supporting people with wound care
What’s included?
60 minute eLearning module
Practical diagrams, graphics and examples to show you how to apply your learnings in the real world
Certificate of completion
Access to refresh your knowledge at any time, as advised by the NDIS Commission.
Pathway to Competency
The NDIS Commission’s High Intensity Skills Descriptors require that these supports are delivered by a competent worker. Learners can build on the theoretical foundations of this module by completing a skills competency assessment with Premium Health to meet this requirement. Competency assessments are:
delivered by qualified health professionals, as required by the NDIS Commission
available Australia wide, both online and face-to-face.
inclusive of a statement of competency for audit evidence and peace of mind
discounted DSC learners at $99 per person, with further group discounts available.
Collaborating organisation
DSC On-Demand Learning
$265 / yr. Cancel Anytime.
Includes this lesson and a huge, always-updated library of 140 NDIS topics.
Sign UpBuy Single Course
$55
