Dysphagia Support Training

People with dysphagia have trouble swallowing and have special support and care needs. This microcredential is designed for support workers to develop the essential knowledge and skills to assist participants with high intensity daily personal activity (HIDPA) support for dysphagia. This includes assisting with the safe ingesting of food, beverages and medicines and understanding the use of a texture-modified diet and consistency modified fluids. The program will also discuss recognising and taking appropriate first aid action for a participant who is choking.

The training is competency based. To receive a Statement of Competence participants must satisfactorily undertake an assessment of knowledge and skills. This course is consistent with the NDIS High Intensity Support Skills Descriptor for Dysphagia Support.

Option 1: 2 hours and 30 minutes live online training and knowledge assessment
Option 2: 3 hours live online training with knowledge and skills assessment
Option 3: 2 hours and 45 minutes face-to-face training with knowledge and skills assessment

Option 1: Dysphagia Support : Live Online Training and Knowledge Assessment (Statement of Completion)
Option 2: Dysphagia Support : Live Online Training with Knowledge and Skills Assessment (Statement of Competence)
Option 3: Dysphagia Support : Face-to-Face Training and Assessment (Statement of Competence)

1 year

We select our Premium Health trainers and assessors carefully. All are nurses with appropriate qualifications, technical expertise and experience in the health care, emergency first aid and education sectors. This enables them to provide you with quality training which is grounded in direct experience and knowledge of the field.

Premium Health offers both face-to-face delivery and online live training and assessment. Courses are available onsite at your venue, online Australia wide or at our public course venue.