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.

Learning Objectives

Recognise the principles of a texture-modified and altered fluid-consistency diet

Follow a sample participant support plan/meal management plan for dysphagia

Delivery Options 2 and 3 Only:

Demonstrate in a simulated environment management of full and partial airway blockage

Demonstrate in a simulated environment the correct technique for testing texture level

Delivery Mode

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

Qualification Issued

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)

Certificate Validity

1 year

More About This Course

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.

Public Dates

Our public training option includes skills-based assessment using an equipment pack. This pack will be shipped to your nominated address prior to the training and must be brought to the session. To allow for shipment lead times, enrolments for this course will close 17 days prior to course commencement. Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Public training dates are typically released 3 months in advance. If sessions for your preferred training period are not yet available, we encourage you to revisit our website at a later date. Please note the below pricing is inclusive of GST.

Course Title	Training Begins	Seats Left	Price AUD
Dysphagia Support : Live Online Training with Knowledge and Skills Assessment Pathway: 3 hours live online training and assessment	Wed, 15 May 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm	8	220.00
Dysphagia Support : Live Online Training with Knowledge and Skills Assessment Pathway: 3 hours live online training and assessment	Tue, 25 Jun 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm	14	220.00

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Premium Health are excellent and their offering is of tremendous value to the Disability sector. Their instructors are knowledgeable and engaging and our staff have the convenience of someone come on site to teach them. Classes which are offered virtually also provided a high level of interaction and useful information that our carers can take and apply to the work they do. We are very pleased with the services provided by Premium Health.

Kasia Baker
OD Advisor
Challenge Community Services

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