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Spiritual Pain and Spiritual First Aid in Aged Care

This is a free member’s session for Anchor Academy’s current enrolled students. 

Anchor Academy has teamed up with our industry partner, Meaningful Ageing Australia, will take you through spiritual pain and spiritual first aid in aged care as our contribution to Palliative Care Week 2025. This session is designed to deepen your understanding and skills in providing compassionate, holistic care.

Recommended for: Registered Nurses, Care Managers and Clinical Leaders, Service Level Managers, Allied Health teams, Quality Coordinators and Managers

What will the session cover?

  • Receive practical tips for integrating spiritual care into your daily routine, enhancing overall care delivery, and improving outcomes for those you care for.
  • Dive into the essentials of trauma-aware and healing-informed care, focusing specifically on spirituality, spiritual pain, and distress within the aged care context. 
  • Discover how spiritual distress can affect older individuals as well as aged care workers. You’ll learn to identify the signs and symptoms associated with spiritual pain, enabling you to recognise when intervention is necessary.
  • Uncover practical approaches for delivering spiritual first aid. Our experts will guide you through strategies that can be immediately applied to support individuals experiencing spiritual distress.
  • Engage with a detailed case study designed to help you apply the concepts learned during the webinar in real-life scenarios. 
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