Disability and Ageing

• Disability – Overview, types of disability
• Some statistics
• Key impacts of disability
• Disability as diversity
• Individuality and ability
• Perceptions & attitudes
• Congenital & acquired disability
• History & evolution
• Key models of disability
• Cross-sector changes
• Discrimination
• Overview – NDIS
• Some best practice support approaches
• Minimising the power differential
• Nursing outside the “medical model”
• Abuse and advocacy

Please read the NSWNMA Education Cancellation, Refund and Catering Policy prior to registering for this course.

Lunch and refreshments are provided.

A CPD Certificate will be provided to attendees at the end of the seminar.