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So You Work in Aged Care — 79 episodes

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Episode 79: Beyond Burnout - Reclaiming Energy and Identity After Emotional Exhaustion

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Episode 78: The Emotional Labour, What We Don’t Talk About

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Episode 77: Owning Change with Clarity and Courage

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Episode 76: From Sector-Specific to Human-Centric

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Episode 75: Why I’m Moving Forward Without Letting Go

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#74 – Embracing Change: Thriving in Aged Care Through 2024 and Beyond

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#73 – The Power of Empathy: How Empathy Can Transform Caregiving

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#72 – Turning Criticism into Growth: Embracing Negative Feedback with Confidence

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#71 – Mantras for Aged Care Workers: Enhancing Wellbeing on the Job

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#70 Building Bridges- Trust, Communication, and Boundaries for Better Client Relationships

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#69 The Power of Pausing - Embracing Unproductivity for Health, Creativity, and Balance

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#68 Navigating Stress - Strategies to Overcome Overwhelm and Time Pressure

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#67: Balancing the Scales - Addressing Unpaid Care, Stress, and Burnout in Women’s Health Week

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#66: Mastering Mentorship - Unlocking Benefits, Finding Start Points, and Sustaining Practice

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#65: Breaking the Silence: Building Community in Aged Care

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#64: Why We Neglect Self-Care: Unpacking the Causes and Solutions

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#62: Dealing with Violence and Aggression in the Workplace

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#63: Speak Up: Navigating Communication Challenges in Aged Care

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#61: Covid Pandemic - Have We Recovered?

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#60: Overworked and Overwhelmed

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#59: So You Work in Aged Care - Welcome

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#58: Psychological input with treatment team in residential care

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#57: Intimacy and Dementia

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#56: Supporting Families of Home Care Recipients

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#55: Routine Management and ADLs

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#54: Helpful Sentence Structure in Dementia

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#53: Supporting Families in Residential Care

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#52: Improving Your Coping Strategies

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#51: Managing Emotions in Aged Care

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#50: Measuring and Boosting Productivity in Aged Care

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#49: Burnout and Working in Aged Care

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#48: Building Blocks of Resilience in Aged Care

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#47: Dealing With Change – Coping Strategies for Aged Care Workers

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#46: Getting into the Industry

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#45: Elder Engagement with Lauretta Kaldor

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#44 Where and How to Escalate Your Concerns

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#43 Therapeutic Lying - Dos and Don'ts

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#42: What I learned from Teepa Snow

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#41 Dealing With Tricky People

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#40: What is Emotional Contagion and How Relevant is it in Aged Care?

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#39 How I Cope with Workplace Death and Dying

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#38: Interview with Sue Dawson, Chaplain

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#37: Demolition of a Retirement Village: Resident Impact

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#36: What Is Your Coping Style?

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#35 How to Become a Mental Health Champion

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#34 What are the Signs and Steps to Psychological Support in Late Life?

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#33 Sadness vs. Depression

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#32: Loneliness versus Isolation

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Improving Aged Care Staff Morale

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Staying Motivated at Work and Dealing with Client Turnover

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#29: Supporting Elderly Clients With Multiple Losses

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Getting Upset When Elderly Client Dies

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Why We Need to Tackle Grief in Late Life

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Why Ethics and Maintaining Professional Boundaries in Aged Care is Important

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Get to Know the Host - Dr Julie is in the Hot Seat (Interviewed by Maurie Voisey-Barlin)

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Demystifying Palliative Care, with Kelly Arthurs

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Exploring Aged Care, with Jo Muirhead

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Resident Perspective with Rev. Ron Baker

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Diversional Therapy with Donna Valantis

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Swinburne National Telehealth Counselling and Support Service for Aged Care with Prof. Sunil Bhar

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Bringing Creative Engagement to Residential Care with Maurie Voisey-Barlin

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Leisure and Lifestyle, with Del Marie McAlister

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Merry Christmas and See You Next Season

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The Role of Spirituality in Late Life with Jenny Blok

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Taking Care of You

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Understanding Guided Relaxation and Mindful Breathing with Liz Kraefft

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Involving Resident Families - Discussion With A Relative

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Men's Group in Residential Care with Bob Creelman

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Delta Therapy Dog in Residential Care - Insights with Volunteer Trish Carlier

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Three Ways to Incorporate Older People's Strengths

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Therapeutic Gardening with Toni Salter

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The Power of Reminiscence

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Mental Health Condition In Late Life: A Case Study

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The Benefits of Music Therapy, Joanna Haire

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Mental Health and Responsibility

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The Love to Live Program, with Michelle Harrison and Mike Thomas

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Speech Pathology and Aged Care, with Jenny Cole

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The Benefits of Art Therapy, with Roxy Taylor

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What is the Voice of Aged Care?