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An assessment package and relational approach for supporting
a good life for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Cultural safety and quality of life are vital components of the revised quality standards being piloted for aged care. Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ views of what quality of life means, and how it can be better supported within a culturally responsive framework will be discussed.

We will provide training on delivering the validated Good Spirit Good Life assessment and approach to care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The factors important to having a good life will be explained, and examples given.

A mock assessment will be conducted and simple strategies for care providers and health professionals to support older people to have a good life will be presented.
 

Facilitated by:

Barbara Blundell
WA Division Committee Chair

Barbara is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and teaching and research academic in the School of Allied Health at Curtin University. Barbara's research interests have a particular focus on ageing and disability issues (including aged and disability care and caregiving), elder abuse, human rights, and advocacy. She has conducted a number of research projects in these areas over the past 20 years, in partnership with both government and non-government organisations in Western Australia, Queensland, and nationally.

Hear from our speakers:

Dr Kate Smith
Research Lead & Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Aboriginal Medical & Dental Health (CAMDH)
University of Western Australia, on Noongar Country

Dr Kate Smith is the Research Lead and Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH), Medical School, University of Western Australia, on Noongar Country. Dr Smith is co-director of the National Good Spirit Good Life Centre for Research Excellence in Aboriginal Ageing Well. Kate has led Aboriginal ageing well research for over 20 years, including the co-design of valid assessments and models of care with older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for national health and aged care policy and practice.

Kevin Taylor
BSc, GradCert BusAdm 
Lecturer at School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia

Kevin Taylor is a Yamatji-Noongar man who has over a decade of experience in education in industry and academia. Kevin is head of education at the School of Indigenous studies, University of Western Australia, specialising in Indigenous education and curriculum development while lecturing on Aboriginal health and Noongar culture. Additionally, Kevin was part of the original research team that developed the Good Spirit Good Life tool, used to measure older Indigenous quality of life and is now pursuing PhD to develop an education package for aged care workforce on using the tool and better understanding older Indigenous views of quality of life.

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