Education and training

The clinic provides training programs for practitioners working with older adults, aged care staff, aged care volunteers, students and researchers. Members of the public, older adults and families are welcome to attend our training programs.

Student placements

Swinburne's Wellbeing Clinic for Older Adults is the largest university-based training clinic for psychology approaches and counselling for older adults. We train students from higher education providers across Australia.

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Webinars on ageing

Presented by experts in health and ageing, the webinars cover a wide range of issues related to working with older adults such as cognitive impairment, life-stage transitions, late-life emotional experiences and psychosocial approaches for aged care residents and their families. Our webinars are free and open to the public.

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Resources for mental health clinicians

Sunil Bhar, Deborah Koder, Jenny Linossier, Jo Wood and Eliza Matas

Enhancing mental health in residential aged care: A practice guide for clinicians.

This document outlines practical, evidence-based approaches and step-by-step protocols for adapting and delivering psychological treatments to overcome barriers to care. Case-based examples highlight common mental health difficulties and demonstrate how management techniques can be applied.

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Grand seminars

Our clinic hosts full-day seminars and forums on mental health issues and practices for older adults.

Past events include:

Professor George Vaillant on Successful Aging
Professor Harvey Chochinov on Dignity Therapy
Professor Alisoun Milne on Caring in Later Life
Professor Gabriele Wilz on Psychotherapeutic Support for Family Caregivers of People with Dementia
Community forum covering wellbeing programs for aged care residents

Workshops

The clinic hosts workshops for aged care workers and practitioners working with older adults. These workshops provide tools and practical strategies for improving care of older adults living in residential and community settings.

Workshops are provided by experts and involve a limited number of participants to foster an interactive learning environment.

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Get in contact

If you would like to know more about our services or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us on +61 3 9214 3371 or email us at wellbeingclinic_agedcare@swinburne.edu.au.