Webinars
Our webinars are suitable for clinicians, researchers, trainees, students, aged care volunteers, aged care workers, families and carers.
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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.
Webinar schedule 2024
Our webinars are free and open to anyone. They are conducted online from 4.45–6pm Melbourne/Sydney time. Schedule of webinars for 2024 will be posted shortly.
Module | Presenter | Date |
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Introduction to counselling approaches in residential aged care settings |
Mark Silver and panel | Friday 22 March |
Technological solutions for dementia care |
Tanya Petrovich and panel | Friday 5 April |
Adapting cognitive behavioural therapy for residential aged care |
Professor Sunil Bhar and panel | Friday 19 April |
Creative arts in mental health care for older adults |
Xanthe Golenko and panel | Friday 3 May |
Reminiscence group work |
Professor Sunil Bhar and panel | Friday 17 May |
Older women and elder abuse |
Dominique Horne and panel | Friday 31 May |
Neuropsychological aspects of dementia |
Dr Luke Smith | Friday 14 June |
Personality disorders in older adults |
Dr Hema Jayaram and panel | Friday 28 June |
Animal-assisted therapy in residential aged care |
Dr Kelvin Wong and panel | Friday 12 July |
Intergenerational programs in aged care | Mark Silver and panel | Friday 26 July |
Research showcase on mental health in aged care |
Professor Tanya Davison, Professor Colleen Doyle and Professor Sunil Bhar | Friday 9 August |
Parkinson's disease: what you need to know | Victor McConvey | Friday 23 August |
Grief and loss |
Chris Hall | Friday 20 September |
The role of psychiatry in residential aged care |
Dr Rajlaxmi Khopade and panel | Friday 4 October |
Towards and beyond the dementia diagnosis |
Dr Bridget Regan and Dr Will Brown | Friday 18 October |
The experience of dementia | Glenys Petrie and John Quinn | Friday 1 November |
End of life and cultural diversity | Jo Wood and panel | Friday 15 November |
Family carer support in residential aged care | Jo Wood and panel | Friday 29 November |
Past webinar recordings
Missed a webinar?
Most webinars are recorded and most presenters share their presentation slides. You can find these in our webinar schedule (for 2023 and 2022) or by searching for the relevant webinar name on Swinburne Commons.
Module | Presenter | Date |
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Introduction to counselling approaches in residential aged care settings |
Mark Silver and panel | Friday 3 March |
Cognitive behavioural therapy for older adults |
Dr Deborah Koder | Friday 17 March |
Technological solutions for aged care |
Michelle Eunson | Friday 31 March |
Technology initiatives for dementia care |
Dr Tanya Petrovich | Friday 14 April |
Trauma focussed treatments with older adults |
Dr Monica Cations | Friday 28 April |
Safe and inclusive care for forgotten Australians, care leavers and older people with complex trauma |
Meg Schwarz | Friday 12 May |
Dementia support services |
Dr Sarah Elder and Tom Gauci | Friday 26 May |
Reminiscence therapy |
Professor Sunil Bhar | Friday 9 June |
Elder abuse, dementia and decision making capacity – An intersectional approach |
Dominique Horne | Friday 23 June |
Writing illness: A narrative approach to the psychological challenges of illness |
Professor Richard Freadman and panel | Friday 7 July |
Voluntary assisted dying: What you need to know | Kristen Kappel | Friday 21 July |
Parkinson’s disease: What you need to know |
Victor McConvey | Friday 4 August |
Grief and loss |
Chris Hall | Friday 18 August |
Delirium and trauma issues with older adults |
Dr Dianne Clifton | Friday 1 September |
Neuropsychological aspects of dementia | Dr Luke Smith | Friday 15 September |
End of life and palliative care: What you need to know |
Jo Wood and Dr Leeroy William | Friday 13 October |
Family carer support in residential aged care |
Denise Wissmann | Friday 27 October |
Art, music and dance therapy programs with older adults |
Romy Engelbrecht, Jackie Burden, Xanthe Golenko | Friday 10 November |
Intergenerational programs in aged care | Mark Silver and panel | Friday 24 November |
Module | Presenter | Date |
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Issues in rural and regional aged care in Australia |
Dr Sue Wilson and panel | Friday 4 March |
Introduction to counselling approaches in residential aged care settings |
Mark Silver and panel | Friday 18 March |
Cognitive behavioural therapy for older adults |
Dr Deborah Koder | Friday 1 April |
Conducting research in residential aged care: benefits, challenges and lessons learned |
Dr Jo Walsoszek | Friday 29 April |
Trauma-focused treatments with older adults |
Dr Monica Cations | Friday 13 May |
The Office of the Public Advocate: powers of attorneys and understanding capacity |
Katie Riceputo | Friday 27 May |
Technological solutions for residents in aged care |
Dr Tanya Petrovich | Friday 10 June |
Recognising and responding to elder abuse |
Gary Ferguson and Jacinta Woehl | Friday 24 June |
Reminiscence therapy |
Professor Sunil Bhar | Friday 8 July |
End of life and palliative care: what you need to know |
Dr Dianne Clifton and Sheena Appleyard | Friday 22 July |
Volunteering and the digital story program |
Rebecca Collins and panel | Friday 5 August |
Stroke: what you need to know |
Boroondara Stroke Support Group | Friday 19 August |
Grief and loss |
Chris Hall | Friday 2 September |
Neuropsychological aspects of dementia | Dr Luke Smith | Friday 16 September |
Parkinson's disease: what you need to know |
Victor McConvey | Friday 14 October |
Living with significant health issues: a life story perspective |
Professor Richard Freadman and panel | Friday 28 October |
Dementia: an introduction |
Denise Wissmann | Friday 11 November |
Art, dance and music therapy programs with older adults |
Xanthe Golenko, Jackie Burden and Zara Thompson | Friday 25 November |
Intergenerational programs in aged care |
Mark Silver and panel | Friday 9 December |
Frequently asked questions
No, unfortunately we are unable to issue certificates of attendance.
The webinars are conducted online through Zoom. You need to have access to a phone or a computer. You also need internet connection to see the presentation slides and the speaker, but you can hear the webinar live through a phone by dialling the number provided.
To register for a webinar, please go to the registration form by clicking the relevant link in the webinar schedule. Registrations are generally open two weeks before the webinar.
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