1. Working with the Elderly
1.1. AASW Code Of Ethics
1.2. Best Practice in Aged Care: - Jill Wilson - Cheryl Tilse - Maree Peterson
1.3. QLD Health Policy, Directives Legislation? Courts?
2. Cultural
2.1. Aged Care attitudes in Australia
3. Family
3.1. Who is making decisions?
3.2. Family Resources
4. Capacity
4.1. Does Sadie have Capacity? What needs to happen in order for her capacity to be established?
4.2. Can Sadie care for Bert?
5. Social Work Values
5.1. AASW
5.2. Human Rights Social Justice Dignity Respect Self Determination
5.3. Framework
5.3.1. Theories
5.3.1.1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
5.3.1.2. Erikson's Developmental Stages
5.3.1.3. Family Systems Theory
5.3.1.4. Ecological Systems Theory
5.3.1.5. Critical Theory
5.3.1.6. Anti-Opressive Practice
5.3.1.7. Strength-based approach
5.3.1.8. Grief and Loss
5.3.1.9. Trauma-informed Practice
5.3.1.10. Solution-focused
6. Health
6.1. Physical Health
6.1.1. Falls Motor Skills General Physical Function
6.2. Emotional Heath and Wellbeing
6.2.1. How will this be Established and Acted on
6.2.2. Social Work to Advocate - Our Values - Scope of our role ie. Psychosocial Support and how this is different to other Allied Health workiers
6.3. Cognition
6.3.1. QCAT
6.4. The Social Determinants of Health
7. Organisational Context
7.1. Working in a MDT - Issues - Benefits
7.1.1. Managing medical teams expectations
7.2. Hospital SW means working from a Medical Model - potential clashes with AASW
7.3. Who makes the final decisions? - Consultant - Hospital Policy and Guidelines
7.4. Other Agency/Services involved?
8. Structural
8.1. Ecological Systems Theory
8.2. Ageism
8.2.1. How older people are treated/constructed in Society
8.3. Critical Theory
8.3.1. Challenging why things are the way they are
9. Home/Environment
9.1. A Persons environment = Very important for psychosocial wellbeing
9.2. Practical Issues around safety and access
9.2.1. Other Stakeholders: The Council
9.2.2. The hospital may want to discharge into safe home
10. Financial/Legal
10.1. Capacity of Sadie
10.1.1. QCAT
10.1.1.1. Who get's the final say, how to appeal decisions
10.1.2. Self Determination
10.2. Financial Abuse
10.2.1. Option of guardian to manage finances
10.2.2. Legal advice for the protection and management of assets
10.2.3. Will there be legal/criminal ramifications for those involved?
10.3. Anti-Opressive Practice
11. Ethical Dilemmas
11.1. Worker's attitudes, beliefs
11.2. Who is the client?
11.3. What is the scope of my role?
11.4. Self Determination
11.4.1. Possible Financial/elder abuse?
11.5. Power
11.5.1. Working with marginalised groups, how do I mitigate the effects of the power imbalance