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Intergenerational Programs in Aged Care Settings (Webinar Series on Ageing)
No full textIntergenerational programs are social vehicles that create purposeful and ongoing exchange of resources and learning among older and younger generations. This presentation will highlight the work of PADSIP (Positive Ageing Digital Storytelling Intergenerational Project) over the past 15 years. A panel of speakers will discuss elements of the project that are transformative and impactful for participants and the community. The panel will also highlight the potential for such programs to change stereotypes and foster better understanding between the generations
Swinburne figshare support resources
No full textResources to support the launch of Swinburne figshare
Australian Red Cross: Building Social Connections and Social Capital
No full textIn this session, our guest speaker, Lauren Lombardi, shared how social connection and social capital are at the core of the Australian Red Cross' diverse initiatives. The presentation explored the organisation's work across various domains, including disaster preparedness, support for migrants and older people, and engagement with First Nations communities.
Lauren provided valuable insights into the collaborative efforts of Red Cross staff from different programs, highlighting their approach to developing a unified method for capturing data on the impact of social connection throughout the organisation. This session offered a comprehensive look at how the Australian Red Cross strengthens communities by fostering social connection and building social capital
Hayley Boxall on reimagining desistance from male-perpetrated intimate partner violence (CFBS seminar series)
No full textDespite decades of research, our understanding of intimate partner violence (IPV) desistance processes is very limited. In particular, understanding of the mechanisms that may account for why some men ‘stop’ abusing their partners and others persist, is under-developed. Because IPV occurs within a dyadic and domestic context, women who are subjected to IPV are not only in a unique position to observe their partner’s behaviours (and how they change over time), but also to implement strategies to initiate and support their partner’s desistance.
Based on the analysis of 40 semi-structured interviews with female victims-survivors of male-perpetrated IPV (15 of whom experienced desistance for an average period of 12 months), this presentation discusses the nature and impact of strategies used by women to both mitigate their day-to-day risk of violence and support their partners’ long-term behavioural changes. The cognitive states of women are explored, including whether they were consciously attempting to bring about desistance and their motivations for doing so. Finally, the implications of the research for policy and practice and desistance theory more broadly are discussed
Digital pulse: how healthcare professionals can adapt to a changing technological landscape in healthcare
No full textThis webinar is supported by the Swinburne's Social Innovation Research Institute, and the Australian Research Council, as part of the Digital and Data Capabilities for Sexual Health project (FT210100085).
As the landscape of healthcare continues to evolve, the importance of digital skills for healthcare professionals increases.
In this talk Dr Lisa Garwood-Cross discusses what it means to have our 'finger on the pulse' when it comes to digital innovation in healthcare. Does AI lead to deskilled professionals or more accurate datasets that can help us predict the future of disease? Does social media connect patients to peer-support or fuel health conspiracy?
Lisa discusses the nuance of digital technology for healthcare. Touching on strategic ways health professionals can engage with digital tools to enhance patient care and professional development, the impact of social media on health information dissemination, and the importance of digital professionalism. Drawing on her research with the UK National Health Service (NHS) around healthcare professional digital readiness, Lisa explores the essential digital competencies that health professionals need to effectively navigate the technology-driven healthcare environment of the future. Discover why digital fluency is not just optional, but essential for modern healthcare practitioners
Community of Practice: Social Connection Toolkit for Residential Aged Care
No full textPresented by the Social Innovation Research Institute at Swinburne.
Globally, social isolation and loneliness in older age is a pressing societal concern. Older people in residential aged care are in the top risk bracket for experiencing social isolation and loneliness. In collaboration with Uniting NSW and The Salvation Army Aged Care, Jasmine Knox from the Social Innovation Research Institute co-designed a Social Connection Toolkit (e-learning, guide, and question set) with aged care staff and residents. This toolkit is currently being evaluated for its ability to support and enable social connection for older people living in care facilities.
In this session, Jasmine Knox, Research Associate, Social Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne and Edwina Gow, Manager, Uniting, will share their experiences and discuss the implications for practice. Come and join us to listen, learn, and share your insights
Research Outputs Management System: Elements and figshare
No full textThe implementation of Digital Science's Symplectic Elements and figshare at Swinburne significantly enhances the research ecosystem for scholars. Elements streamlines the management of academic profiles, publications, and collaborations, ensuring comprehensive visibility and facilitating easier compliance with institutional and funding body requirements. Supporting Swinburne's commitment to Open scholarship is the new figshare institutional repository, to provide a robust platform for securely storing, sharing, publishing and promoting research outputs, including datasets, grey literature, manuscript versions, and multimedia materials. Integrated together, these tools alongside the new Discovery public profiles empower researchers by simplifying administrative tasks, promoting research impact, and fostering collaboration within and beyond the institution
Creative Arts in Mental Health Care for Older Adults (Webinar Series on Ageing)
No full textThis webinar introduces music, art and dance as interventions for improving wellbeing in older adults in palliative and aged care settings, and for those with progressive neurological disease. Such interventions can activate brain regions involved in wellbeing and can stimulate self-narratives and emotional expression, while also reinforcing language and memory. By applying principles of reminiscence therapy together with music, art and dance, there is scope to offer a richer and more nuanced therapeutic experience to older adults across settings
Introduction to Counselling Approaches in Residential Aged Care Settings (Webinar Series on Ageing)
No full textMental health services are now becoming more available in residential aged care facilities. However few clinicians are trained to provide such services. Over the last few years, a variety of such services have been trialled through the Swinburne Wellbeing Clinic for Older adults, independent clinicians and individual facilities. We are understanding more about the challenges and barriers towards the best way of delivering accessible and effective mental health programs in such settings. This panel brings together some our mental trainees to discuss their experiences as new workers in the field. A range of topics are discussed, including their roles, dementia interventions, involving staff and families, use of groups, reminiscence, creative arts and other innovative methods to facilitate therapeutic goals
