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Lorrie

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Wed May 16, 2012 10:05 pm

I've been searching online but can't find any personal perspectives on this course or the job. I have a weak stomach and couldn't handle the more intimate aspects of aged care (toileting etc). Currently I'm a Personal Carer (Domestic) and enjoy the interaction with the elderly but would like a more rewarding job. I particularly would like to talk to someone with direct experience either doing this course or the job. I'd also be interested in any similar (non-nursing) jobs in aged care if there are any. (Sorry to post this on a nursing forum but this was the best I could find).

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May 17, 2012, 08:23 am

I have a Diploma of Leisure and Lifestyle and have been working as a Diversional Therapist and AIN for the last 4 years in aged care and have nearly finished my EENs. There are challenges in working as a DT but if you get a chance, I can recommend doing some volunteer work in an aged care facility (not your workplace) with a DT and getting a really good overall perspective about what's involved. I'm on the Gold Coast and would be happy to talk more with you about it. There are no blog sites or forums like this for DT work (unless you pay for them) but the website below will give you an idea of what the job is about. Another non-nursing job is physiotherapist assistant in aged care. It is a Cert IV in Allied Health through Southbank TAFE and can be done over about 5 weeks I think!! But hard to get into a job (at least on the Coast it is!).  The pitfalls of DT position as far as I know from experience: pay never goes up; paperwork; hours keep getting cut; no time for meaningful therapeutic interactions with residents; taking heaps of work home with you and doing most of the job from home (not any more!) but of course, there are wonderful moments as well.  Hope this helps a bit!  

 

http://www.diversionaltherapy.org.au/Home/tabid/38/Default.aspx

Lorrie

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May 17, 2012, 08:45 pm

Thank you MissyA, that was very helpful. I have a lot of thinking to do about it. The course I was thinking of is $2,000, so I want to be sure there's a job at the end of it. I know what you mean by hours getting cut, we're in a bit of a slump where I'm working too. The Allied Health course sounds good as well. Thanks again for the good advice.

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