Just Include Me - Inclusive Health Practice

The Just Include Me eLearning series provides health professionals with the tools to promote inclusion and deliver person-centred care for people with intellectual disability in healthcare settings.

At the end of this eLearning series, you will be able to:

1. Identify the individual needs of a person with intellectual disability for person-centred care.
   
   
2. Determine and apply reasonable adjustments relevant to the person’s needs, while liaising with others involved in a person’s care and support.
   
   
3. Effectively communicate with people by identifying their communication needs and applying appropriate adjustments.
   
   
4. Understand your role in identifying underlying health factors and needs contributing to behaviours of concern in people with intellectual disability.
   
   
5. Apply positive behaviour strategies to support people with intellectual disability in engaging with health services.
   
   
6. Identify virtual care barriers for people with intellectual disability and determine reasonable adjustments to facilitate access to virtual care or alternatives.
   
   
7. Understand your role in preserving the rights of people with intellectual disability to consent and make healthcare decisions.
   
   
8. Apply decision support strategies to involve decision-makers in care provision based on individual will and preferences.
   
   

Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.