Overcoming resistance to reablement

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Overcoming resistance to wellness and reablement

In this module, we use real case scenarios to explore common barriers to a reablement approach and why some clients may resist change. You will gain practical tips for working collaboratively with your clients to help them understand and embrace reablement as a way to enhance their confidence, capacity, and quality of life. 

Time to complete

10-15 Minutes 

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their skills in delivering wellness and reablement initiatives, especially to clients who may resist this approach.  

This course could be particularly useful for:  

  • Home support coordinators 
  • Home support workers 
  • Allied health professionals 
  • Support persons 
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What you’ll learn
  • Understand why some older adults may resist reablement approaches. 
  • Explain how ‘doing with’ rather than ‘doing for’ can improve wellbeing and independence. 
  • Work collaboratively with clients and their support networks to promote reablement. 
  • Use effective communication strategies to engage clients in reablement.  
Overcoming resistance to reablement
Course breakdown
  • Introduction  
  • What is wellness and reablement? 
  • Resistance to reablement  
  • Overcoming client resistance to reablement 
  • Promoting acceptance of reablement  
  • Scenarios 
  • Be the voice  
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Equip yourself with the skills and knowledge to overcome a client’s resistance to wellness and reablement.  

Sign up to this free course and learn effective strategies for supporting your clients to pursue happier, healthier, and more independent lives. 

How to access

To access this course, click the ‘Go to module’ button above. You will be taken to our Learning Management System (LMS), and prompted to sign in with your Keep Able/Go1 login details, or to register using your email and a password. Once you have logged in, you can start the course. It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and can be accessed from desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.  

You will also have access to our other courses.