Safe Swallowing Course Content

PART ONE (Identifying and Understanding)

1. Why Do a Safe Swallowing Education Program?
2. What is a Swallowing Problem? (Dysphagia)
3. Causes of Swallowing Problems
4. Symptoms of Swallowing Problems
5. Swallowing Assessment
6. Contributing Factors
   

 PART TWO (Putting the learning into practice)

7. Managing Safe Swallowing

• Practical tips to ensure mealtime safety
• Strategies to identify undiagnosed Dysphagia
• Mealtime ‘issue’ management

8. IDDSI Food and Fluid Modifications 

With swallowing issues being in the top 3 causes of death in our elderly and disabled populations, in depth, empowering education is our goal. 

What Our Clients Think

Thank you for having this available to us when we needed it so much. Our staff have enjoyed the format and content of the training and it certainly made us and them feel more confident around working with participants with swallowing difficulties.

I would have no hesitation in recommending your course to other providers.

Thank you

Sharon A, Operations Manager, Disability Services and Support Organisation

I did find your safe swallow training very

informative and will be helpful in the

support working role. I felt very

comfortable navigating my way through

the course, the video clips were very

clear and easy to follow. Short quizzes

helped to reinforce the info gained. So

well done. Stay safe and well done

there. Thanks again and best wishes.

- Barbara H.

(Care Worker)

I would just like to say that The Safe Swallowing Course

I had the opportunity to do, was very informative, easy to understand and follow. Taught me some very important practices and will help me with Safely Supporting anyone in the Disability Industry which I work in and in life in general with anyone who suffers swallowing issues. 

- Jody B.
Disability Care Worker

Completing the course was exactly what I needed to understand the specifics of Dysphagia. It was an extremely helpful start when joining the Cafe Food Co team.

The Safe Swallowing Education Course was extremely useful in learning more about Dysphagia management and IDDSI information. The content covered was detailed and provided relevant information to understand swallowing difficulties. The information was clearly presented. I highly recommend completing the course. 

- Fiona M.

Food Safety Team Member

Thank you Barbara and Safe Swallowing, this was a very informative course well-presented and something that we will be using to assist training our new employees entering the industry from now on.

- Adrian L.
Safety & Training Coordinator

I have found the course to be very good and very interesting. It is very useful to have this certificate especially in the industry of aged care. I recommend the swallowing course to everyone. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you.

- Deb S.

(Aged Care worker)

As an aged care trainer, I am required to maintain industry currency by regularly updating my knowledge in topics pertaining to ageing. I became aware of the Safe Swallowing Education course and decided to enroll as part of my professional development. I was so impressed with the course content and the way the information was presented. It was clear, concise and very easy to follow with great visuals.

Having worked in aged care for many years, I thought I knew all there was to know about swallowing difficulties however I was pleasantly surprised because I learnt a great deal. It has been lovely to be able to share my increased knowledge with my students, training to work in the aged care industry.

I would recommend this training to anyone with an interest in ageing. The course is excellent value for money and well worth doing.

- Judie T.
(Aged Care Trainer)

Thank you Barbara. I have completed the Course. I found it very helpful and I am recommending that our Support Workers also do the course. 

- Paula T. 

HCP Coordinator