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This chapter provides an essential overview for health and social care workers on mental health conditions, dementia, and learning disabilities. While you may not work directly in roles supporting individuals with these conditions, having an awareness enables you to recognize signs, understand symptoms, and respond with compassion and understanding.















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Posted on 16/02/2026
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It covers awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities, including symptoms, impacts, support resources and compassionate care in Australian health and aged care settings.
The course introduces common mental health conditions, their symptoms and effects on individuals, helping healthcare and aged care workers provide appropriate, person-centred support.
Dementia awareness involves understanding dementia, recognising common symptoms and supporting people with dignity, respect and compassionate, person-centred care.
A learning disability can affect how a person learns, understands or communicates. Awareness helps Australian care workers adapt support and promote inclusion, independence and wellbeing.
This training helps Australian healthcare and aged care workers recognise support needs and use appropriate resources when caring for people experiencing mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities.