Empowering the Frontline Workforce to Handle Feedback and Complaints with Confidence and Compassion

Empowering the Frontline Workforce to Handle Feedback and Complaints with Confidence and Compassion

Workshop overview

Frontline aged care staff are often the first point of contact for residents and families, regularly receiving feedback and managing concerns before they escalate into formal complaints. This workshop is specifically designed for frontline care staff (not managers or team leaders) to build confidence in responding effectively to feedback, understanding their role in the complaints process, and knowing how to navigate the updated whistleblower protections under the new Aged Care Act. Participants will learn what to do if they witness serious issues or misconduct, how to report concerns safely—including anonymously—and what protections are in place to support them when speaking up.

The workshop focuses on developing higher order thinking skills, creativity, and problem-solving abilities to empower participants to address complaints with confidence. Participants will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-life case studies and events, gaining new insights that inspire fresh approaches to interacting with others.

To ensure inclusivity, the session is delivered in plain English, making it accessible for staff whose first language is not English.

Who should attend?

This workshop is ideal for frontline care staff and workers in residential aged care facilities, home care services, and community support organisations.

The outcomes are:

  • understand the difference between feedback, complaints, and whistleblower disclosures—and why all three matter
  • learn how to respond in the moment when residents or families raise concerns
  • gain confidence in de-escalating issues before they turn into formal complaints
  • know when and how to escalate matters appropriately
  • feel empowered to document and report concerns effectively, without fear of blame
  • learn communication techniques that foster trust and resolution.

Date: 1 August 2025 - SOLD OUT

Time: 11am-12.30pm AEST

Cost details:

Ageing Australia members
1-2 people: $299 incl. GST each
3-10 people group discount: $269.10 incl. GST each

Additional member discounts may apply for groups of 11 and greater.

Non members
$478 incl. GST each

CHSP ticket
$50 incl. GST each

 


Disclaimer: The CHSP provider ticket price is subsidised by sector support and development (SSD) funded by the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care. Although funding for this session has been provided by the Australian Government, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Australian Government.

Who is facilitating?

Petra Jankulovski

Petra Jankulovski

With over 20 years focused on dispute resolution, Petra Jankulovski specialises in formal and informal conciliation spanning across many industries and the disability and aged care sectors. Petra is dedicated to assisting business to navigate complex issues for speedier resolution, while optimising staff and customer satisfaction and minimalizing expenses for providers.

Her academic grounding in social work and family dispute resolution informs her humanitarian and solutions-driven approach. Petra aims to empower the aged care sector with effective feedback and complaints frameworks that prevent escalations, reduce complaint fatigue and which foster a culture of continuous improvement. Petra conducts independent audits of aged care providers feedback and complaints policies, delivering tailored training to equip whole of organisation awareness and confidence in dispute resolution.

Privacy policy

Ageing Australia is committed to respecting the privacy of its customers and stakeholders and adheres to the Australian Privacy Principles as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 (Privacy Act). The Australian Privacy Principles govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.

A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles is available at https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles

Ageing Australia’s Privacy Policy

Photographs and video footage may be taken during this event for Ageing Australia’s promotional purposes.

Cancellation policy

Cancellations must be notified in writing to . Any cancellations made within 30 days prior to the webinar will be non-refundable. Delegates who, after registering, find themselves unable to attend the webinar are welcome to nominate a substitute and must inform the Ageing Australia events team in writing as soon as possible.

Payment policy

It is a condition that full payment is received within 14 days of receipt of the tax invoice or 10 business days prior to the webinar, whichever occurs first. Delegates who have outstanding payments will be asked to make payment prior to the commencement of the webinar and will not be admitted to the webinar until payment has been processed. Upon initial registration, a Tax Invoice/Receipt will be emailed to the person making the booking

Disclaimer

Information is of a general nature only and has been prepared without taking into account your organisations particular needs, circumstances and objectives. Some information presented in is of a general nature and participants may need to take into account their organisation’s particular needs, circumstances and objectives. While every effort has been made to disseminate accurate information at the time of presentation, legislative changes occur regularly. Participants are responsible for ensuring they are working to the most current regulatory requirements.

Ageing Australia is committed to respecting the privacy of its customers and stakeholders and adheres to the Australian Privacy Principles as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 (Privacy Act). The Australian Privacy Principles govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure, and dispose of your Personal Information.

A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles is available here: https://www.oaic.gov.au/ 

Ageing Australia’s Privacy Policy

Photographs and video footage may be taken during an Ageing Australia event or training session for Ageing Australia promotional purposes including social media, publications or communications. If you do not want your image used, please advise us via writing.

Utilising the contact details provided to Ageing Australia from time to time, the learning and professional development team will send out information on upcoming training opportunities in a direct electronic message. If you do not wish to receive this information and prefer to ‘opt out’ – email   and we will remove you from our waiting lists and email communications database.

Cancellations, refunds, substitutions and transfers

Ageing Australia’s learning and professional development (L&PD) products are delivered subject to sufficient registrations, as stipulated by available tickets against each event, and tickets can be purchased directly from the what’s on page.

Training session viability of each advertised session is assessed one week prior to the scheduled date of delivery, when a decision is made regarding continuation or cancellation. When a training session is cancelled due to insufficient numbers or circumstances outside of the control of Ageing Australia, a full refund will be paid, directly to the customer who has made the initial purchase.

A full refund is also available if a participant withdraws from a training session, five or more days prior to the session being delivered, on the condition, that the customer has contacted , to inform regarding their intention to withdraw. No refunds or transfers will be considered without notification prior to the commencement of a training session. Late notifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

An organisation may choose to substitute a participant of a previously paid session, by emailing , 24 hours prior to the commencement of the training session. Full details of the substituted participant must be provided.

Payment terms

It is a condition of registration that participants pay full payment at the time of booking via credit card or by invoicing by prior arrangement.  All payments must be finalised prior to commencement. Registrants who have outstanding payments will not be able to participate. Upon registration, a tax invoice will be emailed to the person making the booking.

Aligns to the following strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards

  • Standard 2 - The organisation
    • 2.2 Quality and safety culture
      • Standard 2.2a Quality, safety and inclusion culture to support aged care workers to deliver quality care
      • 2.3 Accountability, quality system and policies and procedures
        • 2.4 Risk management
          • 2.5 Incident management
            • 2.6 Feedback and complaints management
              • 2.6a Complaints and feedback management for aged care workers
                • 2.6b Complaints and feedback management for individuals