The Commission set out to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief, one-off educational intervention in reducing ageist attitudes among workers in aged care and community settings.... The Commission found significant improvements in ageist attitudes and ageing expectations immediately following the workshop, and these changes remained at follow-up 2–3 months later.

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This report describes a short, one-off workshop that significantly reduced ageist attitudes & expectations. Joanna Maxwell of the Australian Human Rights Commission is available to explain how to conduct the intervention.

The national campaign to liberate older Australians from stereotyping, discrimination &amp; mistreatment on the basis of age.

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The national campaign campaign to liberate older Australians from stereotyping, discrimination & mistreatment on the basis of age

EveryAGE Counts

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What EveryAGE Counts, Australia's national coalition & grassroots movement has learned about campaigning to end ageism

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About this resource:	The Commission set out to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief, one-off educational intervention in reducing ageist attitudes among workers in aged care and community settings.... The Commission found significant improvements in ageist attitudes and ageing expectations immediately following the workshop, and these changes remained at follow-up 2–3 months later.
Contact information:	Email address: communications@humanrights.gov.au Phone: +61 1300 369 711 Website: https://humanrights.gov.au/about/contact#no-back
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