Stepping On: Building Confidence and Reducing Falls

Professor Lindy Clemson is a specialist in public health research on ageing and an occupational therapist with a PhD in epidemiology.Megan Swann is an occupational therapist with 35 years’ experience working in geriatric rehabilitation. She has trained and mentored Stepping On facilitators and run more than 250 Stepping On programs across Australia.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. ContextBackgroundThe underpinning concepts: making decisions, learning and improving confidenceStepping On group work, and the facilitator as a catalyst for changeKey elements for delivery of Stepping Onecognising cultureMarketing and recruitmentEvaluation2. Stepping On programStepping On overviewPreparing and planning for the programDelivery of sessionsSession 1: Introduction, overview and risk appraisalSession 2: Exercise and moving about safelySession 3: Home falls hazardsSession 4: Community safety and footwearSession 5: Vision, transportation safety, vitamin D and calciumSession 6: Medication management, sleeping better and mobility mastery experiencesSession 7: Reviewing and planning aheadSession 8: Three-month booster session3. ResourcesWorks citedIndexSupplementary materialsPlease click on the links below to download each document.Session 1AgendaOutline of the programShopping listSession 2AgendaGetting up after a fallMoving about safelyWalking stick safetySession 3AgendaHome falls hazards screeningSlippery surfacesSafe clothingGuidelines when using a ladderHome Hazzards - SlidesSession 4AgendaMoving about safely - outdoor walkingMoving about safely - Winter mobilitySafe footwearShoe auditWhat is a comfortable shoe?Safe shoe awardSession 5AgendaAirline travel safetyBus travel safetyLight rail travel safetyTrain travel safetyCalcium checklistSun time checklistVision and fallingVitamin D and calciumSession 6AgendaFalls prevention and managing medicinesPersonal medication recordSleeping BetterSession 7AgendaMaintaining momentum after Stepping OnGraduation CertificateSession 8AgendaResources/handouts in languages other than EnglishBalance and strength manualFridge MagnetFacilitator Guide for NGOs

This is an invaluable manual incorporating the latest evidence for falls prevention in the community. -- Professor Lyn March AM, University of Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney