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Chapter 5
Impact of the age awareness workshop
I’d like to see [the workshop] in high schools. I think they would really benefit from it and maybe a lot of them
might actually volunteer to go in and spend a bit of time with older people.
—Participant, age 52–60
There is a real need for that workshop, particularly in workplaces where the customers are older people [for
example] the government. In my organisation, we had a look for training and there really isn’t anything out
there that is suitable for everyone. This fills that need, for anyone across Australia.
—Participant, age 61+
Anyone who works with older people should do [the workshop].
—Participant, mixed age group
There is no set group [who should do this workshop]. People
from all age groups and all professions need to learn [about
ageism]. You can’t just pick one particular group and teach
[only those people] to be age-sensitive.
—Participant, age <40