Course Title: Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3319 Certificate III in Individual Support
Course Title: Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 100
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS6115C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
Term2 2017 |
Course Contact: Renee Costa
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0886
Course Contact Email: renee.costa@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
You will learn the skills and knowledge required to facilitate the empowerment of people with disability to deliver rights based services using a person-centred approach when delivering individualised plans to clients.
This unit applies to workers in varied disability contexts.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCDIS007 Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability |
Elements: |
2. Foster human rights 3. Facilitate choice and self-determination 1. Demonstrate commitment to empowerment for people with disability |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. This will enhance your capacity to provide individualised supports and services that empower the people you support
Overview of Assessment
There will be three forms of assessment and they will include a case study with questions, theory questions and an assessment task linked to your placement component that relates to the unit of competency and you will be required to submit documentation as part of your assessment for this unit at the end of your practical placement.
The assessment tasks are as follows:
Task 1: Case Study/questions
Task 2: Theory Questions and Answers
Task 2: Observation and demonstration of client communication skills on placement
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online:http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=c15i3ciaq8ca