Course Title: Work effectively with people with a disability
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4329 Certificate IV in Disability
Course Title: Work effectively with people with a disability
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 50
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) |
HWSS5696C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term1 2015 |
Course Contact: Renee Costa
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0886
Course Contact Email: renee.costa@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course describes the knowledge and skills required as an introduction to working and communicating with people with a disability.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Not applicable
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCDIS301C Work effectively with people with a disability |
Elements: |
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the delivery of quality services for people with disabilities 2. Communicate effectively with people with a disability 3. Demonstrate the capacity to support rights, interests and needs of people with disabilities 4. Demonstrate the capacity to provide support across a range of disability types 5. Respond to situations of risk or potential risk to people with disabilities |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include a number of assessment tasks which focus on an understanding of theory - research and report, a case study and response, short answer questions and your field placement record.