Course Title: Work effectively with people with a disability
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5330 Diploma of Community Services Work
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 2014, Term1 2015 |
Course Contact: Zaina Nehme
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4552
Course Contact Email: zainaindira.nehme@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. This course may apply to work with people with a disability in a range of community service contexts.
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 competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
There are three assessment tasks for this course. They assess students’ knowledge and skills in the theory and practice of disability services work, how disability may impact on the life of a person with a disability, the importance of effective communication and interactions, and the roles that support workers may have.