Course Title: Coordinate services for people with disabilities

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6099 Advanced Diploma of Disability Work

Course Title: Coordinate services for people with disabilities

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 125

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.

Course Contact: Anthony Graham

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254411

Course Contact Email: anthony.graham@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the knowledge and skills required by staff to develop and monitor supports and programs according to the needs of people with disabilities and within a legislative and ethical framework to ensure the provision of high quality service delivery which supports the rights and interests of people with disabilities.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Students are assumed to be experienced disability staff working in the disability or community services fields.   

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CHCDIS511A Coordinate services for people with disabilities
Elements:	1. Demonstrate commitment to high quality services for people with disabilities 2. Develop and implement programs for meeting client needs 3. Review and monitor programs 4. Support rights, interests and needs of people with disabilities 5. Develop and implement a framework for quality service delivery

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to elements

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be through a mix of in-class tasks, workplace based projects and work place assessment.  A workplace assessment will be undertaken once pre year with each student to allow students to present and discuss workplace evidence.