Course Title: Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: VE 2020
Class Number: 2293
Class Section: XXXX
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Course Code: HWSS6115C
Course Title: Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
Important Information:
This course is co-delivered and co-assessed with
CHCDIS001 Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
CHCDIS002 Follow established person-centred behaviour supports
CHCDIS003 Support community participation and social inclusion
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3402 - Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability)
Course Contact: Steve Bruechert
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4063
Course Contact Email: steve.bruechert@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course 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 course applies to workers in varied disability contexts.
This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with:
CHCDIS001 Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
CHCDIS002 Follow established person-centred behaviour supports
CHCDIS003 Support community participation and social inclusion
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
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CHCDIS007 Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability |
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1. Demonstrate commitment to empowerment for people with disability |
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2. Foster human rights |
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3. Facilitate choice and self-determination |
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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.
Details of Learning Activities
The program schedule includes:
• Online self-paced learning resources
• Face-to-face classroom-based learning including virtual and augmented reality
• Workplace based learning and assessment
Teaching Schedule
While all course content in this sechdule wil be covered, the weekly order may change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources
Week 1
Topics:
What is disability -
social vs medical
models
Types of disabilities
Experts by experience
Active citizenship
Societal impacts on
people with disabilities
Disability and cultural differences
Week 2
Workplace practice – Supporting people with disabilities in activities
Week 3
Topics:
Strategies to support
people with disabilities
to exercise their rights
and choices
Overview of daily living activities
Identifying strengths, skills and competencies
Assessment processes used by services providers
Ways to build and strengthen networks
Promoting independence
Week 4
Topics:
Behaviours of concern – definition understanding them and why they occur
Identifying unmet needs
Ways to include people
Policies and procedures
Interpreting documentation
Strategies and responses
Week 5
Topics:
Behaviours of concern
Specialist referral options
Effective communication techniques
Documenting (incl STAR charts)
Preventative strategies
Reviewing strategies
post-eventManaging, reporting and documenting
Week 6
Topics:
Self-limitations
Personal values
Getting advice and help
Concepts of vulnerability, power, independence, interdepence and importance in disability
Safe environments
Week 7
Topics: Incidental learning
Opportunities for
learning
Teaching and leaving strategies
Prompting – principles and fading
Reinforcing techniques
Motivators and de-motivators to learning
Week 8
Topics
Monitoring Levels of engagement and working with the service user to overcome barriers
Providing constructive feedback
Week 9
Topics:
Critical incidents – what
are they and how to
manage them
Optional inclusion of
wellbeing support person
Reporting
Week 10
In class simulated assessments
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The learning Lab
www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab
The Study Support Hub
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/study-support-hub
English for uni workshops
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops
Overview of Assessment
This course is delivered and assessed with the courses
CHCDIS001 Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
CHCDIS002 Follow established person-centred behaviour supports
CHCDIS003 Support community participation and social inclusion
There will be three forms of assessment, they include a case study with questions, theory questions and an assessment task linked to your placement component.
The assessment tasks are as follows:
Task 1: Case Study/questions
Task 2: Theory Questions and Answers
Task 3: 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
Assessment Tasks
Students enrolled in Vocational Education and Training qualifications are assessed for Competency. To be assessed as Competent means you have consistently demonstrated the required knowledge and skills to a standard expected in the workplace. To be assessed as Competent in this course, you will need to complete each assessment task to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher at the conclusion of each assessment task.
You should refer to the assessment brief which is available through Canvas for a full assessment criterion.
Results that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessments are:
CA - Competency Achieved
NYC - Not Yet Competent
DNS - Did not submit for assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These matrices are available through program administration
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