Course Title: Facilitate community participation and social inclusion
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: VE 2020
Class Number: 3533
Class Section: SJO2
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Course Code: HWSS6116C
Course Title: Facilitate community participation and social inclusion
Important Information:
This course is delivered and assessed with CHCDIS005 Develop and provide person-centred responses.
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4365 - Certificate IV in Disability
Course Contact: Clare McGlone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929
Course Contact Email: clare.mcglone@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 60
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
Provision of community based services and supports are central to the disability and community services sectors. In this course you will focus on the knowledge and skills required to organise, support and monitor inclusive activities and opportunities developed with the individual. Your role in will be critical in ensuring their access to their local and broader communities to support client aspirations, needs and rights and interests.
This course applies to workers in varied disability contexts. Work performed requires a range of well developed, person-centred skills where some discretion and judgement is required and workers will take responsibility for their own outputs.
This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with:
CHCDIS005 Develop and provide person-centred responses
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCDIS008 Facilitate community participation and social inclusion |
Element: |
1. Support person to identify and engage in social networks within the broad community |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Work with the person with disability to identify their strengths, interests, abilities and support requirements so they may engage with a social network within the broad community 1.2 Research, identify and network with relevant services to explore community inclusion opportunities for the client 1.3 Match relevant services and networks to the needs of the person, taking into account their cultural and individual differences 1.4 Work with the person to actively engage in a social network and identify any supports they may need 1.5 Work with the person to identify any possible barriers to participation and inclusion and develop strategies to overcome these 1.6 Identify and access appropriate resources according to organisation policy and protocols 1.7 Provide information about options available to the person with disability, family and/or carer and/or relevant other |
Element: |
2. Assist person and relevant others to develop and implement a community support plan as part of the individualised plan |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Support person to develop an individualised plan to participate in the community, including all necessary supports required for maximum participation 2.2 Assist person to establish their requirements in order to maximise their participation in neighbourhood and local community life 2.3 Assist the person to identify and access community options as identified in the individualised plan 2.4 Facilitate access to opportunities that establish connections through shared interests with other community members in line with funding, budgetary or financial requirements 2.5 Assist person and their family and/or carer and/or relevant other to select activities that will enhance inclusion 2.6 Support other workers to implement the individualised plan according to requirements of the plan |
Element: |
3. Develop strategies to minimise isolation for person with disability |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Identify support requirements and modifications needed for devices, aids and environment and develop strategies to deal with these in conjunction with the person, their family and/or carer and/or relevant other 3.2 Identify support or devices required to assist with communication 3.3 Determine physical barriers to participation and identify solutions with the person with disability 3.4 Recognise own limitations in addressing issues and seek advice when necessary 3.5 Identify and assess barriers to communication and social participation caused by cognitive deficits and develop solutions 3.6 Discuss travel and transport issues with the person and identify strategies to address these 3.7 Put in place processes to evaluate and ensure ongoing success of strategies |
Element: |
4. Determine risks associated with supporting community participation and inclusion |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Conduct location or activity risk assessment specific to the person’s circumstances 4.2 Discuss elements of risk with the person and appropriate others 4.3 Work with the person and appropriate others to identify and develop strategies to remove or reduce risk |
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.
Details of Learning Activities
Classes where information is shared through talks and group discussions, and exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time in class, will also be spent working on applied assessment tasks.
Workshops will be face to face either on campus or at an industry partners's venue or online using RMIT's Leaning management systems such as Collaborate Ultra
Teaching Schedule
workshops
Session 1
Empowerment, individualised person centred planning and supports and community inclusion
- Over the past thirty years the disability service sector has shifted from a pre-dominantly centre/facility based focus to community based individual person centred planning. Empowerment, individualized services, community inclusion and participation are linked and considered today.
Session 2
Community participation and inclusion practice
- Services, issues and solutions to support community inclusion and participation will feature in this workshop. Advocacy and self advocacy are valuable tools in ensuring that the people we support take their place in their communities and society.
Session 3 & 4
Complex needs, complex lives and holistic integrated services
- As part of looking at our clients as individuals we recognise the significance of their whole life and the complex needs they may have. That may include chronic and/or episodic health or mental health conditions, housing, finances, social and community interactions, justice, or employment.
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 assessed with the course CHCDIS005 Develop and provide person-centred responses.
The assessment tasks are as follows:
Task 1:Facilitating participation and inclusion – Practical task - Simulation
Task 2: Facilitating participation and inclusion – supervisors report and student work log
Task 3: Facilitating participation and inclusion – practical task-workplace observation
Task 4: Unit Knowledge Questions
Assessment Tasks
Assessment task 1 - The purpose of this assessment task is for you to demonstrate your skills in developing, implementing and monitoring a
service response with a person with disability, in a simulated environment.
You are to engage in two (2) simulations with the assessor demonstrating your ability to respond to both simulation briefs and to develop and implement a person-centred service response responses to meet the aspirations, needs, rights and preferences for two (2) people with a disability.
You will then review and monitor these two individual service responses and make changes that are necessary to improve quality service delivery and:
- meet the changing needs of the person
- address a barrier
- respond to legislative changes
Assessment task 2 - To be marked competent in this unit the student is required to obtain a supervisor sign off on their work and to
confirm that they have completed a number of tasks during a minimum of 120hrs of direct support work
As a student you must
- Acts in a professional and courteous way and respects the rights of other people in the workplace
- Follows the policies and procedures of the workplace
- Keeps information about the organisation confidential
- Pro-actively seeks to develop skills and knowledge while undertaking this assessment task and
- Complete documentation required by RMIT
Assessment task 3 - The purpose of this assessment task is for you to demonstrate your skills in facilitating your clients’ community participation and social inclusion.
You will be observed by your assessor in the workplace assisting three clients to determine and prepare to access a community opportunity or activity.
You are to identify three clients who will provide consent in being observed by an assessor when working with you to facilitate participation and inclusion.
Following each observation, you will also provide verbal responses to questions related to providing support to your client to help assess your knowledge and how you apply it to different work situations.
you also must include the following supporting evidence with your assessment submission:
- Logbook - re-submit your Task 2 120 hours Logbook
- Risk Assessment – to be distributed to students by class teacher
Assessment task 4 -
This assessment is a short-answer knowledge task designed to assess the knowledge required to develop, implement and monitor person centred service responses for community involvement and for the improvement of the lifestyle of a person with a disability.
You will complete this knowledge assessment under supervision in class.
All knowledge assessment questions must be answered correctly, for you to be assessed as satisfactory for this assessment task.
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency.
The assessment matrix is located in Canvas, at the end of each assessment task.
Other Information
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students
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