Course Title: Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2023

Course Code: HWSS6115C

Course Title: Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability

Important Information:

This course is co-delivered and co-assessed in a cluster with the course CHCDIS001 Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths based approach CHCDIS002 Follow established person centred behaviour supports, , Facilitate the empowerment of people with a disability and CHCDIS003 Support community participation and social inclusion

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C3413 - Certificate III in Individual Support (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: 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

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 unit applies to workers in varied disability contexts.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCDIS007 Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability

Element:

1. Demonstrate commitment to empowerm...

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify changes in the legal, political and social frameworks within which the work is undertaken

1.2 Identify ways society can affect the level of impairment experienced by a person with disability

1.3 Reflect on personal values and attitudes regarding disability and acknowledge their potential impact when working in disability contexts

1.4 Develop and adjust own approaches to facilitate empowerment

Element:

2. Foster human rights

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Assist the person with disability to understand their rights

2.2 Deliver services that ensure the rights and needs of the person are upheld in the context of person-centeredness

2.3 Ensure the cultural needs of the person are identified, accepted and upheld

2.4 Identify breaches of human rights and respond and report according to organisation procedures

2.5 Identify indications of possible abuse and/or neglect and report according to organisation procedure

Element:

3. Facilitate choice and self-determination

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Using a person-centred approach work in a manner that acknowledges the person with disability as their own expert

3.2 Facilitate person-centred options for action on relevant issues and discuss with the person and/or family and/or carer and/or relevant other

3.3 Provide assistance to the person with disability to facilitate communication of their personal goals

3.4 Provide person-centred support in a manner that encourages and empowers the person with disability to make their own choices

3.5 Assist with strategies to ensure that the person is comfortable with any decisions that are being made on their behalf

3.6 Assist with accessing advocacy services and other complaint mechanisms as required

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

This course is designed to develop your knowledge and experience in disability specialisation and the disability sector. This course will include a mixture of workplace training, class time with your teacher and fellow students and other digital resources, covering:

  • strategies to promote independence in people with disabilities
  • assessment processes used by service providers
  • roles of carers and families
  • navigating conflicting values, cultural and religious needs
  • enabling technologies
  • empowering by withdrawing support to appropriate levels.


Teaching Schedule

Week 

Topic 

Assessment / Learning activities 

Week 1 

  

Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
  • Understanding concept of disability
  • social vs medical models
  • Disability and cultural differences –
  • Societal impacts on people with disabilities
  • Enabling technology

Week 2 

  

Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach.

 
  • Strategies to support people with disabilities to exercise their rights and choices
  • Identifying strengths, skills and competencies

 

Week 3 

  

  

Mid Semester Break

 

Week 4 

  

  

Follow established person-centred behaviour support

 
  • Behaviours of concern – understanding them and why they occur
  • Identifying unmet needs
  • AT6 PART A

Week 5 

  

Follow established person-centred behaviour supports

 
  • Critical incidents
  • Safe environments
  • Reporting and documentation
  • AT6 PART B
  •  

Week 6 

  

 Support community participation and social inclusion
  • Incidental learning
  • Prompting – principles and fading
  • Community participation
  • AT5
  •  
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Week 7 

 

  

Placement

 

Week 8

 

Placement

 

Week 9

 

Placement

 

Week 10

 

Placement

 

Week 11

 

De brief and assessment Review 

AT1

AT2

AT3

AT4

 

Week 12

 

De brief and assessment Review 

 


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 co-delivered and co-assessed in a cluster with the course CHCDIS001 Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths based approach CHCDIS002 Follow established person centred behaviour supports, , Facilitate the empowerment of people with a disability and CHCDIS003 Support community participation and social inclusion

he assessment tasks are as follows:

Task 1: Skills development and assessment

Task 2: Community participation skills development

Task 3: Skills development and assessment

Task 4: Behaviours of concern demonstration

Task 5: Critical incident- simulated setting

Task 6: scenario and Knowledge quizzes

There will be three forms of assessment including knowledge quizzes, simulated assessments and practical assessments undertaken in the work place.

Students are given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required skills. A third (3rd) attempt can only be offered after discussions between teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic. Resubmissions beyond two (2) attempts are at the discretion of the teacher and/or coordinator.

 


Assessment Tasks

Task 1: Skills development and assessment

Task 2: Community participation skills development

Task 3: Skills development and assessment

Task 4: Behaviours of concern demonstration

Task 5: Critical incident- simulated setting

Task 6: scenario and Knowledge quizzes


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix is located on canvas at the end of each assessment task

Other Information

Student support

Your first point of contact for any support needs with your assessments should be your teacher and assessor. If you require further support, you should consider contacting the following support services at RMIT. The following direct links may be updated regularly, so please go to RMIT Student essentials (Links to an external site.) and search out the assessments section. 

 

Assessment adjustments

Students requiring support or adjustments for their formal assessments task or exams should contact Equitable assessment arrangements (EAA),  (Links to an external site.)for more information on the types of adjustments provided, have a look at the adjustments to assessment website (Links to an external site.).

Special consideration

If unexpected circumstances affect your ability to complete an assessment you can apply for special consideration.  For more information have a look at RMIT's special consideration (Links to an external site.) page.

Appeals

As an RMIT student you are entitled to seek a review of decisions that impact on your studies. For more information have a look at RMIT's appeals (Links to an external site.) page

 

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