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EDUC6084

Com. Service Provision for People with Disability

10 Units 6000 Level Course

Available in 2012

WebLearn GradSchoolSemester 1

Previously offered in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

This subject has two aims. First, to examine contemporary community support services for individuals with a disability. Examples of these services include employment, recreation, accommodation and education services. Second, to develop an understanding of strategies of support and service models designed to facilitate the inclusion of people with a disability into the community.

Objectives
1. Develop an awareness of contemporary issues in specific community services.
2. Develop critical analysis skills.
Content
1. Introduction
2. Employment services
3. Accommodation services
4. Leisure and Recreation services
5. Advocacy and self-advocacy services
6. Founding models
Replacing Course(s)
nil
Transition
nil
Industrial Experience
0
Assumed Knowledge
Nil
Modes of Delivery
External Mode
Teaching Methods
Self Directed Learning
Assessment Items
Essays / Written Assignments
1. Critical reflection on personal learning goals (20%, week 7). Identify and reflect on learning goals throughout the subject. 2. Literature review (40%, week 10). Critical review of the recordings from two of the subjects topics. 3. Critical analysis of one community service area (40%, week 14). Read widely, outside of the provided material, to review the literature on one community service area.
Contact Hours
Self Directed Learning: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term

Timetables

2012 Course Timetables for EDUC6084