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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
SOY10105 - Introduction to Social Welfare AND 84 credit points in any SCU units
Unit aim
Introduces students to issues and challenges experienced by people with a disability from a personal, social and professional perspective. Examines theories of disability including social and medical models. Discusses and evaluates theoretical frameworks used within community settings, and the benefits and challenges of legislation and policy for good practice.
Unit content
Topic 1: Understanding disability
Topic 2: Types of disability
Topic 3: Intellectual disability
Topic 4: Issues and barriers faced by people with disabilities
Topic 5: Stigma and theories of disablement
Topic 6: Social inclusion and social justice issues
Topic 7: Disability legislation and policy
Topic 8: The National Disability Insurance Scheme
Topic 9: Policy into practice
Topic 10: Good practice in disability
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | explain the issues faced by people who have a disability | |||||||
2 | define discrimination and discuss its impact on people with a disability | |||||||
3 | evaluate social inclusion and how this applies to this field of practice | |||||||
4 | analyse theories of disablement | |||||||
5 | critically evaluate how legislation and policy impacts the theoretical frameworks used in community organisations | |||||||
6 | identify examples of good practice in community organisations. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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explain the issues faced by people who have a disability
- GA3:
- GA7:
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define discrimination and discuss its impact on people with a disability
- GA3:
- GA7:
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evaluate social inclusion and how this applies to this field of practice
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA7:
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analyse theories of disablement
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA7:
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critically evaluate how legislation and policy impacts the theoretical frameworks used in community organisations
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA7:
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identify examples of good practice in community organisations.
- GA3:
- GA7:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.