CHCDIS017 - Facilitate community participation and social inclusion

Unit code:CHCDIS017Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

City Campus
Footscray Nicholson

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop and facilitate person-centred strategies for participation in various community settings, functions and activities to enhance the psychosocial wellbeing and lifestyle of a person with disability.This unit 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.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

assist at least three people with disability to develop and implement community engagement plans within their individualised plan, including:

identifying the person’s needs and preferences through a process of collaboration
matching services and networks to the person’s needs and preferences
facilitating access to opportunities for the person to establish connections and minimise isolation
identifying and addressing barriers to participation
identifying and addressing risks.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

elements of best practice in the area of community participation and social inclusion
the impact of social devaluation on an individual’s quality of life
principles of:

active support
lifespan development
strengths-based and person-centred practice
risk assessment and mitigation
social and emotional wellbeing frameworks

human rights framework for service
systemic and structural barriers impacting individual and community participation
funding frameworks and their impact on community participation
legal and ethical considerations relevant to working with people with disability:

duty of care
dignity of risk
human rights, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)

strategies for:

identifying interests, abilities and requirements of people with disability
communication to assist with community participation
supporting the person’s participation in work

strategies that can be used by employers to facilitate the person’s inclusion and engagement in the workplace
organisational policies and procedures for:

accessing resources
evaluating implementation of strategies.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.