CHCDIS012 - Support community participation and social inclusion

Unit code:CHCDIS012Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

Footscray Nicholson
Sunshine
Werribee

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 assist with supporting people with disability in community participation and social inclusion using a person-centred approach. This involves enabling people to make choices to maximise their participation in various community settings, functions and activities to enhance psychosocial wellbeing and lifestyle in accordance with the person’s needs and preferences.This unit applies to workers in varied disability services contexts. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under regular direct, indirect or remote supervision.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's 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:

support at least two people with disability to identify skills and interests and find matching options within the broader community including:

selecting options that meet needs and preferences outlined in their individualised plan and supporting them to access
identifying barriers and implementing strategies to overcome them in collaboration with the person
monitoring strategies and seeking feedback from the person and others on the success of implemented strategies
making adjustments as required to facilitate continued success.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

rights and responsibilities of people with disability
principles of:

strengths-based practice
person-centred practice
human rights framework
community inclusion and best practice examples
social and emotional wellbeing frameworks

strategies for strengthening options, networks and services for people with disability
strategies and techniques for systemic and individual advocacy
local agencies and services, and resources to obtain community information about sporting, cultural and specific interest groups
active citizenship and what this means for people with disability
strategies for 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
strategies around reasonable adjustment that can be used to increase the person’s independence
scope and breadth of assistive technologies used across the life domains, including but not limited to:

self-care
continence and hygiene
communication
mobility and transferring
cognition and memory loss
vision and hearing
daily living activities
recreation and leisure
education and employment
home and other environments
eating and drinking
pressure area management
carer support

role of assistive technologies in supporting a person’s life activities:

maintaining and promoting independence
enabling inclusion and participation

barriers to community participation and social inclusion:

physical
skill
personal
systemic
structural
psychological
-stigma and self-stigma
discrimination
lack of resources

role of carer, family and others in supporting and facilitating community participation and social inclusion
strategies to address negative attitudes expressed by carer, family and others regarding community participation and social inclusion.

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.