Overview

Upon completion of 18 units a student may choose to exit with Graduate Certificate in Disability Practice or Graduate Certificate Disability Policy and Leadership, subject to meeting the program of study for that award.Upon completion of 36 units a student may choose to exit with the Graduate Diploma Disability Practice … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program of study overview
Program of study notes

Program of study
72 Units

Year 136 Units
Year 236 Units

Admission requirements

Admission requirements
Special requirements
English Language requirements

Aims

This course provides students with work-relevant skills and knowledge they can apply as Developmental Educators across a wide range of contexts in disability, health and human services fields.

Developmental Educators are multi-disciplinary disability specialists. As allied health professionals, Developmental Educators, also known as DEs, occupy roles in a variety of disability, human service, mental health, and educational settings, in the State and Federal Government, and non-government sectors.

Grounded in a human rights approach, this course is focused on promoting the rights of people with disability to inclusive lives and to building the capacity of the workforce to lead practice allied with this aim.

The course aims to:

  • Provide advanced insights into theoretical and practical matters in disability to improve professional decision making, broadening the professional opportunities for graduates within an evolving policy and practice context
  • Assist students to become National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) aware, knowledgeable, effective and respected professionals in their chosen field
  • Prepare graduates with advanced skills and specialised knowledge that can be applied to support the inclusion an citizenship of people with disability in their local communities
  • Provide an effective pathway for students who wish to specialise in a specific area of disability study
  • Develop leadership skills to prepare graduates to positively influence the delivery of quality services for people with disability across a broad range of community settings

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Critically discuss and evaluate contemporary literature and research in field of disability practice, policy and leadership
2.
Demonstrate a detailed professional knowledge around a range of conceptual disability perspectives
3.
Work in alliance with people with disability, families and advocates to promote the well-being of people with disability
4.
Apply evidence-informed knowledge to professional practice in an area of specialised knowledge pertaining to disability
5.
Use specialised knowledge and human rights approach to facilitate inclusion and citizenship of people with disability
6.
Critically evaluate and apply research, problem solving frameworks and reflection skills in ethical decision-making and professional practice
7.
Contribute to professional practice, workforce development and leadership in disability and human services
8.
Develop an understanding of, and competency in, research and evaluation as it applies to the disability field
9.
Contribute to the informed construction of disability policy, whether local, national or global
10.
Demonstrate professional knowledge around conceptual perspectives and embodied experience of disability
11.
Demonstrate ability to analyse and formulate clinical reports and recommendations based on observations and findings in collaborate with people with disabilities and stakeholders
12.
Value and incorporate ongoing critical self-reflection and continued professional development as a Developmental Educator

Student progression rules

Failure to complete the course within five years or the award of a grade of (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Professional accreditation and recognition

Professional accreditation