Overview

The Associate Degree in Disability and Community Practice requires 2 years of full-time study (or the equivalent part time).  The course is offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.The course articulates with the 108 unit Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion and the 144 unit Bachelor of Disability … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program of study
72 Units

Year 136 Units
Year 236 Units

Admission requirements

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Aims

The Associate Degree in Disability and Community Practice is focused on promoting the rights of people with disability to inclusive lives and to building an effective and respectful support workforce allied with this aim.

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

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Articulate and activate human rights in the lives of people with disability
2.
Work in alliance with people with disability, their families and advocates to promote inclusion and quality in life
3.
Promote the physical and emotional well-being of people with disability
4.
Recommend and teach functional skills such as social, self-care, recreation, communication and language, and employment skills
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Develop and implement positive learning and lifestyle support plans
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Support people with disability to access and maintain meaningful employment
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Use advocacy, negotiation and person-centred planning skills to facilitate community inclusion with and for people with disability

Student progression rules

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