Department of Education, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
ED10180 Independence for life |
| Credits: 15 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Modular: no specific semester |
| Assessment: CW100 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: To enable candidates to define independence in terms which represent the diversity of people's needs and the individual's right to be actively involved in the processes and services which enable them to achieve personal life choices. Candidates will be required to: * Compare individual perceptions of the consequences of disease and impairment; * Explore existing definitions of 'rehabilitation' and their impact upon the development and delivery of timely and appropriate services which enable people to achieve personal life choices with respect to independence; * Analyse different approaches to 'rehabilitation' and the relationship between independence and 'rehabilitation'; * Demonstrate an awareness of the knowledge, values and expectations of the stakeholders involved in the 'rehabilitation' process and the tensions that can and do arise between them. Content: Issues of normality/ordinariness. Issues of health, well-being and quality of life. Personal, cultural and societal views of disability and independence. Definitions of 'rehabilitation'. Approaches to independence. Emotional, social, psychological aspects of 'rehabilitation'. Ethical and legal issues. Individuals rights and public services. Professions, organisations and institutions - the impact of their policies, roles and responsibilities on 'rehabilitation'. Knowledge, language and empowerment. The politics of 'health' in relation to disability, 'rehabilitation' and independence. Statutory policies, resources and services. Disability and Employment. The nature of teams and collaborative working. |