DSRS9059 Professional Practicum

2017

9

1 x 2-hour workshop per semester
1 x 250-hour field placement per semester
1 x 30-minute on-line exercises weekly

18 unit(s) of DSRS9%

DSRS9803 has been successfully completed

Self-reflection paper; Placement (250 hours) and successful agency evaluation

This topic is concerned with interventions assisting persons with disabilities through the life-cycle, including those with intellectual disability, brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, vision and auditory impairment and others with learning difficulties. Students will be practically involved with concepts of prescriptive teaching and designing of individual educational and support programs; remedial teaching; and field experience in the assessment, remediation and evaluation of teaching programs designed to support people with disabilities. Theory and practice will be linked closely in this topic and it is planned that students carry out a wide range of assessments and apply theory to the development, applications and evaluation of learning programs.

This topic aims to:

1. Provide students with the opportunity to investigate current theory and practice in relation to support programs or services for individuals with a disability and /or their families.

2. Facilitate critical thinking in relation to a selected area of study relevant to practice in the disability field.

3. Enable students to evaluate the value of specific practice or strategies designed to improve the quality of life for individuals with a disability and/or their families.