REMH8026 Working with People with Disability in Remote and Indigenous Communities

Nicki Scholes-Robertson

2021

4.5

1 x 9-hour independent study weekly

1 Admission into GDPRHP-Graduate Diploma in Remote Health Practice
1a Admission into GCRHP-Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice
1b Admission into MRIH-Master of Remote and Indigenous Health
1c Admission into MD-Doctor of Medicine
1d Admission into GCDS-Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies
1e Admission into MDPP-Master of Disability Policy and Practice
1f Admission into MDPPA-Master of Disability Policy and Practice [1.5 years]
1g Admission into MDPLA-Master of Disability Practice and Leadership
1h Admission into MDPL-Master of Disability Practice and Leadership
1i Admission into MDPLDE-Master of Disability Practice and Leadership (Developmental Education)
1j Admission into MCBH-Master of Counselling (Behavioural Health)
1k Admission into GCDP-Graduate Certificate in Disability Practice
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i or 1j or 1k))

Assignments.

This topic explores issues for people with disability relative to local, national and international rural, remote and Indigenous contexts. It identifies relevant theories applicable to disability services in these contexts including Primary Health Care, Cultural Safety, and International Classification of Functioning Disability. Opportunities are provided for students to apply the skills and knowledge required for practice in rural, remote and Indigenous community contexts, including disability assessment, care planning, and collaborative practice. Issues associated with living with a disability in remote and Indigenous contexts including different cultural understandings of disability are also examined.

This topic aims to develop the students' understanding of Remote and Indigenous people living with a disability; the cultural, living and health issues faced in remote contexts; and how this affects Remote Health practice.

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Review and synthesis information about the nature of disability (types, incidence, aetiology, course of the condition) in rural, remote and Indigenous communities

Critically review the impact of disability across the lifespan in remote and Indigenous contexts with reference to different cultural understandings of disability

Appraise and apply the skills and knowledge required to work with people with disability and their families in rural, remote and Indigenous community contexts, including assessment, care planning, collaborative practice and prevention

Review, evaluate and apply appropriate models of service delivery and interprofessional care for people with disability and their families living in remote Indigenous communities

Identify, critique and apply relevant theories applicable to services for people with disability and their families in these contexts: such as: Primary Health Care, Cultural Safety, International Classification of Functioning Disability and health (ICF), and Social Role Valorisation

Key dates and timetable

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