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Advocacy in Contemporary Disability Practice

Postgraduate | LTU-DIS507 | 2020

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Unpack the ways in which the new model of funding put forward by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) prioritises choice and control for people with disability. Learn how to support people and families through the NDIS.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
13 weeks

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Advocacy in Contemporary Disability Practice

About this subject

  • Note: This subject is a part of La Trobe University's Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Disability Practice, which will become available for application in Semester 2. Students who complete this subject in Semester 1 will be able to apply for credit towards these programs.

    Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

    • Critically analyse the different levels at which people with disabilities, with and without cognitive impairment, might exercise choice and control over their life
    • Reflect on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and their impact on the lived experience of people with disabilities and their support network
    • Interpret and transmit information about support for decision making frameworks for people with cognitive disabilities
    • Demonstrate the ability to advocate for people with a disability and their families
    • Critically evaluate specialist disability and mainstream service systems available to people with a disability.

Entry requirements

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.

Others

In order to enrol in this subject, students are required to apply to OUA's Postgraduate Single Subjects program (OUA-PSU-GCE).

https://www.open.edu.au/degrees/postgraduate-single-subjects-oua-oua-psu-gce?year=2019

Note: Students wishing to apply for either the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Disability Practice based on the completion of postgraduate single subjects should familiarise themselves with La Trobe's advanced standing policy. A maximum of two (2) or four (4) subjects may be credited to the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma programs, respectively.

https://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/getting-started/new-students/advanced-standing

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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