Disability Awareness (1-2 days)

Lack of understanding of the issues faced by service users with disabilities/sensory impairment can result in poor support being provided; patronising and disempowering in character.

This course, designed for front line workers aims to equip participants with a basic framework of knowledge and skills so as to work in a thoughtful, sensitive and respectful manner.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course participants should be able to:

• Understand a range of definitions and different views of these e.g. Disability/Disabled and Disability /Impairment etc.
• Describe the way in which people with Disabilities were ‘cared for’ in institutions and the impact of these
  institutions on their human rights and potential.
• Provide an overview of the current context in which people are supported.
• Understand the legal framework -incl.The Disabled Person’s Act.
• Understand how a Physical Disability might impact on the person’s quality of life?
• Describe how Discrimination, Maginalisation, Infantilism, Disablism may impact.
• Describe the Social Model of Disability.
• Understand what is meant by ‘Normalisation’, ‘SRV’, and ‘Ordinary Living’.
• Understand how myths relating to Disability disadvantages and demeans people-incl. issues of personal relationships
  & sexuality.
• Understand what is meant by a ‘Person Centred’ approach to supporting people.
• Understand what is meant by ‘Empowerment’, ‘Advocacy’ and ‘Self Advocacy’.
• Know the resources available to help in the support of people.

Training Methods:

• Tutor presentations
• OHP/PowerPoint
• Video
• Handouts
• Chalk & talk
• Group work
• Simulations

CP2/4.9