HUMA230 Practice in Personal Care

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

For those people in our community who have physical or multiple disabilities, an independent lifestyle may depend upon receiving appropriate support to complete the many daily duties common to us all. These duties may include getting out of bed, toileting, showering, dressing and eating. When completed efficiently and skilfully, support in these areas become secondary to what an individual plans to achieve in a day, whether it be work, leisure, recreation or community involvement. This unit provides students with information on how best to provide personal care assistance and an opportunity to demonstrate their skill in assisting the people they support.

 

HUMA231 Socio-Legal Issues in Disability

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

Since the mid 1970s, the focus for people with a disability in the western world has been on participation within the wider community. Within the context of an individual’s citizenship, many issues have been confronted and many positive developments and reforms have occurred although barriers still exist to equality and inclusion.
In this unit students will examine the current social and legal issues relevant to the lives of people with a disability, and apply this information to their own approach in providing support in the workplace.

 

HUMA232 The Ageing Process 1

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

Ageing is a lifelong process which involves physical changes. As people grow older they may experience physical impairments which have significant effects on their lifestyle. Understanding the causes and manifestations of these conditions is essential in providing services that respond effectively to assist people to maintain quality lifestyles. This unit examines changes that occur in older people which impact on both physical and cognitive abilities.

 

HUMA233 Diversional Therapy Practice 1

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of the value and importance of leisure and recreational activities for the older person. Leisure and recreation programs can play an integral role in assisting the older person retain and maintain feelings of identity and self worth. It is essential that older people have the opportunity to pursue areas of interest both past and present.

This unit will provide students with knowledge and skills to plan, develop and implement Diversional Therapy programs through assessment, evaluation and activity analysis for the older person in the community and in residential settings.

 

HUMA234 The Ageing Process 2

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

Cultural and social elements have a major impact on an ageing person that significantly impacts on lifestyle. This unit explores these issues as well as changes that have occurred through government and societal perspectives.

Demographics of Australian society today, Government policy and societal attitudes continues to shape our present day culture in relation to older persons and their quality of life.

 

HUMA235 Diversional Therapy Practice 2

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

Quality systems are a requirement of the present. It is necessary and important to demonstrate that practices are effective and that they meet high standards of service delivery.

This unit aims to develop students’ knowledge and skills specific to Diversional Therapy and to provide programs for people with complex needs. The student will have the opportunity to gain skills in ways to help people who are experiencing loss and grief and skills in developing training programs for the purpose of education and volunteer management for people working with older persons.

 

HUMA236 Psychiatric Disability Issues

10 cp
Prerequisites Introductory Units
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

This unit introduces students to the concepts of mental health and illness as they affect both the client and the carer. It examines chronic mental illness as a cause of ongoing psychiatric disability that reduces a person's ability to function meaningfully. Students will gain an understanding of the main types of psychiatric disability and the lifestyle implication of these disabilities both on the person and the support network. The manner in which legislation impacts upon people with psychiatric disability will also be explored. Students will examine historical perspectives of support services for people with psychiatric disability through to current styles of support services including accommodation options, medical treatment and support, allied health support and current community responses.

 

HUMA237 Physical Disability Issues

10 cp
Prerequisites Introductory Units
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

This unit examines the aetiology and lifestyle implications of physical disability. The unit will provide students with the opportunity to examine the basic physiology of the body and the impact that levels of impairment may have on the functions of the body. Historical and current community perceptions of physical disability and the impact that these perceptions have on the lifestyle options available for people with physical disabilities will be studied as well as some of the practical supports and aids that are available for people with a physical disability. The unit also examine barriers for people with physical disabilities including community attitudes, access, transport, restrictions of support systems and the cost implications of having a physical disability.

 

HUMA238 Lifestyle Facilitation 1

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Lectures, discussion of topics in study guide through distance education mode.

This is a practical unit where students apply their understanding of the concept of a quality lifestyle and of issues affecting people who require support due to age or disability. Historically, professionals have worked within a deficit framework of needs assessment, with an emphasis on what a person could not do. This unit presents alternate ways that lifestyle can be examined, emphasising the strengths of the person with a view to the person’s future development as an individual.

This unit provides students with opportunity to assist people concerning goals and lifestyles. It also examines the variety of roles the person assisting another may take on (expert, helper, carer and teacher) while facilitating a person’s lifestyle in a positive and holistic way.

 

HUMA239 Residential Care and Supervision 1

10 cp
Prerequisites Introductory Units
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

This unit deals with policy and practice of care and supervision requirements in the residential setting, dealing with both daily concerns together with ongoing longer-term planning and policy-making. The daily supervision cycle includes such issues as leave, study, meals, rosters, recreation, communication and health. The longer-term issues include academic development, social and emotional issues, travel policy, transition stages experienced by the residents, and workplace occupational health and safety procedures.

 

HUMA240 Residential Care and Supervision

210 cp
Prerequisites Introductory Units
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

This practically oriented unit investigates the daily routines and practical requirements for the smooth functioning of the residential environment in which the student is presently located. Monitoring and recording, involving individual and group issues, are also covered. Official recording practices required by the residence are included as well (leave, medical conditions, maintenance, catering, other professionals concerned).

 

HUMA241 Residential Care and Supervision 3

10 cp
Prerequisites Introductory Units
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

This practical unit investigates the longer term policies of the residential environment, together with organisational plans for terms, semesters and the year. Organisational issues include timetables, rosters, celebration of special events, recruitment of residential students, catering, safety and security, maintenance of physical plant, staffing and staff training, and travel for residents. The role and function of the residence needs to complement the organisational practice of the associated school/schools.

 

HUMA242 Workplace Administration Skills

10 cp
Prerequisites Introductory Units
Teaching Organisation Lectures, discussion topics in study guide through distance education mode.

This unit allows students to develop administrative skills required for the Human Service environment, whether it be a school, community organisation or residential facility. It allows students to communicate and liaise with those in care they support, workplace management and the wider community. This unit also focuses on the role of the individual as part of the professional team. Practical applications of programming and policy procedures are also addressed.

 

HUMA243 Community–Based Experience

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Equivalent of 3 weeks working in the community.

Students in the second or third years of the Bachelor of Arts course may undertake work-placement projects based upon work that differs from traditional university classes.

 

HUMA309 Aged Care in the Community

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Lectures, discussion of topics in study guide through distance education mode.

The majority of older persons in Australia do not move into supported residential care but remain living in their own homes. As a person gets older their lifestyle changes. Their care needs tend to increase due to an increase in health problems, possible reduction of mobility and decreased social networks. This unit will provide students with an understanding of the home-based support options, the potential for the development of more flexible services and the legislation in place to ensure quality service delivery to meet the ongoing changing needs of the older person, such older persons maintaining social networks and interests and to establish new ones.

 

HUMA313 Lifestyle Facilitation 3

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Lectures, discussion of topics in study guide through distance education mode.

The main approach of lifestyle facilitation is an individual one: meeting needs on a one–to–one basis. On occasions, however, the individual’s needs may be met within a group setting. Workers employed to assist people with a disability may be responsible for the organising and functioning of the group process. Within the social context, lifetime friendships develop through interaction with others who have similar interests and similar life experiences. Acknowledging that it is best that people choose their own friends, people with a disability often choose as friends other people with a disability who have had similar life experiences. With inclusion in the community as a principle of practice, workers who assist people with a disability have a role to play in encouraging inclusion by the methods used to assist the organisation of group activities.

The units Lifestyle Facilitation 1 and Lifestyle Facilitation 2 provided students with practical facilitation exercises on an individual basis. This unit focuses on the development of a groups program in accordance with the needs of the individuals. Program implementation and evaluation are also integral components of the development process.

 

HUMA315 Intellectual Disability Issues

10 cp
Prerequisites Introductory Units
Teaching Organisation Each semester is 12 weeks in length and is taught by distance education.

This unit examines the varying types of intellectual disability and how these forms of disability impact upon the lifestyle of a person. It provides students with the opportunity to explore how and why intellectual disability occurs and the therapeutic responses available to lessen the effect of this disability and enhance the skills of an individual. This unit will provide discussion on the lifestyle issues and current legislation that particularly affect people with intellectual disability and the types of support services available.

 

HUMA316 The Law and Duty of Care

10 cp
Prerequisites Introductory Units
Teaching Organisation This unit is taught by distance education.

This unit introduces residential supervisors to the legal issues concerned with care of residents in the residential education setting. Although seen as a formidable area of concern in the care and supervision of residents, there are guidelines to follow and precedents set which enable a common sense approach to management of these issues. Concepts and ramifications of the term “in loco parentis” are studied, as well as policy and practice concerned with standards of care, risk assessment and reporting. The development of best practice ensuring the highest quality of care, are of primary concern.