CHCDIS007 Facilitate The Empowerment Of People With Disability Assessment

Questions

Provide answers to all of the questions below:

1. In around 200 words, explain how people with disability were treated in the past (medical model of service provided in institutions) as opposed to how they are treated today (social model of service focused on a person centred and self-directed model)
2. Answer the following questions about the legal and political aspects of disability issues.
   1. What is meant by the term “social constructs of disability”? Explain this idea and provide two examples of how this has, or can, occur.
   2. Outline changes that were introduced by the United Nations and then adopted in Australia that has led to a shift in how people with disability are viewed or treated today. Include timelines in your answer.
   3. Outline one piece of legislation at federal or state level (your own State or Territory) that protects those with disability (can include discrimination, provision of services or right to pensions).
3. Complete the table to demonstrate your knowledge of different types of disability by providing a description of what each type of disability refers to.
   1. Acquired brain injury
   2. Autism spectrum disorder
   3. Cognitive disability
   4. Developmental delay
   5. Intellectual disability
   6. Neurological impairment
   7. Physical disability
   8. Sensory Processing Disorder
   9. Sensory disability – hearing
   10. Sensory disability – vision
   11. Speech and/or language disability
4. For each of the following conditions, outline at least one support practice.
   1. Genetic factors
   2. Physical trauma
   3. Psychological trauma
   4. Chronic lifestyle condition
   5. Acquired brain injury
5. Complete the table below by providing an explanation of how the following legal and ethical frameworks apply when working with people with disability.
   1. Codes of conduct
   2. Discrimination
   3. Dignity of risk
   4. Duty of care
   5. human rights
   6. Informed consent
   7. Mandatory reporting
   8. Privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
   9. Work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations
   10. Work health and safety
6. Explain the purpose of the United nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UNCRPD).
7. Describe the following principles that relate when working with people with disability.
   1. Empowerment
   2. Rights-based approach
   3. Strengths-based approach
   4. Person-centred practice
   5. Self-advocacy
   6. Active support
   7. Active listening
   8. Social justice and the importance of knowing and respecting clients on an individual level
8. Complete the table to demonstrate your knowledge of indicators of abuse for people with disability. Include at least three indicators for each type of abuse.
   1. Physical abuse
   2. Financial abuse
   3. Sexual abuse
   4. Psychological
   5. Neglect