DISABILITY STUDIES IN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERS

DEVELOPED BY THE DISABILITY STUDIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Compiled by David Green with Helen Meekosha

MAY 2004

ISBN 0-9580052-1-4

Disability Studies And Research Institute

www.dsari.org.au

UNSW School Of Social Work

www.socialwork.arts.unsw.edu.au

ISBN 0-9580052-1-4 Title: Disability Studies in Australian Universities: A Preliminary Audit of Subjects and Programs

That Include the Social Dimensions of Disability Edition: 1st Author/Contributor: Green, David; Meekosha, Helen Date of Publication: 01 May 2004 Format: RB Size: 297x210 No. of Pages: 40 Publisher: University of New South Wales – School of Social Work

Introduction

The Disability Studies And Research Institute (DSARI) was established in June 2002 to form a bridge between the academy, disabled people and the wider society, and build a platform on which this collaboration could intervene in the creation of knowledge, the lifting of community understanding and professional practice, and the development of public policies. DSARI has a three-part program – research, education, and policy development.

This Audit is part of that program. It was originally developed on-line by the Social Relations of Disability Research Network (a forerunner to DSARI) in 1999, and involved Network members from across Australia as well as researchers in Sydney “hitting the Internet”. This list was then updated in 2004 by searching each university’s website. It is a listing of subjects and courses that either explicitly introduce a Social Model of Disability into the subject outlines, or identify the social dimensions of disability as an important part of the program. Some of the subjects are social context – general subjects that include reference to disability in a social framework. This list is not an endorsement of the subjects listed, nor is it fully inclusive – not all programs within each university have been covered as at least one course data base was not accessible online. This report aims to provide a trigger to other academics to feed material to us that we have missed. We also hope it will stimulate debate about the controversial area of disability studies, and in particular, the idea of

a “social model” of disability.

Summary

The Audit documents Australia’s 40 universities. We could ind no relevant subjects in six of these – so that the 144 subjects identiied are drawn from 34 universities. The range of professional programs affected the likelihood of relevant subjects appearing – Disability Studies, Rehabilitation Studies and Special Education courses are the most likely to have subjects that relect social issues. For example, University of Sydney has a signiicant number of subjects – but they are mainly in these limited professional areas. On the other hand, a smaller university like Flinders University has a relatively high number of units because of its offerings of specialist degrees.

Since the last audit of 1999, there has been an increase in the number of subjects from 130 to 144. However, documented in this update are 14 universities that were not covered by the 1999 audit, and

27 of the present update’s subjects belong to those 14 added universities. It actually appears, then, that there has been a fall in subjects dealing with this important dimension of disability. In particular, University of New South Wales has lost a signiicant number of relevant subjects in the areas of public health and community medicine.

However, there have been some promising improvements. Some professional programs that have not done so in the past, such as Occupational Therapy at Curtin University, are beginning to identify the social dimensions of disability as an important component of study.

Also, subjects exploring the social dimensions of disability are becoming less rare in general Arts degrees – see Monash University’s ‘Social Construction of Disabilities’ and University of South Australia’s ‘Sociology of Work, Disability and Rehabilitation in Australia’. More commonly, however, more general arts subjects that examined the social construction of difference chose to take race, gender, or sexuality as their examples. The social dimensions of disability were more likely to be explored in subjects that Also, subjects exploring the social dimensions of disability are becoming less rare in general Arts degrees – see Monash University’s ‘Social Construction of Disabilities’ and University of South Australia’s ‘Sociology of Work, Disability and Rehabilitation in Australia’. More commonly, however, more general arts subjects that examined the social construction of difference chose to take race, gender, or sexuality as their examples. The social dimensions of disability were more likely to be explored in subjects that

As in 1999, it was rare to ind a social analysis of disability in medicine or medical science programs, and those that did more often took the form of a general critique of the medicalisation of society, rather than an in-depth analysis of disability in particular – see, for example, University of Melbourne’s ‘Medicine and Society’. Similarly, nursing programs were far more likely to solely focus on the medical model of disability. Some programs, however, do explore disability’s social dimensions to differing degrees. The most promising example is probably University of Western Sydney’s ‘Studies in Disability: Contexts and Meanings’ in the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Rehabilitation).

Most subjects about disability outside Law and Sociology relected Service Delivery priorities relating to speciic impairments, through an individualised perspective, which focused on the disabled person, their experiences and relations with professionals. However there were a signiicant number of subjects that reviewed changes in social attitudes to disability, and the expansion of human rights approaches to disabled people, such as University of Sydney’s ‘Disability and the Community’ and Flinders University’s ‘Perspectives in Disability Studies.’

Nearly all of the subjects listed sit within the areas of education, arts, applied/health/social sciences, nursing, medicine and other rehabilitation professions. As in 1999, there are a very small number of subjects exploring this topic from the interesting perspective of other faculties. Amongst the newcomers, University of Newcastle’s ‘Society and Space’ forms part of a Bachelor of Arts (Human Geography), and the University of New South Wales Faculty of Built Environment seems to have replaced ‘Barrier-Free Design: Access and Discrimination’ (which was available in 1999) with ‘Social Planning’, which explores – from the perspective of an urban planner – the factors within the urban environment that inluence the “sense of belonging” of people with disabilities.

Similarly, in terms of the actual programs on offer, the clear majority of relevant subjects appear in more generalist degrees such as Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Applied Science, or Bachelor of Social Science. It makes sense then that it is within these degrees that disability studies program specialisations appear. For example, RMIT offers a Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies), and University of Sydney offers a Master of Health Sciences (Developmental Disabilities). Unfortunately, those programs that focus solely on disability studies usually take the form of Graduate Certiicates, Professional Certiicates, or Graduate Diplomas – see, for examples, Deakin University, Grifith University, and Edith Cowan University. Flinders University is currently the only university to offer a higher level of such specialised study, which takes the form of a Master of Disability Studies.

Finally, it should be noted that this Audit has not considered the question of how University Disability Action Plans, required of them under the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act (1992), have addressed disability issues in the curriculum. This is one area for further research, along with a more detailed and extensive assessment of the courses and subjects covered below.

The Subjects are listed by University, Faculty, Degree and then Subject name and Subject outline. Readers who wish to add to the Report or comment on the programs listed, can email the authors via H.Meekosha@unsw.edu.au

Discussion

Disability Studies has emerged as a growing area of academic research and professional education and training in Australia. In part this is a consequence of the rise of the disability movement and its more vocal demand for relevant curricula. In part it relects the growing presence of people with disabilities in society – in particular their presence in the community following decades of de-institutionalisation. In addition, the demonstrated failure of medical and individual pathology models of disability to explain and “liberate” people with disabilities from constraining and repressive modes of treatment, has resulted in many alternative arguments for including disabled people in wider social relations.

Disability activists in the academy have sought to bridge the spaces between research and practice, and involve disability communities in research processes and theory development. The speciic Australian context tends to demonstrate the inluences of disability studies in two metropoles - North America and the UK - on theoretical and research directions. These trans-Atlantic debates have also affected Australian developments, and helped shape the direction of local disability studies. Meanwhile competing ideas about who is authorised to research disability, the role of the research subjects, and the issues of research outcomes continue to be key questions.

However disability studies remains fragmented with individual scholars scattered across Universities and Departments, often with little support or understanding of the emerging disability studies area. Moreover the traditional interventionist disciplines have begun to use the language of disability studies without necessarily changing their individualised, medicalised approach or incorporating the ideas of the disability movement into the curricula. Nevertheless it is heartening to see some of the traditional locations for disability research adopt a more of a social relations approach

Since the launch of DSARI, the energy of the staff and the commitment of board members, has produced

a signiicant range of activities, and registered an important new presence in the disability scene. This is particularly true in the development of a research and consultancy proile. It is now clear that new energies much be directed to our institutions of learning to ensure that curricula across the broad range of disciplines relects the experiences of disabled people and that disability studies is introduced more widely at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

DISABILITY STUDIES IN AUSTRALIA

Universities included by reference to University Website

(Universities not audited in 1999 are marked with an asterisk)

Australian Catholic University*

University of Adelaide*

Australian National University

University of Ballarat

Bond University*

University of Canberra

Central Queensland University

University of Melbourne*

Charles Darwin University

University of Newcastle*

Charles Sturt University

University of New England

Curtin University of Technology University of New South Wales Deakin University

University of Notre Dame*

Edith Cowan University*

University of Queensland*

Flinders University University of South Australia* Grifith University*

University of Southern Queensland James Cook University

University of the Sunshine Coast* La Trobe University

University of Sydney

Macquarie University

University of Tasmania*

Monash University* University of Technology, Sydney Murdoch University

University of Western Australia Queensland University of Technology

University of Western Sydney RMIT University

University of Wollongong*

Southern Cross University

Victoria University

Swinburne University of Technology Victoria University of Technology

AUDIT OF UNIVERSITIES AND SUBJECTS

Note: Subjects that are hosted by universities that were audited in 1999, and which are new to the list, are marked witha hash (#)

Subjects that are hosted by universities that were not audited in 1999, and which are obviously also new to the list, are marked with an asterisk (*)

Australian Catholic University Arts and Sciences

1) Diploma in Arts (Disability Care)

2) Diploma in Arts(Aged Care) COUN102 Human Services in Contemporary Society * An introduction to the workings of society and the process by which people are classiied irst as different

and then as deviant according to what characteristics are valued in that society. Students are asked to relect upon how human services provided for people have changed over the last century moving from a custodian or charity model to a model based on peoples’ right to a quality lifestyle and a valued social role. This unit examines current beliefs about people who require assistance in some form and identiies ways these beliefs are relected in the style of assistance they receive within human services. It also examines current philosophies within a societal and church framework as well as legislation that inluences service delivery.

Australian Catholic University Arts and Sciences Diploma in Arts (Disability Care) HUMA231 Socio-Legal Issues in Disability * In this unit students 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. It includes analysis of notions of citizenship, as well as positive developments and reforms which have occurred, and barriers that still exist to equality and inclusion.

Australian Catholic University Arts and Sciences Diploma in Arts (Disability Care) HUMA237 The Nature and Implication of Physical Disability * This unit examines the aetiology and lifestyle implication 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 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

Australian Catholic University Education

1) Bachelor of Education (Habilitation)

2) Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (Indigenous Studies)

3) Bachelor of Teaching - Bachelor of Arts EDAC219 Advocacy, Power and Empowerment * This unit assists students to understand the role and importance of advocacy in the lives of people with

disabilities. Various forms of advocacy are identiied and critiqued, and students will actively research the utility of different sorts of advocacy. Concepts of power and empowerment will be examined, and their relevance to people with disabilities and their supporters will be addressed. A major focus of this unit is on assisting students to gain a practical understanding of advocacy and empowerment for and by people with disabilities.

Australian National University Law Bachelor of Laws LAWS8122 Special Topics in International Law: Disability and Human Rights, and International Law # Examines the challenges posed to the international human rights system by the re-emergence of disability

issues as a human rights issue in the last few years. It particularly focuses on the efforts presently being undertaken by the United Nations to develop a new international convention on the human rights of persons with disabilities. It provides the opportunity to explore these developments as a case study in international policy-making, to examine the complex issues of the social construction of disability and legislative and policy responses to it, and to examine how national developments inluence and are inluenced by the process of international law-making. The course would give course participants the opportunity to engage with this emerging issue and potentially to contribute original input to the process of elaboration of a treaty through their research papers.

Bond University NO courses found

Central Queensland University Arts, Health, and Sciences Bachelor of Arts

SOCL19081 The Body, Sexuality and Society # This course introduces students to a branch of sociology that has seen rapid theoretical and empirical

growth over the past 10 years. It examines some of the new methodologies and theories for understanding the gendered and sexual dimensions of the body in its different contexts- health and itness, illness and disability, identity formation, ageing, sport, entertainment, politics and work. Speciically, it considers how bodies and sexualities have been socially constructed and reconstructed, critically discusses the social structures and processes which generate identities, and the relative strengths of some contemporary sociological frameworks for the analysis of the body and sexualities.

Charles Darwin University Education Bachelor of Education ETU120 Social Justice and Cultural Diversity * This unit aims to critically analyse Australian society and culture, especially in relation to gender, race,

class, disability, and sexual preference. Charles Sturt University

Arts - School of Humanities and Social Sciences

1) Bachelor of Social Science (Rehabilitation Counselling)

2) Bachelor of Social Work OR Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work - double degree

3) Bachelor of Social Science (Social Welfare) WEL217 Social Dimensions of Disability This subject will introduce students to social and welfare elements of disability. It will allow students to

develop knowledge of how social processes contribute to the marginalisation of people with disabilities. It also examines diversity in disability. It looks at policy and program development, examines philosophical change in the disability ield, and covers areas such as advocacy, employment, recreation education and rehabilitation. It also examines institutional factors which mediate disability.

Charles Sturt University Arts - School of Humanities and Social Sciences Bachelor of Social Science (Rehabilitation Counselling) WEL316 Social Disability & Family This subject introduces students to theoretical and practical material pertaining to disability and the

family. It examines theories of adaptation, loss, stress and coping. It also examines the role of family dynamics in mediating human service intervention strategies in disability. It introduces students to developmental and transitional aspects of disability and the inluence on family adjustment.

Charles Sturt University Education Master of Education (Special Education) ESS511 Inclusive Studies This subject provides an opportunity for students to become acquainted with the issues concerning and

strategies enabling the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in school, work and community settings. Charles Sturt University

Education Master of Education (Special Education) ESS514 Issues in special education This subject provides students with the opportunity to integrate much of the work in the overall course and to stimulate a synthesis of major issues: the subject should assist

students in developing their own philosophies on the education of children with special needs and thus form an appropriate starting point for their studies in this course.

Charles Sturt University Education Master of Education (Special Education) ESS503 Systems and Services in Special Education Examines student support service delivery models in Australian and selected overseas school systems.

Historical perspectives and trends in future development will be considered. Charles Sturt University

Health Studies Bachelor of Social Science (Habilitation) WEL228 Disability Issues for Families This subject introduces students to issues related to families who have a child with a disability, and

the possible impact on that family. It explores the subject of parents with disabilities, the process of parenthood, raising children and the formal and informal supports that may be available to them. The inal module looks at the family that is ageing. It will explore the topics of ageing carers, people with disabilities who are ageing and how these families and services plan for old age.

Charles Sturt University Health Studies

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) - Minor in Habilitation & Bachelor of Social Science (Habilitation) - Health Studies

WEL111 Perspectives on Developmental Disabilities 1 This unit provides background to the ield of developmental disability through a multidisciplinary model

of service delivery. It examines major issues in the ield considering both ideological and practical ramiications, and focuses on the principle of normalisation and its related philosophies. Elements considered include: developments in conceptualising developmental disability; an analysis of service delivery models; social, family humanistic, educational/developmental, legal and political perspectives; current deinitions and future directions.

Curtin University of Technology Div of Health Sciences - School of Occupational Therapy Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) 12346 Disability 243 This unit explores: Social role valorisation theory and its inluence on legislation, funding and policy

directions in disability services; collaborative needs analysis, program planning and evaluation of programs to enable occupational role development in the areas of life skills, work skills, leisure skills, transition and social skills for individuals and groups; individual and community advocacy and empowerment.

Curtin University of Technology Div of Health Sciences - School of Occupational Therapy Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) 303666 Disability 601 # This unit examines social and cultural construction of disability; contemporary social theories and their

inluences on service development; human rights, legal issues and formulation of policies and laws; and service planning and delivery, and delivery models.

Curtin University of Technology Div of Health Sciences - School of Occupational Therapy Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) 307102 (v.1); OT 605 Society, Health and Disability # This unit aims to achieve a critical analysis of the social, cultural, environmental, political and economic

determinants of health, ill-health and disability. Policy, structural and legislative contexts that frame health service delivery are also examined. This unit critically evaluates the assumptions supporting the relationship between occupation, health and adaptation, that enables lifestyle change within an occupational therapy framework. It investigates the association between patterns of health, illness, disability and social groupings. It critically appraises relevant legislation and its impact on people with impaired function that determinants of health, ill-health and disability. Policy, structural and legislative contexts that frame health service delivery are also examined. This unit critically evaluates the assumptions supporting the relationship between occupation, health and adaptation, that enables lifestyle change within an occupational therapy framework. It investigates the association between patterns of health, illness, disability and social groupings. It critically appraises relevant legislation and its impact on people with impaired function that

Div of Health Sciences - School of Occupational Therapy Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy 06106 Psychological Effects of Disability 582 This unit is a study of psychological, emotional, sexual, social and other factors effecting people with

disabilities. It explores the following topics: Promoting the individual’s full potential; Relationships, attitudes and values; Access and use of community resources to achieve integration; Self help and alternative living styles.

Curtin University of Technology Div of Health Sciences - School of Psychology Bachelor of Psychology 4426 (v.5); Psychology 540 # This unit forms an introduction to disability and rehabilitation including an overview of philosophical,

historical and legislative developments. The psychology of rehabilitation practice and theoretical underpinnings of selected service delivery systems are examined. Issues of ethnicity, gender, age and personal values about work and disability are also explored.

Curtin University of Technology Div of Humanities - Dept of Social Work and Social Policy Bachelor of Social Work 2802 (v.6) Behavioural Science 271 # This unit draws on social constructionism, postmodernism and culture as they relate to physical

health-illness, mental health-illness and ability-disability continuums. Emphasis is placed on the student achieving a critical understanding of the dynamic interplay and relationships between the various perspectives covered in the unit.

Curtin University of Technology Div of Health Sciences - School of Public Health Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion) 5429 (v.6) Health and Safety Law 582 # This unit explores Workers Compensation in Western Australia. It includes analysis of the law relating

to discrimination on the grounds of impairment, and consideration of other relevant laws that relate to disability and impairment (Social Security Act 1991, the laws of evidence/procedure).

Curtin University of Technology Div of Humanities - Education Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) or (Primary Education) 11827, Ed 439 Integrating Children with Special Needs An introduction to the issues and practices relating to the integration and mainstreaming of children

with special needs. A review of research into historical and current trends in integration. Selected topics exploring a range of physical, social, emotional and intellectual impairments children experience will be examined.

Deakin University Health and Behavioural Sciences

1) Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies)

2) Graduate Certiicate of Disability Studies

3) Graduate Diploma of Disability Studies

4) Graduate Diploma of Disability Studies (Leadership) HDS104 /HDS714 Disability: A Social Perspective # This unit is investigates the social perspective of disability from both outsider and insider points of view.

Students are introduced to social theories that locate disabling effects principally within social and physical environments rather than the individual. The experience of disability is explored through accounts by people with a wide range of disabilities. Disability is seen to be perpetuated by an unresponsive society. The implications for building more responsive and less disabling communities are examined.

Deakin University Health and Behavioural Sciences

1) Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies)

2) Graduate Certiicate of Disability Studies

3) Graduate Diploma of Disability Studies

4) Graduate Diploma of Disability Studies (Leadership) HDS201/HDS711 Disability: Philosophy, Policy and Legislation # This unit provides an overview of the philosophical and legal frameworks shaping service provision

together with an exploration of systemic and individual service delivery models. Topics include: service philosophies (such as UN Declarations of Rights, Human Rights, Least Restrictive Alternative, SRV), relevant policy (Commonwealth, State and private organisations), relevant legislation (Commonwealth and State), service delivery models (such as case management, service brokerage, community-based approaches).

Edith Cowan University Community Services, Education and Social Sciences

1) Bachelor of Arts

2) Bachelor of Social Science

3) Professional Certiicate in Disability Studies DIS3104 Community and Professional Values and Disability * This unit introduces important human service principles including social role valorization/normalisation,

as it has been developed by Professor Wolf Wolfensberger, and the PASSING evaluation instrument. The implications of SRV for people, human services and society will be examined including: the least restrictive alternative; the developmental principle; the dignity of risk; and the movement to establish natural supports for, and empowerment of, people with disabilities and their families.

Edith Cowan University Community Services, Education and Social Sciences

1) Bachelor of Social Science

2) Professional Certiicate in Disability Studies DIS3106 Contemporary Issues in Disability * This unit examines the range of vocational options for persons with a disability and considers the

implications of important human service principles for the design of vocational service systems and for day-to-day practice. Assessment and programming within vocational service settings will be introduced, as well as barriers to employment faced by people with disabilities, and speciic barriers relevant to speciic types of disability.

Edith Cowan University Community Services, Education and Social Sciences

1) Bachelor of Arts

2) Bachelor of Social Science

3) Professional Certiicate in Disability Studies DIS 1101 Historical and Sociological Perspectives on Disability * There is great variation in the way in which Australians view disability and the manner in which services

are provided for people with disabilities. This unit aims to describe and explain those variations. In order to do this it considers disability within its social context by irst describing the historical treatment of people with disabilities, both in Australia and in other countries. This will lead to an understanding of the concept of social deviance and the social roles into which people with disabilities are placed.

Edith Cowan University Community Services, Education and Social Sciences

1) Bachelor of Social Science

2) Professional Certiicate in Disability Studies DIS1103 Introduction to Disability * This unit explores what it’s like to have a disability. It provides an introduction to the concepts of

impairment, disability and handicap. It provides information about a range of disabilities and aims to personalise information by investigating the life experiences of people with disabilities. The units gives students an opportunity to discuss their own views and experience with disability issues and the way societies respond to challenges associated with disabilities.

Edith Cowan University Community Services, Education and Social Sciences

1) Bachelor of Arts

2) Bachelor of Social Science

3) Graduate Certiicate/Diploma of Social Science (Children and Family Studies) CHN3104/CHN4113 Family Diversity and Difference * This unit focuses on an examination of individual, community and cultural responses to difference.

Difference and diversity is examined in relation to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, family structure and composition and ability. The links between beliefs and values and service delivery are discussed. A process of service delivery to children and families, which relects valuing of difference, is examined in more detail.

Edith Cowan University Community Services, Education and Social Sciences

1) Graduate Certiicate of Education – Special Education

2) Master of Education EDU5373 Foundation Studies and Current Issues in Special Education * Current social, ethical and pedagogical issues and controversies in the ield of special education will

be examined. A range of policies in respect to the delivery of services to children with special needs in regular and special schools will be analysed in detail. Attention will be given to controversies about methodologies and instructional strategies in the ield. The factors that make for successful inclusion of students with disabilities will also be discussed. Implications for the administration of special education services will be examined. Research design issues in the ield will also be addressed.

Flinders University Master of Disability Studies Introduction to Course The course is designed to enhance the competencies of graduates in disability studies and related

areas. It aims to: develop a detailed understanding of the professional practice of disability studies areas. It aims to: develop a detailed understanding of the professional practice of disability studies

Flinders University Health Sciences

1) Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies)

2) Graduate Certiicate in Ageing and Disability Introduction to program Modern society recognises that people with disabilities should be offered every opportunity to involve

themselves as fully as possible in community life. Developmental educators play an important role in making this a reality, not just by providing physical assistance but also by assisting people with disabilities to grow as individuals. Their interests are broad, incorporating health and educational issues and the social and vocational skills of people with developmental or acquired disabilities.

The Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies) has a multi-disciplinary focus, with contributions from special education, psychology, sociology, health and welfare.

Theory and practice are closely interwoven to enable graduates to be eficient practitioners. Practicum topics are included in a variety of community, residential, recreational and employment

settings in each year of study. Three years full time or equivalent part time. (Honours year available) Graduates are equipped to: -

promote the physical and emotional well-being of people with disabilities -

teach functional skills such as communication and language, self-care and domestic skills, social and recreational skills, and employment skills

- work with families and care-givers to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities -

liaise and work with community services and other professionals -

facilitate self advocacy and/or negotiate on behalf of people with disabilities -

work independently or as part of a team. They also may pursue specialist interests by moving on to further study in areas such as teaching, law, management of human services, counselling, speech pathology, early childhood education and

community recreation. Flinders University

Education, Humanities, Law and Theology Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies) - DSRS 3106 Community Inclusion for Adolescents and Adults with Disabilities This topic provides a philosophical framework as well as operational information on the basic issues and

special concerns associated with promoting and facilitating the inclusion of adults and adolescents with disabilities into the mainstream of community life.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies) - DSRS 1202 Human Growth and Development This topic will cover subjects such as theories of human development and the stages of human

development across the life span, focusing on areas such as infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Human development will be examined from the viewpoints of physical, intellectual and social/emotional growth and change. Issues to be covered include discussion of matters such as the interacting inluence of environmental and hereditary factors upon the growing child; play and schooling; adolescence; work and friendship; parenting; marriage and divorce; and old age.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Bachelor of Arts LLAW 2023 Disability, Ageing and Mental Health # This topic aims to introduce students to the law relating to people with intellectual and physical disabilities,

an area of increasing activity and development. The topic will examine the concept of rights of people with disabilities, the fundamental issue of capacity to exercise legal rights and the role of legislation in protecting and assisting people with disabilities to integrate within the community. It will focus upon the Disability Discrimination Act, disability services legislation, and guardianship laws. The particular dilemmas faced by care providers in fulilling their duties of care and conidentiality will be examined.

The topic will also discuss some of the legal issues facing people with intellectual disabilities in the criminal justice system, including itness to plead, bail and vulnerable witnesses.

Flinders University LLAW 9103 Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Bachelor of Arts Health Law: Disability and Ageing # This topic aims to introduce students to the law relating to people with intellectual and physical disabilities,

an area of increasing activity and development. The topic will examine the concept of rights of people with disabilities, the fundamental issue of capacity to exercise legal rights and the role of legislation in protecting and assisting people with disabilities to integrate within the community. It will focus upon the Disability Discrimination Act, Disability Services legislation, and guardianship laws. The particular dilemmas faced by care providers in fulilling their duties of care and conidentiality will be examined. The topic will also discuss some of the legal issues facing people with intellectual disabilities in the criminal justice system, including itness to plead, bail and vulnerable witnesses.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies) DSRS 1201 Perspectives in Disability Studies # The topic focuses on the students’ own values as well as the attitudes that pervade our society about

people with disabilities using a variety of theoretical frameworks including Social Role Valorisation. A history and overview of the major service types for people with disabilities is presented and the strengths, issues and challenges of each service type is examined.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies) - DSRS 2202 Practicum 2 - Disability Studies This topic examines the broad nature of social relationships in the lives of people with and without

disabilities. Speciic areas addressed include: social supports, support networks, and the development and maintenance of social relationships.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies) - DSRS 2204 Practicum 3 - Disability Studies This topic builds on the competencies students developed in EDSP 2202. Students will further

develop practical skills in the areas of individual instruction and support. Particular emphasis is placed on developing social networks in the community for a person with a disability. Effective strategies for promoting inclusion in the community, for advocating and facilitating client choice are explored.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies) - DSRS 3206 Sociology and Human Service Provision # This topic examines disability and human services as a sociological phenomenon. Human services

constructed in response to disability are examined from different perspectives. Issues discussed include deviance and social control models, the sociology of acceptance, the politics of research and the media, the economic imperatives of the human service system, and the societal trends that impact on human services.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology

1) Bachelor of Special Education

2) Bachelor of Education (Special Education) EDSP 4001 Introduction to Special Education This topic provides an overview of all forms of disability and learning dificulty. Students examine the

impact of disability upon learning and development. Attention is given to issues of inclusion of students with special needs in regular schools, and to the support services and curriculum adaptations

needed by such students. Current policies and practices in special education in Australia and overseas are considered, with a particular focus upon inclusion and the problems encountered in translating policy into practice.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology

1) Bachelor of Special Education

2) Bachelor of Education (Special Education) EDSP 4002 Learning, Assessment and Educational Programming This topic provides students with the knowledge and skills required to design or adapt curricula for

students with special educational needs. Students will examine theories of learning, learning dificulties, assessment techniques, objective setting, curriculum design, evaluation of learning and effective teaching strategies for inclusive schooling. Practical application in educational settings is

required. Flinders University

Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology

1) Bachelor of Special Education

2) Bachelor of Education (Special Education) EDSP 9006 Intellectual Disability The irst three sections of the topic introduce the student to an overview of intellectual disabilities

in historical terms, leading to deinition, classiication, assessment and prevalence and presents an outline of the contemporary philosophies which underpin current approaches to people with intellectual disabilities. The remaining sections of the topic are designed to expose the student to a range of current issues from the literature concerning intellectual disabilities. The student will be required to consider, in depth, an issue selected in consultation with the topic coordinator. The assignments will be closely aligned to the knowledge base inherent in the design of the topic.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology

1) Bachelor of Special Education

2) Master of Disability Studies DSRS 4012 Developmental Dificulties This topic provides detailed information concerning intellectual disability, physical disability and

multiple disabilities. The social, psychological and historical background of these disability areas will

be briely examined, together with aetiological aspects. Attention will be given to important matters of curriculum content and to teaching approaches appropriate for students with intellectual impairment, cerebral palsy, orthopaedic, convulsive, neurological, degenerative and health disorders. Students will examine programming for daily living skills; recreational and vocational needs; alternative methods of communication; technological advances; integration of students with developmental disabilities into regular settings.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Disability Studies) DSRS 5001 Critical Issues in Disability Studies This topic analyses, at an advanced level, the research, theory and practice in the delivery of services

to people with disability. Students will examine critical issues confronting people with developmental and/or acquired disabilities across the major life domains of vocational/post-school options, domestic, recreational and community life.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law and Theology - School of Special Education & Disability Studies Master of Disability Studies DSRS 9032 Current Issues in Disability Studies (Advanced) This topic reviews the research, theory and practice in the provision of quality services to people with

disabilities. Students will examine the critical issues confronting people with developmental and/or acquired disabilities across the major domains ofvocational/post-school options, domestic, recreational and community life. Issues associated with provision of a quality of life for people with disabilities will be explored.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology

1) Master of Special Education

2) Graduate Certiicate in Special Education EDSP 9026

Programing for Students with Special Needs In this topic students explore theories of learning and relate these to possible causes of learning dificulty

in various areas of the school curriculum. Students also consider different types of teaching necessary to bring about different types of learning, and the applicability of speciic types of teaching to particular characteristics of learners. Emphasis is given to application of the research evidence on effective teaching. Students also develop skills in program planning and in the evaluation of learning, with particular reference to students with disabilities. A focus in the topic is on inclusive classroom practice.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Master of Special Education EDSP 9024 Special Education: Contemporary Issues In this topic students gain an overview of all forms of disability and the impact of disability upon learning

and development. Particular attention is given to issues of inclusion of students with special needs in regular schools and to the support services needed by such students. Current policies and practices in special education in Australia and overseas are considered with a focus upon inclusion and the problems encountered in translating policy into practice.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology

1) Master of Special Education

2) Master of Disability Studies EDSP 9008 Management of Physical and Multiple Disabilities The focus of the topic will be the education of people with physical and multiple disabilities. These

physical and multiple disabilities will be development disabilities, disabilities following trauma and age onset disabilities. The disabilities examined for the most part will be permanent and long-term. The educational inluence examined will include a study of the effects of interventions and differing contexts on people’s skill acquisition. The skill acquisition is evaluated according to whether they facilitate the full inclusion of people with severe and multiple disabilities in school, home, community and vocational life. A transdisciplinary process will be emphasised, as this facilitates teachers and other professionals becoming multi-skilled.

Flinders University Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology

1) Master of Special Education

2) Master of Disability Studies EDSP 9016 Transition from School to Adult Life This topic will address the process of transition from school to adult life for students with disabilities.

Conceptual models and planning and service delivery approaches relevant to transition planning will be addressed. Emphasis will also be given to the broad social and policy issues that arise in connection with the process of transition, including the meaning of adulthood and self-determination for individuals with on-going support needs, and the roles and responsibilities of educational and adult service agencies in promoting and facilitating meaningful lifestyle outcomes.

Flinders University Social Sciences

1) Bachelor of Health Sciences (Disability Studies stream)

2) Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies) EDSP 2107 Field Experience 3 Students will be expected to plan, implement and evaluate programs for individuals and small groups.

Particular attention will be paid to the processes that facilitate integration and participation of persons with developmental disabilities into their local community. Students will be supervised by professionals in the ield and university staff.

Grifith University Health and Science Bachelor of Human Services 2015HSV Introduction to Rehabilitation & Disability Studies * This course examines the evolution of rehabilitation and disability philosophies, theories and practices

in the Australian context. Against this background students will come to appreciate the formative interaction that exists between theory and practice, and the emergence of more effective approaches to rehabilitation and disability service provision.

Grifith University Health and Science Bachelor of Human Services 2018HSV Families and Disabilities * This course focuses on the experiences of families who have a member with a disability. It considers

beliefs, values and assumptions about families and disability, and examines the relationships between families, service providers and the broader community.

Pre-requisites: 80CP of HSV Course or equivalent. Grifith University

Health and Science

1) Bachelor of Human Services

2) Graduate Certiicate in Disability Studies

3) Master of Human Services 2017HSV/7004HSV Disability Studies * This subject explores the conceptual frameworks which explain the functional and social implications