Graduate Certificate in Disability Inclusion
Griffith University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00233E
This program will be withdrawn with Trimester 3 2020 being the last intake. This program will be replaced by the Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies (3370) from Trimester 1-2021.The Graduate Certificate in Disability Inclusion brings the latest knowledge and insights to strengthen people's understanding about the diverse experiences, needs and perspectives of people with disability.It will be attractive to students already working with, or who wish to work with, people with disability in a range of fields including rehabilitation, human services, disability support, health, and disability/health insurance.This program promotes the principles of social inclusion, human rights and social justice. It encourages graduates to be innovative, flexible and client-centred in establishing inclusive opportunities for people with disabilities in the era of the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Students will explore policy, program, service and practice issues such as the history and purpose of the new NDIS; global and Australian historical and contemporary responses to disability rights; contemporary case-management and person-centred approaches to vocational rehabilitation and client service delivery; and the development of inclusive, cross-cultural, and regional/city strategies to meet the diverse needs of all Australians with disability.Students may undertake the option of a small research project relating to a more inclusive society and the implementation of the NDIS, thereby playing an active role in clarifying its possibilities.
Subjects
- Disability Inclusion
- Disability Theories and Approaches
- Listed electives and/or Free-choice electives
- Person-Centred Planning
Standard entry requirements
Any Bachelor degree or higherRelated Certificate IV and relevant work experienceRelevant work experience
Recognition
Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For more information, please visit the following website: Credit transfer Griffith's innovative Credit Precedent Database allows you to find out what credit decisions have been made in the past. These precedents will give you an idea of what you can expect. View credit precedents for this program
Study pathways
Graduates of this Graduate Certificate program will be eligible to apply for entry to the Master of Human Services (5604).