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Facilitate the Empowerment of People Receiving Support

Facilitate the Empowerment of People with a Disability explores essential topics such as legal, political, and social frameworks, various types of disabilities, and disability support services. The course emphasises the National Disability Strategy 2010, the NDIS, social justice, human rights, and empowerment models while also focusing on communication techniques, cultural needs, advocacy, adaptive technology, and the dignity of risk to promote choice and self-determination.
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Delivery Method
100% Online
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Study Hours
15 hours
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Course Access
12 Months

Microcredential - Facilitate the Empowerment of People Receiving Support

Facilitate the Empowerment of People Receiving Support equips you with the skills to support individuals in making informed choices and taking control of their lives. You’ll explore key principles such as person-centred practice, dignity of risk, and self-determination, while learning how to recognise and respond to potential rights breaches, abuse, or neglect. This unit encourages deep reflection on personal values and social constructs, helping you work respectfully across diverse cultural and individual needs in disability, aged care, and other support settings.

Throughout the course, you’ll develop practical strategies to overcome barriers to empowerment, promote advocacy, and support people in setting and communicating their personal goals. You’ll also learn to use strengths-based approaches, offer appropriate assistance, and support the use of assistive technology. Whether you’re new to the sector or refining your practice, this unit builds confidence and capacity to work ethically, inclusively, and in true partnership with the people you support.

Printed learning materials are available for purchase for this course and can be ordered during enrolment.  

Course Structure
Unit - Facilitate the Empowerment of People Receiving Support
  • Demonstrate commitment to empowerment for people receiving support
  • Personal values and attitudes
  • Social constructs
  • Sector values
  • Reflecting and adjusting values and attitudes
  • Principles of empowerment
  • Strengths-based approaches
  • Develop and adjust approaches to facilitate empowerment
  • Facilitating empowerment
  • Assist the person to understand their rights
  • Person-centred approach
  • Identifying needs and rights
  • Cultural needs
  • Accommodating cultural differences
  • Active listening
  • Human rights breaches and reporting
  • Recognising possible indicators of abuse or neglect
  • Reporting abuse and neglect
  • Working with minors
  • Working in aged care
  • Persons living with a disability
  • Work in a manner
  • The person as their own expert
  • Options for action on relevant issues
  • Discussions with person, family or carer
  • Facilitate communication of personal goals
  • Dignity of risk
  • Supporting the use of assistive technology
  • Assistive equipment
  • Offering practical assistance and decision making
  • Barriers to empowerment
  • Addressing barriers
  • Seeking support
  • Advocacy services
  • Complaint mechanisms
  • Institutionalised care
  • Self-determination and person centred support
  • Developments in disability and aging
  • Self-directed model of support
  • Enablement and reablement
  • Health conditions and support practices
  • Law and ethics
  • Restrictive practices
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Estimated Duration
15 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

Career Outcomes

Professional development microcredentials for individuals working or aspiring to work in the disability and community services sectors.

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