dis516 ethical issues in disability practice
ETHICAL ISSUES IN DISABILITY PRACTICE
DIS516
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Working with people with disabilities to support their rights and choices is an integral part of disability practice. In this subject, students will learn about ethical challenges faced by people with disabilities and by professionals in supporting the exercise of human rights. Debates in key topics to be explored will include personhood and citizenship, autonomy and self-determination, capacity to consent, the ethics of care, dignity of risk and duty of care, sexuality and reproductive rights.
SchoolAllied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorMary Walker
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
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Prerequisites Must be admitted into HCADP
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsADP5EID
Equivalent subjectsDIS506
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Learning resources
Cognitive disability and its challenge to moral philosophy.
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorKittay, E., F., & Carlson, A., L.
Year2010
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PublisherWiley Blackwell
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The faces of intellectual disability: Philosophical reflections
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorCarlson, A., L.
Year2010
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PublisherIndiana University Press
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Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
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On-Line, 2020, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorMary Walker
Class requirements
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours scheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 10.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Risk Forum (750-word equivalent)Online forum to discuss and evaluate scenarios related to dignity of risk and nature of support provided. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1 |
Ethical Perspectives Evaluation (1 x 2,500-word equivalent)Report evaluating reasons for different ethical perspectives by different people in a given scenario involving approaches to supporting a person with cognitive disability. | N/A | N/A | No | 45 | SILO2, SILO3 |
Guardianship Case (2,500-word equivalent)Prepare a case for presentation at the Guardianship Board about appointing a guardian to make decisions about a given scenario involving a person with cognitive disability (e.g., sterilization, person's place of residence). | N/A | N/A | No | 45 | SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |