Enacting Human Rights in the Lives of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities - Micro-Credential
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Trinity College Dublin

Enacting Human Rights in the Lives of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities - Micro-Credential

Why should I take this Micro-credential?
• The aim of this micro-credential is to equip intellectual disability service providers/professionals with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competencies to enact rights-oriented service and person-centred support to people with intellectual disabilities in line with the UNCRPD

What will I learn?
On successful completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:
• Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the legislative framework associated with providing a rights-oriented service to people with intellectual disabilities.

• Critically utilise evidence-based knowledge, skills and competence in the critical evaluation of current models of service for people with intellectual disabilities.

• Explore the role of human engagement in relation to understanding the lives of people with intellectual disability to whom they provide service.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of self-advocacy/independent advocacy in achieving individually determined lives for people with intellectual disabilities.

• Demonstrate knowledge of the role of the service and service personnel in enacting person-centred supports for people with intellectual disabilities.

What will I do?
• Engage in online directed and self-directed learning activities.

• Take part in discussions on key issues

• Apply learning over the 8 weeks in the development of a case study related to understanding and enacting human rights in the life of a person who the student supports.

Entry requirements

Admission Requirements
• Completion of a recognised disability/intellectual disability qualification and/or experience of having provided service to people with intellectual disabilities for a minimum of 3 years
• Up to date Curriculum Vitae

Application dates

Closing Date: 2nd September 2023

Duration

8 weeks.

How is this Micro-credential delivered?
• Blended: Online teaching (live/recorded lectures/directed - 21 hours)
• In-person workshops (3 x 3 hours)
• Self-directed work via Blackboard (95 hours self-directed study).

More details
  • Qualification letters

    P.Grad.Cert

  • Attendance type

    Part time,Daytime,Blended

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    Course provider