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FMHU5005: Critical Issues in Developmental Disability

As potential leaders in developmental disability, students undertaking this unit will develop a framework for considering the major concepts in the field from a variety of viewpoints. This unit introduces students to basic concepts such as models of disability, classification, etiology, models of intervention and life span issues. Also covered are historical developments, biopsychosocial aspects (including physical and mental health and family issues), disability legislation and other legal issues such as consent and guardianship.

Code FMHU5005
Academic unit Discipline of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Diagnostics
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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Basic understanding of human physiology, genetics and anatomy

The learning outcomes for this unit will be available two weeks before the first day of teaching.

Unit outlines

Unit outlines will be available 2 weeks before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.