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Community, Family and Role

Course CodeDSWP-119
Lecture hours per week3
Lab hours per week
Course AvailabilityOpen
Description

This course examines the principles of community development and advocacy. Students will learn to develop, implement and evaluate effective strategies for inclusion of people with developmental disabilities and their families in the community. The family component of the course examines the history of the family in a social context and the current changing needs of diverse families. Students will learn how to support families who have intellectually disabled members. This course focuses on ways of promoting growth and empowerment of people with developmental disabilities and their families. Family resilience is discussed using a strengths-based perspective.

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Distinguish between performing an activity at a community setting and membership and roles within community activities and groups
  2. Derive principles to guide their work with families and community to ensure that they are aware of their own bias
  3. Explain the Family Systems Framework
  4. Explain the process of community development work
  5. Analyze stories of community building and social entrepreneurship
  6. Integrate elements, principles, Indigenous values, and theoretical frameworks of community development for people with intellectual dishabilles and their families
  7. Plan community-building approaches and activities respectful of the unique desires and needs of the individual and family they are supporting
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