Supporting a Person with Disabilities in the Home (DST315)

This course situates the centrality of the home and family in disability service delivery. Support programmes that are home-based and parent-inclusive integrate the unique strengths, needs and assistive priorities of persons with disabilities, their parents as primary caregivers and the family as a whole. This course also presents the collaboration of professionals with and their support of the primary caregiver as critical contributors to positive outcomes for the person with disabilities.

• Overview of Programmes of Home-Based Support and Intervention with Families of persons with disabilities.
• Challenges and Barriers to Implementing Home-Based Support and Intervention
• Learning and Education in the Home Environment
• Supporting Children with disabilities at Home
• Supporting Adults with disabilities at Home
• Health and Safety in a home environment for Persons with disabilities
• Supporting caregivers of persons with disabilities
• Collaboration Between Parents and Schools or Service Providers
• Use of Technology to Support Disabilities in the Home
• Creating Community Support for Persons with disabilities
• Develop Plans for Home Support
• Planning for Emergencies

• Examine the specific needs of parents and siblings of individuals with disabilities.
• Formulate strategies to support the emotional health and mental well-being of caregivers of persons with disabilities.
• Illustrate, using practical examples, the importance of collaboration between teachers or service providers and families of persons with disabilities to enhance learning and/or independent living.
• Recommend the resources needed to provide effective community, social, and financial support for home caregiving.
• Appraise the appropriateness of home-based interventions to address the special needs of a family member.
• Prepare a collaborative home support plan for families caring for persons with disabilities.