Working with CALD Families - Disability Awareness

At the end of this course participants will:

• Apply culturally competent practice and disability awareness when working with CALD families.
• Be more aware and have more knowledge of the cultural perspectives of CALD populations on disability, and the impact this has on service providers.
• Gain skills to work effectively and to broach sensitive issues with CALD clients with impairments and their families.
• Gain a set of tools to apply to their own practice.
• Know how to find and use resources to work with CALD clients with impairments and their families.

On completing this course you will have more knowledge and understanding of the cultural perspectives of the causes of disability, and the cultural obligations of care. You will have a new set of tools to apply to your own practice to work more effectively with CALD people with disabilities and their families.

E-Learning online self-paced learning = 3 hours.

OR

Face-to-face in-person (facilitated by an educator) = 4 hours.

OR

Remote face-to-face training via video conferencing = 2 hours. This is an abridged version facilitated by an educator via Zoom.

The following resources will be available after you complete this and other CALD courses:

• Ayurvedic Medicine [Video] - Pre-requisites Modules 1 and 2
• Working with Religious Diversity [Supplement] - Pre-requisite Module 1
• Working with CALD Families - Disability Awareness [Supplement] - Pre-requisites Modules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8
• Working with Asian Mental Health Clients [Supplement] - Pre-requisite Module 1
• Working with Middle Eastern and African Mental Health Clients [Supplement] - Pre-requisite Module 1
• CALD Caring for Asian Children Resource for Health Providers Working with Asian families [Supplement] - Pre-requisite Module 1