Module 8

Working with CALD Families - Disability Awareness

Remote face to face Face to face Online

The aim of this course is to introduce you to the challenges of working with cultural beliefs around disability that impact on treatment and interventions, and also ways to accommodate different beliefs and attitudes wherever possible.

This course is intended for anyone working in primary care, secondary care or mental health services who wants to work more effectively with CALD people with disabilities and their families.

Prerequisites

You must complete the following courses before enrolling in this course:

Learning outcomes

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.

Duration

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.

Related resources

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

Remote face to face course

This module is available as a 2 hour remote trainer facilated face to face course.

Next course

Friday 28th March, 2025, 0900-1100

Delivered via Zoom

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Face to face course

This module is available as a 2 hour trainer facilated face to face course.

Next course

Wednesday 21st May, 2025, 1130-1330

Ko Awatea, Middlemore Hospital KA 203

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Online course

This module is available as a self guided 3 hour online course.

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Very thorough and informative course

Very thorough and informative course

eCALD Learner

The video sequences are highly successful learning tools-congratulations!!

The video sequences are highly successful learning tools-congratulations!!

eCALD Learner

Excellent course

Excellent course

eCALD Learner