HEA-HEA8004 - Community Health Worker and Developmental Disabilities
Course Description
The Community Health Worker Developmental Disabilities class is designed to educate Community Health Workers on the fundamental practices for applying services to children and adults with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. Types of disabilities discussed will be Autism, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Fragile x, etc.
In addition, students will evaluate how the handicapping effects of developmental disabilities in medical, psychological, social, educational, vocational, and economic terms impact service delivery.
Course Outline
Week One:
Demonstrate a clear understanding/working definition of Developmental Disabilities, Define and understand Developmental Disabilities from a biological, psychological and social perspective, History of disabilities, Learn appropriate terms and people first language, Review all resources listed, Watch all videos
Week Two:
Identify social support systems for individuals with disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act, Self-Determination Theory, Normalization Theory, Review all resources listed, Watch all videos
Week Three:
Identify common types of developmental disabilities, causations, and support services, Intellectual Disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Review resources, Watch all videos
Week Four:
Identify common types of developmental disabilities, causations, and support services, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Review all resources listed, Watch all videos
Week Five:
Identify common types of developmental disabilities, causations, and support services, Traumatic Brain Injury, Seizures, Review all resources listed, Watch all videos
Week Six:
Identify common types of developmental disabilities, causations, and support services, Down Syndrome, PKU, Review all resources listed, Watch all videos
Week Seven:
Identify common types of developmental disabilities, causations, and support services, Fragile X Syndrome, Learning Disabilities, Health and developmental disabilities, Review all resources listed, Watch all videos
Week Eight:
Identify the services and resources available for Developmental Disabilities in the community, Develop resource list for individuals with developmental disabilities, Present Resources in class and discuss
Learner Outcomes
To provide knowledge to Community Health Workers on delivering inclusive services to individuals with Developmental Disabilities