STUDENT

ASSESSMENT
BOOKLET
CHC33015
C ERTIFICATE III IN I NDIVIDUAL S UPPORT
EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY
CHCDIS007 Facilitate the empowerment of people with
disability

Student first name: ______________________________________________________________________________

Student last name: ______________________________________________________________________________

Street Address: 1374 Logan Road Mt Tel: 1300-831-661 / (07) 3420-5861

Gravatt, QLD 4122 Mob: (04) 5858-2787
Postal Address: PO Box 6803, Upper Mount Fax: (07) 3319-7259
Gravatt, QLD 4122

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 ASSESSMENT TASK 2: CASE STUDIES

TASK SUMMARY:
You are to read the case studies and complete the questions that follow. You are also required
to answer the reflective questions at the end of this task.

WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?

 Access to textbooks and other learning materials
 Access to a computer and the Internet (if you prefer to type your responses).

WHEN DO I DO THIS TASK?

 You will do this task in the classroom or as homework – your assessor will advise.
 Write in the due date as advised by your assessor: ____________________________________

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?

If your assessor marks any of your answers as incorrect, they will talk to you about resubmission. You will need to do
one of the following:
 Answer the questions that were incorrect in writing.
 Answer the questions that were incorrect verbally. .

CASE STUDY 1: EMMA

Emma is 38 years old and of strict Catholic background. She resides alone in a group home village where she is
looked after for her intellectual disability needs.
The units in the village are located close to each other and have single occupancy or multiple occupancy. All
residents in the village have a type of intellectual disability.
Support workers attend to each unit regularly, providing in-home visits across all units. One of the male support
workers, Chris (who provides Emma with in-home care and assistance) forced himself upon her to engage in
sexual intercourse on a number of occasions. He saw this as an opportunity to challenge Emma’s Catholic beliefs
and practices.
After the incident happened, Emma became withdrawn from others in the residential community and stopped
interacting with them like she used to.
Emma tentatively raises the occurrence with another support worker, Phil, who is visiting the village one day. Phil
assures her that Chris would not have behaved that way intentionally and laughed it off, insisting he was probably
just joking around because he is not a religious person, and he was known to the others for his jovial nature and
sense of humour. She was also advised to do as she is told by Chris to keep out of his way and off his bad side.
Emma never mentioned this again to any of the other workers and was made to accept the situation. She was led
to believe that this type of occurrence was part of Chris’s role. Chris continued to rape her upon his visits and, as a
result, she became completely withdrawn from the community.

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1. What are Emma’s rights?

2. What is Phil’s responsibility in this situation? How should he have responded?

3. What type of support does Emma need?

4. Are Emma’s cultural needs being respected? Explain your answer.

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5. What legal and ethical breaches have occurred?

6. If you were Emma’s support worker, what signs or symptoms would you be able to observe or identify that show
something wrong/bad has occurred?
7. What would you do to help empower and advocate disability rights for Emma and other residents in the village?

8. Who could a complaint be made to?

What do I need to hand in for this task? Have I completed this?

Your answers to this case study 

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 CASE STUDY 2: RYO

Ryo is a 17-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy and severe spastic quadriparesis. Ryo cannot mobilise himself or
bear his own weight, and he is required to use a wheelchair.
He is not able to verbally communicate with people much – only make certain sounds now and then. Ryo lives in a
residential care facility where his mother, Kumiko, comes to visit daily.
One morning whilst assisting in changing Ryo’s clothes, Kumiko notices bruising on his left femur. Symptoms of
the bruising appear suspect of a potential fracture.
Kumiko informs the staff on duty and a medical specialist comes to review the symptoms. The medical specialist
confirms that Ryo has sustained a fracture most likely two days prior, and he shows prominent symptoms of
physical abuse.
The physical trauma appears to have occurred by being hit with a hard object, or by Ryo being pushed or tipped
out of his wheelchair.
Kumiko raises an investigation into the residential staff and services, however no reporting or documentation of
Ryo’s injury is ever recorded.
The occurrence of Ryo’s injury never gets resolved.

1. What are Ryo’s rights?

2. What is the responsibility of the residential care facility? How should they have responded?

3. After confirming the cause of injury, what type of support does Ryo and his family require?

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4. Are the rights of Ryo and his family being exercised? Explain your answer.

5. What breach has occurred in this situation?

6. How would you be able to tell through observation that Ryo had been physically abused?

7. What would you do to help empower and advocate disability rights for Ryo and his family?

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8. Who would you make a complaint to?

What do I need to hand in for this task? Have I completed this?

Your answers to this case study 

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. Explain how society can disadvantage individuals like Emma and Ryo.

2. How do individual values and attitudes impact the way people with disabilities are treated within the community?
3. Explain how your own personal values and attitudes towards individuals with a disability have evolved over time.

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4. Provide three ways of how you could get involved with advocating for disability services.

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What do I need to hand in for this task? Have I completed this?

Your answers to these questions 

 ASSESSMENT TASK COVER SHEET – ASSESSMENT TASK 3

Students: Please fill out this cover sheet clearly and accurately for this task.
Make sure you have kept a copy of your work.

Name:

Date of birth: Student ID:

Unit:
 CHCDIS007 Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability

Student to complete Assessor to complete

Resubmission? Student Sufficient/

Assessment Task Y/N initials insufficient Date

Research project

STUDENT DECLARATION

I ____________________________________________________ declare that these tasks are my own work.

None of this work has been completed by any other person.

I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with any other student/s.

I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.

I understand that if I am found to be in breach of policy, disciplinary action may be taken against me.

Student signature: _____________________________________________________________________________

Student name: ________________________________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________________________________________________

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ASSESSOR FEEDBACK
Assessors: Please return this cover sheet to the student with assessment results and feedback.
A copy must be supplied to the office and kept in the student’s file with the evidence.

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 ASSESSMENT TASK 3: RESEARCH PROJECT

TASK SUMMARY:
You are to research two different types of disabilities and answer a set of questions about each
type.

WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?

 Access to research material (such as textbooks, journals, the Internet etc)
 Access to a computer (if you prefer type out your answers).

WHEN DO I DO THIS ASSESSMENT?

 You will do this task in the classroom or as homework – your assessor will advise.
 Write in the due date as advised by your assessor: ____________________________________

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?

If your assessor marks any of your answers as incorrect, or you have not completed all parts of the template, they will
talk to you about resubmission. You will need to do one of the following:
 Answer the questions that were incorrect or incomplete in writing.
 Answer the questions that were incorrect or incomplete verbally. .

INSTRUCTIONS:
Select one type of disability from each list below.

LIST 1 (SELECT ONE)

 Cerebral palsy
 Arthritis
 Muscular dystrophy
 Spina bifida.

LIST 2 (SELECT ONE)

 Acquired brain injury

 Autism spectrum disorder
 Down syndrome
 Attention deficit disorder.

Research both disabilities you have chosen and fill out the template for each one.
Make sure you use your own words and provide a list of the source material (ie website address, textbook name and
page number, etc) you have researched as part of this task.
Sample response provided below.

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 Disability 1

Disability:

Description

Impairment
 Causes

Characteristics

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Support services

Source material researched

 Disability 2

Disability:

Description

Impairment

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Causes

Characteristics
 Support services

Source material researched

What do I need to hand in for this task? Have I completed this?

Answers to disability type 1 

Answers to disability type 2 

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 ASSESSMENT TASK COVER SHEET – ASSESSMENT TASK 4

Students: Please fill out this cover sheet clearly and accurately for this task.
Make sure you have kept a copy of your work.

Name:

Date of birth: Student ID:

Unit:
 CHCDIS007 Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability

Student to complete Assessor to complete

Resubmission? Student Sufficient/

Assessment Task Y/N initials insufficient Date

Workplace project

STUDENT DECLARATION

I ____________________________________________________ declare that these tasks are my own work.

None of this work has been completed by any other person.

I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with any other student/s.

I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.

I understand that if I am found to be in breach of policy, disciplinary action may be taken against me.

Student signature: __________________________________________________________________________

Student name: _____________________________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________________________________

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ASSESSOR FEEDBACK
Assessors: Please return this cover sheet to the student with assessment results and feedback.
A copy must be supplied to the office and kept in the student’s file with the evidence.

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 ASSESSMENT TASK 4: WORKPLACE PROJECT

TASK SUMMARY:
There are two parts to this task:
 Part A: You are to interview two people with a disability, as well as their family/ guardian or
direct carer to identify the person’s needs and goals.
 Part B: Based on the information gathered from the interview, you are to develop a plan to
help the person to achieve their needs and goals.

WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?

 Access to your work placement service
 Access to two clients with a disability and/or their family member, guardian or carer
 Approval from your work placement supervisor
 Access to individual plans and equipment outlined in the plan
 Interview questions (provided)
 Access to a computer (if you prefer type out your answers)
 Access to the Internet (for conducting online research).

WHEN DO I DO THIS TASK?

 You will do this task in your work placement service.
 Write in the due date as advised by your assessor: ___________________________________

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?

If your assessor identifies that you did not complete all parts of each template correctly, you will be asked to fix
the parts that are wrong and resubmit.

INSTRUCTIONS:
You must obtain permission from your supervisor to work with each client. Use the permission form at the end of
this task. You will be supervised at all times during your work with these clients.
Your supervisor will sign each of your interview templates to support that each is a true and accurate account of
what occurred.
Note: You must not use identifying information in this assessment. Please refer to clients as either ‘the Client’ or
‘Client X’, ‘the carer’, ‘the mother’, etc.

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 PART A: CLIENT INTERVIEW

Use the following interview questions to interview each client.

You may also wish to interview family members and/or carers depending on the situation.
You will use the information gained from these interviews to develop a strategy for each client.
Interview each client separately.
You can write your answers in the templates provided or use Microsoft Word or a similar program to type them
out.

Client 1

What are your needs and goals?

What current options or services are being used to help you reach these needs and goals?
 Are the current options effective? Why or why not?

What are your communication preferences?

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What challenges have you faced in terms of exercising your rights?

How are you supported to make your own decisions?

 Now answer the following question about your interview technique:

What communication strategies did you use when interviewing the client? Remember to include verbal and non-
verbal communication in your answer.

SUPERVISOR SIGN OFF

I confirm that this is an accurate and true account of the student’s client interview.

Supervisor name:

Supervisor signature: Date:

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Client 2

What are your needs and goals?

What current options or services are being used to help you reach these needs and goals?
 Are the current options effective? Why or why not?

What are your communication preferences?

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What challenges have you faced in terms of exercising your rights?

How are you supported to make your own decisions?

 Now answer the following question about your interview technique:

What communication strategies did you use when interviewing the client? Remember to include verbal and non-
verbal communication in your answer.

SUPERVISOR SIGN OFF

I confirm that this is an accurate and true account of the student’s client interview.

Supervisor name:

Supervisor signature: Date:

What do I need to hand in for this task? Have I completed this?

Notes from Client 1 interview 

Notes from Client 2 interview 

Permission form for Client 1 

Permission form for Client 2 

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 PART B: STRATEGY

After you have completed both interviews, you need to use the information you gathered to develop a strategy or
plan as to how you could assist to:
 facilitate access to services
 advocate for the client’s rights
 support their independence to help them achieve their goals.
Use the following template to guide you in developing your plan for each client.

Client 1

Suitable options/services

Communication strategy

Decision making (who will be responsible for decision making?)

 Client 1

Relationships and key people

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 Client 1

How will the client access services?

Strategies for maintaining positive relationships

 Client 1

Does the client require advocacy services? (Provide detail.)

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 Client 2

Suitable options/services

Communication strategy
 Client 2

Decision making (who will be responsible for decision making?)

Relationships and key people

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 Client 2

How will the client access services?

Strategies for maintaining positive relationships

 Client 2

Does the client require advocacy services? (Provide detail.)

What do I need to hand in for this task? Have I completed this?

Developed strategy outline 

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 Workplace Project (Disability) – Permission Form Client 1

Supervisor’s approval

I, ___________________________________________________________________________________ ,

<Supervisor’s name> approve _____________________________________________________________

<student’s name> to undertake this project with _______________________________________________

<Client’s name>.

Approval is dependent on the following conditions:

 The student must be supervised at all times when working with the client.
 The client or their family may request that this project be stopped at any point. In this case, other arrangements
will be made in consultation with the student, the student’s assessor and myself.

Supervisor’s name: _____________________________________________________________________

Signature: _____________________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________

Workplace Project (Disability) – Permission Form Client 2

Supervisor’s approval

I, ___________________________________________________________________________________ ,

<Supervisor’s name> approve _____________________________________________________________

<student’s name> to undertake this project with _______________________________________________

<Client’s name>.

Approval is dependent on the following conditions:

 The student must be supervised at all times when working with the client.
 The client or their family may request that this project be stopped at any point. In this case, other arrangements
will be made in consultation with the student, the student’s assessor and myself.

Supervisor’s name: _____________________________________________________________________

Signature: _____________________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________