Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 2
Unit No:
T/504/8971
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
24 hours

Assessment Guidance

N/A

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Be able to define physical disability.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Explain the distinction between physical disability and impairment.
  • 1.2
    Identify different physical disabilities.
  • 1.3
    Describe one of the identified disabilities.
  • 1.4
    Explain the causes of the different types of physical disability.

2

Be able to recognise needs of people with physical disabilities.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    For two different physical disabilities, identify the following needs that may be encountered:
    a) physical
    b) emotional
    c) cognitive
    d) social.
  • 2.2
    Identify strategies that could be used to meet these needs.
  • 2.3
    Explain how they would use the identified strategies.

3

Know about the assistance needed by physically disabled people.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Create a checklist of specific assistance which disabled people may require to meet the following needs:
    a) personal
    b) domestic
    c) social
    d) environmental
    e) professional.
  • 3.2
    Suggest ways of making changes to the immediate environment of a physically disabled person that would assist mobility and orientation.

4

Be able to identify resources available to support people with a physical disability.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1
    Create a list of the main resources available to different groups of physically disabled people.
  • 4.2
    Identify where and how physically disabled people can obtain the identified resources.
  • 4.3
    Discuss the use of information technology for physically disabled people.

5

Be able to recognise the roles and functions of agencies providing support services for people with a physical disability.

Assessment Criteria

  • 5.1
    Identify agencies working in the field of physical disability.
  • 5.2
    Explain the roles and functions of the identified agencies.