4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur) Intellectual Disability Nursing

NU3D04 -Frameworks for Intellectual Disbility Practice 2 (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to:

• Critically analyse contemporary approaches to care and service provision.
  
• Evaluate Irish intellectual disability services in the context of international trends.
  
• Discuss current legislation within the context of intellectual disability and the significance of these issues for practice.
  
• Analyse societal views of people with disabilities in Ireland.

Module Learning Aims

The aim of this module is to enable the student to examine and evaluate contemporary approaches to
the care and support of service users with intellectual disability in both residential and community
settings. Emphasis is placed in this module on supporting service users to choose quality options for
themselves.

Recommended Reading List

Essential Reading

• Markick A. & Parrish A. [2003]. Learning Disabilities, Themes and perspectives. Elsevier, London. Noonan Walsh P & Gash H. [2004]. Lives and Times, Practice, Policy and People with disabilities. Rathdown Press, Bray.
  
• Keogh F (2011). Report of the Disability Policy Review. Dublin, Department of Health.
  
• Scior K (2011). Public awareness, attitudes and beliefs regarding intellectual disability: A systematic review. Research in Developmental Disabilities 32, 2164-2182.
  
• Swain J & French S. [1999]. Therapy and Learning Difficulties. Advocacy participation and partnership. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
  
• Health Service Executive (2011). Time to move on from Congregated Settings. The Health Service Executive, Dublin.
  
• Garbutt R (2011). Advocacy. In Learning Disabilities toward inclusion. 6th ed. (Atherton H & Crickmore D). Churchill Livingstone, Oxford, pp. 113-130.
  

* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.