Clinical Bytes - Disability

This course introduces you to some of the key health and social issues concerning disability as it applies to rural populations.

• Understand the various health and social impacts resulting from disability.
• Outline the role of the clinician in supporting those with disabilities and how this may conflict with the expectations of consumers.
• Understand the importance of referral networks in the social and clinical support of persons with disability.
• Describe physical, social and professional barriers that may hinder access for persons with disability to primary health care.
• Understand the principles of Person-Centred Planning and how it relates to the NDIS.

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