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‘Health and Disability: Partnerships in Action’~ an interprofessional learning and teaching package in disability health
Dr Jane Tracy
Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
www.cddh.monash.org
Dr Jane Tracy
• Undergraduate students: medicine (Monash Uni, Melbourne Uni, resources to Deakin), Emergency Health (paramedic), Physiotherapy, Dentistry, Dieteitics, Disability Studies,
• Postgraduate students: Medical registrars (GP, Paediatric, Psychiatry), genetic counselors.
• Health professionals: Medicine (GPs, Psychiatrists), Dentists
• Multidisciplinary groups - Community Health Centre staff, Mental Health teams
In 2009 CDDHV provided education/professional development sessions to:
We now use the ‘Health and Disability’ package as the foundation of our teaching.
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
www.cddh.monash.org
Dr Jane Tracy
““Those living with a disability Those living with a disability are the experts on their own are the experts on their own
experience, and so their direct experience, and so their direct involvement in and involvement in and
contribution to the education contribution to the education of health care professionals is of health care professionals is
essential.”essential.”
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
www.cddh.monash.org
Dr Jane Tracy
Health and Disability: Partnerships in Action was developed through:
Interprofessional collaboration between:• People with disabilities and their families
and carers.• clinicians and educators from (in alpha
order!): Dentists, Dietitians, elearning professionals, Medical Practitioners, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Social Workers, Speech Pathologists & Students
With a focus on:• Interprofessional education and practice• Disability Health
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
www.cddh.monash.org
Dr Jane Tracy
• 6 DVD based 6 DVD based video video stories stories
• Study GuidesStudy Guides - Student - Student Workbook and Tutor GuideWorkbook and Tutor Guide
• Knowledge BaseKnowledge Base (textbook)(textbook)
The outcome
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
www.cddh.monash.org
Dr Jane Tracy
•Sara’s Place
•Rheita’s holiday
•As Matthew Grows
•Checking in with Jacqui
•Journey with Megan
•Chris & Clive
6 DVDs6 DVDs
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
www.cddh.monash.org
Dr Jane Tracy
• Chris and Clive 3 minutes of 13 minutes video
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
www.cddh.monash.org
Dr Jane Tracy
Student workbook and Tutor Guide:
with
• learning activities
• sample answers
to support
teaching and training by people with a range of expertise in working
with people with disabilities
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
www.cddh.monash.org
Dr Jane Tracy
Knowledge Base• 272 page textbook – full colour
– Photos of people in DVDs
– Hot tips
– Red flags
– Anecdotes and personal stories
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
www.cddh.monash.org
Dr Jane Tracy
Questions and discussion