University of Calgary : Community Rehabilitation CORE

Community Rehabilitation CORE

CORE 205 207 209 321 323 415 425 471 473 475 485 487 536 537 538 541 543 545 547 549 551 553 559 569 573 581 583 591 594 595 596 597 598 624 630 631 632 633 634 641 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 676 730

Instruction offered by members of the Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies interdisciplinary team.

Junior Courses

Community Rehabilitation 205

Introduction to Disability Studies

The social, political, economic, health and advocacy systems that support and empower persons with disabilities and their families.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2-1T-2)

Community Rehabilitation 207

Introduction to Community Rehabilitation

Assessments, interventions and working partnerships within a lifespan perspective.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2-1T-2)

Community Rehabilitation 209

Disability in Theory and Everyday Life

Lifespan exploration of theory, research directions, and lifeworks of those affected by disability.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Senior Courses

Community Rehabilitation 321

Communication Skills in Rehabilitation

A skills-based introduction to understanding and developing basic communication skills that facilitate helpful dialogue in interpersonal, counselling, guidance and community rehabilitation related contexts.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2-1)
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 321 and 591.43 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 323

Introduction to Disability Studies

An in-depth view of the meaning and scope of disability studies and its relationship to other fields serving and dealing with disabled people such as community rehabilitation. Also covers the history of disability studies, the international scene of disability studies existing today and present and future challenges and possibilities for disability studies.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Program.
Antirequisite(s): Community Rehabilitation 205.
Notes: This course is limited to post-diploma transfer students coming from non-disability studies programs.

Community Rehabilitation 415

Management and Leadership in Nonprofits

Management and leadership issues within private, non-profit and public community-based organizations and businesses.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 27 units (4.5 full-course equivalents) including at least one of Community Rehabilitation 205, 207 or 209, or admission to BCR or BCR-C.
Corequisite(s): or Prerequisite: Community Rehabilitation 425.

Community Rehabilitation 425

Social Constructions of Disability and Health

An inquiry-based course on Social Construction, Social Problem Theory and Narrative as foundations for interdisciplinary study, health capacity, community practice and personal empowerment.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 27 units (4.5 full-course equivalents) including at least one of Community Rehabilitation 205, 207 or 209, or admission to BCR or BCR-C or consent of the Program.

Community Rehabilitation 471

Community Rehabilitation Practice for Children with Special Needs and Their Families

Cognitive, social and emotional development of children with disabilities in the context of their families, schools and communities.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 27 units (4.5 full-course equivalents) including at least one of Community Rehabilitation 205, 207 or 209, 425, or admission to BCR or BCR-C.

Community Rehabilitation 473

Vocational Rehabilitation and Disability

Vocational rehabilitation principles (return to work issues) when working with persons encountering adult onset disabilities.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 27 units (4.5 full-course equivalents) including at least one of Community Rehabilitation 205, 207 or 209, 425, or admission to BCR or BCR-C.

Community Rehabilitation 475

Community Rehabilitation Practice and the Aging Process

Theoretical and practical issues as they relate to rehabilitation and community services for seniors with disabilities.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 27 units (4.5 full-course equivalents) including at least one of Community Rehabilitation 205, 207 or 209, 425, or admission to BCR or BCR-C.

Community Rehabilitation 485

An Introduction to Community Rehabilitation Practice and Professional Conduct

Practical application of the basic principles of assessment, planning and intervention with individuals/groups. Professional development tutorials support 130 hours in community practicum. Students taking both Community Rehabilitation 485 and 487 will choose a different human service realm for each practicum.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2T/2-10)
Prerequisite(s): 27 units (4.5 full-course equivalents).
Notes: Prior completion of Community Rehabilitation 205 and 207 is strongly recommended.

Community Rehabilitation 487

Practicum in Rehabilitation Practice

Community Rehabilitation 536

Adapting Curriculum in Schools K-12

A variety of practical strategies for developing meaningful curriculum modifications and instructional methods for students with disabilities. The strategies are premised on using collaborative team approaches to planning and implementing instructional programs for students. Involving families as a meaningful part of the learning team will also be emphasized.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BCR or BCR-C program.
Also known as: (formerly Community Rehabilitation 535.01)

Community Rehabilitation 537

Inclusion and Challenging Behaviours

An examination and expansion of belief systems surrounding challenging behaviour. Participants will be offered opportunities to learn about successful strategies for supporting difficult students within a classroom as well as other settings.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BCR or BCR-C program.
Also known as: (formerly Community Rehabilitation 535.03)

Community Rehabilitation 538

Ethics of Inclusion

Ethics of caring and inclusion and implications for educational reform. Topics include the ethics of inclusive teaching practices in regular classrooms, educational systems change and leadership.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BCR or BCR-C program.
Also known as: (formerly Community Rehabilitation 535.02)

Community Rehabilitation 541

Special Topics in International Disability Research and Policy

Selected topics in disability research and policy whereby the student learns to understand and compare the perspective as developed in two or more countries.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents).

Community Rehabilitation 543

Integrating the Arts

Principles, theories and applications of creative art techniques with varied populations. Of particular interest to rehabilitation practitioners working with persons who present behavioural challenges.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents) and admission to the BCR or BCR-C program.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 543 and 591.02 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 545

Bioethics and Disability

An in-depth view of the impact of bioethics on social policy, disability studies, disability research and the lives of disabled people.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 27 units (4.5 full-course equivalents).
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 545 and 591.26 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 547

Health Research, Emerging Technologies and Marginalized Groups

An online course that provides an in-depth global outlook on new, envisioned and emerging sciences and technologies and their global impact on (a) disabled people and disability studies; (b) the concept and field of rehabilitation and identity of rehabilitation professionals; (c) the concept of health professionals. Also provides an understanding of how disability studies scholars and rehabilitation and health policy, systems and care delivery scholars and professionals can enrich the new, envisioned and emerging science and technology and governance of science and technology discourse.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 27 units (4.5 full-course equivalents).
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 547 and 591.28 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 549

Understanding Children with Autism

Introduces students to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Discussions of the biological bases for the disorders as well as historical perspectives will be covered. Current research will be investigated from a variety of perspectives and philosophies. This course will provide students with in-depth knowledge of techniques used to treat children with autism, both empirically validated and those currently in vogue. An overview of characteristics, assessment strategies, issues, and approaches related to children with autism will be provided.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents).
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 549 and 591.30 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 551

Social Role Valorization: A Framework for Practice in Rehabilitation

Social Role Valorization (SRV) theory will be reviewed in the context of values and assumptions for all persons and their place in the community.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents).
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 551 and 591.33 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 553

Health Foundations: Disability Across the Lifespan

Explores the concepts of community rehabilitation in the context of anatomy and physiology of disabling conditions and human development across the lifespan. Self-directed learning is based on case studies, exploring current literature, and online interactive group work and forum discussions.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BCR-C distance program.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 553 and 591.34 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 559

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Community Rehabilitation

A disability studies approach to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and how this approach can facilitate an understanding of individuals with FASD in view of the principles of community inclusion and social justice as these apply to family support, schooling, intervention, prevention and life-long supports.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 27 units (4.5 full-course equivalents).
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 559 and 591.42 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 569

Recovery Models: Mental Health and Disability

Clinical and interprofessional skills for those working in recovery and consumer driven programs in Community Mental Health and Disability.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents).

Community Rehabilitation 573

Disability and the Law

Foundations of Canadian legal principles and practices as they affect community rehabilitation.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents).

Community Rehabilitation 581

Professional Practice Issues and Professional Ethics in Community Rehabilitation

Ethical decision-making issues and practices for community rehabilitation service providers, researchers, interdisciplinary teams, agencies and policy developers.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents).

Community Rehabilitation 583

Community Development in Community Rehabilitation

A study of practice issues for professionals working in community development and interdisciplinary teams. The course is designed to acknowledge that partnership and community action are key components of rehabilitation practice.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents).

Community Rehabilitation 591

Advanced Study Topics in Community Rehabilitation

Advanced study topics in community rehabilitation.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2-1)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents).
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Community Rehabilitation 594

Practicum I

Senior level program and management skills in partner agencies, associations and systems. Specifics to be negotiated with the student.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2T/2-10)
Prerequisite(s): 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents) and enrolment in BCR, Minor in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Minor in Adapted and Therapeutic Physical Activity or Concentration in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies for Health and Society Majors in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program.
Also known as: (formerly Community Rehabilitation 589.01)

Community Rehabilitation 595

Practicum II

Community Rehabilitation 596

Reflective Practice for Experienced Practitioners

Retrospective analysis and group discussion of personal clinical practice and program innovation.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2T/2-10)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Program.
Notes: Limited to students in the BCR-C distance program and two years of work experience in a related field.
Also known as: (formerly Community Rehabilitation 589.03)

Community Rehabilitation 597

Practicum I in Community Rehabilitation for Distance Learners

Students will complete a project in the area of program or service development (e.g. needs analysis, developing funding proposals, program evaluation). In the seminars, students will be supported in the completion of agency-based program development.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2T/2-10)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BCR-C distance program.
Also known as: (formerly Community Rehabilitation 589.06)

Community Rehabilitation 598

Practicum II in Community Rehabilitation for Distance Learners

Students will complete a project in the area of program or service development (e.g. needs analysis, developing funding proposals, program evaluation). In the seminars, students will be supported in the completion of agency-based program development.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2T/2-10)
Prerequisite(s): Community Rehabilitation 596 or 597, and admission to the BCR-C distance program.

Graduate Courses

Community Rehabilitation 624

Specialization Theory and Practice: A Collaborative Inquiry Capstone

Students refine a topic of inquiry, prepare background working papers, invite reactions from stakeholders/experts and report on their experience to stakeholder audience, fellow students and faculty. This is not a research course but an opportunity for students to own their knowledge and find ways to share their experience and education with others in a collaborative manner.
Course Hours: 6 units; F(3-1S-3)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.

Community Rehabilitation 630

Foundations and Futures of Disability and Community Studies

History, current issues, and futures of intervention, activism, and academic study related to disability. This will include the systems and changing roles of those traditionally served, professionals, the teams they generate and society.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1S)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 630 and 603.15 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 631

Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion of Disability and Community Studies

Current topics relevant to inclusion and exclusion will be reviewed. An examination of research in disability provides an opportunity for the student to learn, understand, and compare legislation, policy, and ethical frameworks that inform action. Frameworks of choice, respect, consultation, collaboration, and co-operation will be examined.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1S)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 631 and 603.12 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 632

Leadership and Innovation

The changing personal, organizational, and societal, leadership role and its importance for innovation in the field of disability and community studies.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 632 and 603.13 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 633

Social Construction: Health Capacity and Disability

A constructivist exploration of language, political structures, and sense of self to deepen the understanding of health capacity and disability.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1S)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 633 and 603.18 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 634

Appraisal of Social and Health Quantitative Research Methods

Provides students with experience in critically appraising a range of quantitative research methods and familiarize them with a variety of bio-statistical approaches. A variety of frameworks will be used to critically appraise literature from students’ chosen field of study and examine and discuss the implications for evidence-based practice.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1S)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 634 and 603.16 will not be allowed.
Notes: Pre-session requirements include reading of pre-session materials and participation in orientation session prior to online course delivery.

Community Rehabilitation 641

Special Topics in International Disability Research and Policy

Selected topics in disability research and policy provide an opportunity for the student to learn, understand, and compare the policies in two or more countries.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.

Community Rehabilitation 650

Adapting Curriculum and Instruction from K-12

A variety of practical strategies for developing meaningful curriculum and instructional methods for students with severe disabilities. The strategies are premised on using the content of typical community collaborative team approaches to planning and implementing programs for students. Involving parents as part of the Learning Team will be emphasized.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 650 and 691.04 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 651

Challenging Behaviours in the Classroom: Inclusive Education

Examines and builds upon the participant's belief systems about challenging behaviour. Participants will be offered opportunities to learn about successful strategies for supporting difficult students within a classroom setting.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 651 and 691.32 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 652

Collaboration, Ethics, Management: Inclusive Education

Each year a topic is negotiated with the education sector in partnership with provincial advocacy organizations.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 652 and 691.33 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 653

Advanced Seminar: Assessment and Intervention for Families with Children with Special Needs

Exploration of cognitive, social/emotional, motor, language/communication development and assessment of children with disabilities in the context of their families and communities.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1S)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 653 and 603.02 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 654

Health Research, Emerging Technologies and Marginalized Groups

Provides an in depth view of the impact of new emerging technologies and the governance of science and technology and health research on social policy, disability studies, disability research and the lives of disabled people and other marginalized groups.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 654 and 691.42 will not be allowed.
Notes: This is an online course.

Community Rehabilitation 655

Bioethics and People with Disabilities

Provides an in depth view of the impact of bioethics on social policy, disability studies, disability research and the lives of disabled people.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 655 and 691.44 will not be allowed.
Notes: This is an online course.

Community Rehabilitation 656

Career Development and Disabilities

Exploration of career development issues such as occupational change, and integration back into the workforce because of disability experienced in adult life.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Rehabilitation 656 and 603.03 will not be allowed.

Community Rehabilitation 676

Consultation in Human Services and Systems

Qualitative and quantitative evaluation research informs the design and implementation of a collaborative evaluation of a rehabilitation program, policy or system.
Course Hours: 6 units; F(3-1S-3)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.

Community Rehabilitation 730

Doctoral Pro-Seminar in Disability, Community and Rehabilitation

This advanced professional seminar focuses on a critical examination of theoretical, methodological, and professional issues relevant to research in the domains of community rehabilitation and disability studies. The course is intended for PhD students preparing their dissertation research proposals as a final preparation for their Candidacy Exam.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other graduate students.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA

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