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For more information about these courses, contact the Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation program office: cumming.ucalgary.ca/bcr.
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Community Rehabilitation
205
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Introduction to Disability Studies
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The social, political, economic, ethics/bioethical, technological and advocacy issues impacting persons with disabilities and their families. Supports professional development tutorials in community practicum.
Course Hours:
3 units; (2-1T-2)
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Community Rehabilitation
207
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An Introduction to Community Rehabilitation Practice and Professional Conduct
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Practical application of the basic principles of assessment, planning and intervention with individuals/groups. Supports professional development tutorials in community practica.
Course Hours:
3 units; (2-1T-4)
Prerequisite(s):
Community Rehabilitation 205.
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Community Rehabilitation
209
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Disability in Theory and Everyday Life
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An overview of theories employed in community rehabilitation and disability studies.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Community Rehabilitation
321
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Communication Skills in Rehabilitation
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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; (2-1)
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Community Rehabilitation
435
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Social Research in Disability, Health and Rehabilitation Disablement
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An overview of research methods in community rehabilitation and disability studies. An introduction to the major design, analyses and knowledge transfer strategies in the field.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
24 units including at least one of Community Rehabilitation 205 or 209 or admission to BCR or BCR-C.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 435 and 425 will not be allowed.
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Community Rehabilitation
471
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Community Rehabilitation Practice for Families and Their Children
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Families with children with disabilities in the context of the family relationships, support networks, schools and communities.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
24 units, including at least one of Community Rehabilitation 205 or 209 or admission to BCR or BCR-C.
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Community Rehabilitation
473
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Social Justice and the Labour Force
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Exploring the role of work for youth and adult with disabilities.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
24 units including at least one of Community Rehabilitation 205 and 207 or admission to BCR or BCR-C.
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Community Rehabilitation
475
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Community Rehabilitation Practice and the Aging Process
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Theoretical and practical issues as they relate to rehabilitation and community services for seniors with disabilities.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
24 units including at least one of Community Rehabilitation 205 and 207, or admission to BCR or BCR-C.
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Community Rehabilitation
485
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An Introduction to Community Rehabilitation Practice and Professional Conduct
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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; (2T/2-10)
Prerequisite(s):
27 units.
Notes:
Prior completion of Community Rehabilitation 205 and 207 is strongly recommended.
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Community Rehabilitation
487
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Practicum in Rehabilitation Practice
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Practical application of the basic principles of assessment, planning and intervention with individuals/groups. Supports professional development tutorials in community practicum.
Course Hours:
3 units; (2T/2-8)
Prerequisite(s):
Community Rehabilitation 207.
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Community Rehabilitation
536
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Adapting Curriculum in Schools K-12
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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; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the BCR or BCR-C program.
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Community Rehabilitation
537
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Inclusion and Challenging Behaviours
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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; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the BCR or BCR-C program.
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Community Rehabilitation
538
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Ethics of Inclusion
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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; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the BCR or BCR-C program.
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Community Rehabilitation
541
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International Disability Research and Policy
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Disability research and policy including human rights policy and law whereby the student learns to understand local, national and global perspectives.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
54 units.
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Community Rehabilitation
542
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Ethics, Technology, and Disability
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An in-depth view of the impact of bioethics on social policy, disability studies, disability research and the lives of disabled people. Furthermore, it links bioethics discussions to professional code of ethics.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
54 units.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 542 and either of 591.26 or 545 will not be allowed.
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Community Rehabilitation
543
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Integrating the Arts
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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; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
48 units and admission to the BCR or BCR-C program.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 543 and 591.02 will not be allowed.
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Community Rehabilitation
547
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Health Research, Emerging Technologies and Marginalized Groups
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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; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
48 units.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 547 and 591.28 will not be allowed.
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Community Rehabilitation
549
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Understanding Children with Autism
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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; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
48 units.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 549 and 591.30 will not be allowed.
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Community Rehabilitation
553
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Health Foundations: Disability Across the Lifespan
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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; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
24 units.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 553 and either 557 or 591.34 will not be allowed.
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Community Rehabilitation
559
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Community Rehabilitation
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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; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
24 units.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 559 and 591.42 will not be allowed.
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Community Rehabilitation
569
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Recovery Models: Mental Health and Disability
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Clinical and interprofessional skills for those working in recovery and consumer driven programs in Community Mental Health and Disability.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
48 units.
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Community Rehabilitation
573
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Disability and the Law
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Foundations of Canadian legal principles and practices as they affect community rehabilitation.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
54 units.
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Community Rehabilitation
583
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Community Development in Community Rehabilitation
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A study of management, practice and leadership issues for professionals working in community development and interdisciplinary teams, as well as in private, non-profit and public community-based organizations and businesses. Partnerships and community action are examined as components of rehabilitation practice.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
48 units.
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Community Rehabilitation
591
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Advanced Study Topics in Community Rehabilitation
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Advanced study topics in community rehabilitation.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
54 units.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Community Rehabilitation
594
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Practicum I
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Senior level program and management skills in partner agencies, associations and systems. Specifics to be negotiated with the student. Content on professional ethics will also be covered.
Course Hours:
3 units; (2T/4-10)
Prerequisite(s):
54 units and admission to 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.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 594 and 589.01 will not be allowed.
Notes:
Course needs to be taken in combination with Community Rehabilitation 595 in the same academic year.
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Community Rehabilitation
595
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Practicum II
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Senior level program and management skills in partner agencies, associations and systems. Specifics to be negotiated with the student. Content on professional ethics will also be covered.
Course Hours:
3 units; (2T/4-10)
Prerequisite(s):
Community Rehabilitation 594.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 595 and 589.02 will not be allowed.
Notes:
Course needs to be taken in combination with Community Rehabilitation 594 in the same academic year.
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Community Rehabilitation
597
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Practicum I in Community Rehabilitation for Distance Learners
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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. Content on professional ethics will also be covered.
Course Hours:
3 units; (2T/4-10)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the BCR-C distance program.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Community Rehabilitation 597 and 589.06 will not be allowed.
Notes:
Course is normally taken in combination with Community Rehabilitation 598 in the same academic year.
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Community Rehabilitation
598
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Practicum II in Community Rehabilitation for Distance Learners
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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. Content on professional ethics will also be covered.
Course Hours:
3 units; (2T/4-10)
Prerequisite(s):
Community Rehabilitation 596 or 597 and admission to the BCR-C distance program.
Notes:
Course is normally taken in combination with Community Rehabilitation 597 in the same academic year.
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Graduate Courses
For more information about these courses, contact Graduate Science Education cumming.ucalgary.ca/gse.
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Community Rehabilitation
624
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Specialization Theory and Practice: A Collaborative Inquiry Capstone
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
630
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Foundations and Futures of Disability and Community Studies
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
631
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Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion of Disability and Community Studies
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
632
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Leadership and Innovation
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
633
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Social Construction: Health Capacity and Disability
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A constructivist exploration of language, political structures, and sense of self to deepen the understanding of health capacity and disability.
Course Hours:
3 units; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
634
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Appraisal of Social and Health Quantitative Research Methods
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
641
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Special Topics in International Disability Research and Policy
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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; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Must be registered in the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Consent of the instructor is required for all other students.
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Community Rehabilitation
650
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Adapting Curriculum and Instruction from K-12
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
651
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Challenging Behaviours in the Classroom: Inclusive Education
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
652
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Collaboration, Ethics, Management: Inclusive Education
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Each year a topic is negotiated with the education sector in partnership with provincial advocacy organizations.
Course Hours:
3 units; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
653
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Advanced Seminar: Assessment and Intervention for Families with Children with Special Needs
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
654
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Health Research, Emerging Technologies and Marginalized Groups
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
655
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Bioethics and People with Disabilities
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
656
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Career Development and Disabilities
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
676
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Consultation in Human Services and Systems
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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; (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.
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Community Rehabilitation
730
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Doctoral Pro-Seminar in Disability, Community and Rehabilitation
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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; (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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