*Intellectual Disability Studies QQI Level 5 Live and Online via Zoom

• Categorise the range of terms used to label people with an intellectual disability, distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate language

• Define the terms intellectual disability and multiple disability

• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the medical model and the social model of support

• Recognise the effects of caring for a person with an intellectual disability on close and extended family members

• Define the term front-line staff

• Promote the following when caring for a person with an intellectual disability:

  • Dignity

  • Choice

  • Relationships

  • Contribution

• Promote positive attitudes towards people with an intellectual disability

• Outline the history of services for people with an intellectual disability in Ireland

• Explore past and current attitudes towards people with an intellectual disability

• Examine their own attitudes towards people with an intellectual disability

• Identify how organisational policies and practices reflect attitudes towards people with an intellectual disability

• Explain the known causes of intellectual disability

• Describe the levels of intellectual disability and how they are assessed

• Outline the potential impact of a multiple disability on a person

• Provide examples of services for people with an intellectual disability that illustrate the medical and/or social models of support

• Outline current approaches to developing quality in service provision for people with an intellectual disability and their families, including standards and quality assurance

• Identify examples of progressive service delivery models from Ireland and other countries

• Outline the range of physical, social, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs of people with an intellectual disability

• Explain the role of the following professionals in supporting individuals with an intellectual disability, their families, and staff:

  • Physiotherapist

  • Occupational therapist

  • Speech and language therapist

  • Social worker

  • Psychologist

• Explain the role of front-line staff in providing individualised support in line with a person’s preferences and needs

• Illustrate the importance of teamwork in meeting the needs of people with an intellectual disability

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