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Aging and Disability in Healthcare
Learning outcome 1 Students will be able to discuss and compare a range of definitions and theories of aging.
Learning outcome 2 Students will be able to discuss and compare a range of definitions and theories of disability.
Learning outcome 3 Students will be able to identify the historical response to ageing and disability in a local context, explain terminologies, strategies & policies and identify stereotypes.
Learning outcome 4 Students will be able to identify and examine impairments, conditions, rights And needs of specific groups of aged and disabled people
Learning outcome 5 Students will be able to discuss and compare international policies and service delivery of policies aging and disability with those in New Zealand.
Task 1:
Paraphrase two (2) definitions of aging from credible sources
Describe any two theories of aging from credible sources
Identify the links between the definitions with the theories of aging
Paraphrase two (2) definitions of disability from credible sources
Describe any two theories of disability from credible sources
Identify the links between the definitions with the theories of disability
Task 2:
Identify disabled population in New Zealand giving two (2) examples
Describe the stereotypes regarding people living with disabilities
Describe the changes in services, policies and funding within the disability care sector of New Zealand in the past 40 years.
Task 3:
Describe one (1) aging related condition and one (1) disability related condition. These may include but are not restricted to: Children with high complex needs, people living with autism spectrum disorder, people living with cognitive impairments, dementia or people with multiple impairments. You may use the following guidelines for your description:
1. Impairment along with Signs/Symptoms
2. Consequence of the impairment on the person
3. Consequence of the impairment on the whanau/family
4. Support that could limit any disability
5. Service provider/s available for the selected population.
6. Funding provisions for the selected population
Task 4:
Discuss two policies and/or services for aging and disability in New Zealand and one other country
Compare the similarities and differences between the policies and/or services within the two countries.