Graduate Certificate
Make a difference in the lives of people with a disability
The disability services landscape is changing. New reforms, techniques and technologies are transforming the sector and creating great opportunities for those with an interest in leading disability care and practice.
La Trobe's Graduate Certificate in Disability Practice puts you at the forefront of contemporary disability practice and reform. You'll learn how to support people with disabilities, how to advocate for greater inclusion and how to promote greater opportunities for individuals with a disability to participate in society. You'll examine current disability policies and learn how to tackle disadvantage through system-level change.
This flexible, fully-online course is designed by leading researchers from our Living with Disability Research Centre. You'll gain the skills to re-enter the workforce with a new career direction or build on prior professional experience in disability services. By the time you graduate, you'll be ready to support and advocate for people with disabilities in a wide range of disability, health and human services roles.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate in Disability Practice, students must complete a total of 60 credit points across 1 year.
Year 1 requires the completion of 60 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0
Core choice subjects are one or more subject groups you need to select in your course. Core choice subjects may be specific to your course, major, minor, specialisation or other learning requirements.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ADVOCACY IN CONTEMPORARY DISABILITY PRACTICE ADP5ADP 1 15 DISABILITY AND THE LAW LAW5DAL 1 15 ENHANCING SOCIAL INCLUSION ADP5ESI 1 15 ETHICAL ISSUES IN DISABILITY PRACTICE ADP5EID 1 15 SUPPORT PLANNING WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ADP5SPD 1 15 THE CONTEMPORARY DISABILITY LANDSCAPE ADP5CDL 1 15 TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO DISABILITY PRACTICE ADP5TED 1 15 UNDERSTANDING COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING NEEDS ADP5CCN 1 15The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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Graduates find work in disability, health and human services in government, private practice, community and not-for-profits.
The disability sector employs a wide variety of people in different roles, ranging from management and directors to direct support workers and allied health professionals.