The Disability Support Worker

The Disability Support Worker is a new Australian text providing a practical introduction to the role and responsibilities for workers providing crucial support to clients with a disability.

• Practical exercises integrate theory with practice and allow students to consolidate what they have learnt in the text
• Case Studies that put the theory into practice 
• Numerous examples provide students with a solid application of theory 
• Summaries and Self-Check Questions allow students the opportunity to review what has been learnt in each chapter 
• Discussion Questions provide an opportunity to reflect on key topics 
• Extension Activities offer an opportunity for students to consolidate their new knowledge.

Geoff Arnott has worked for over thirty years in the TAFE sector where he managed a range of programs involving the disability sector. In the last five years he was manager of the Department of Health, Recreation and Human Services . He now works as a writer and consultant, and has previously written several resources for Disability and Aged Care students.

The Disability Support Worker supports the following competencies from the Certificate III and Certificate IV in Disability:

CHCAC318A      Work effectively with older people
CHCAD401D     Advocate for clients
CHCCS400A     Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework
CHCCS411A     Work effectively in the community sector
CHCDIS301A    Work effectively with people with a disability
CHCDIS302A    Maintain an environment to empower people with disabilities
CHCDIS322A    Support community participation and inclusion
CHCDIS323A    Contribute to skill development and maintenance
CHCDIS405A    Facilitate skills development and maintenance
CHCDIS409A    Provide services to people with disabilities with complex needs
CHCDIS410A    Facilitate community participation and inclusion
CHCDIS411A    Communicate using augmentative and alternative communication strategies
CHCICS301A    Provide support to meet personal care needs
CHCICS302A    Participate in the implementation of individualised plans
CHCICS303A    Support individual health and emotional well being
CHCICS305A    Provide behaviour support in the context of individualised plans
CHCICS401A    Facilitate support for personal care needs
CHCICS402A    Facilitate individualised plans
CHCICS404A    Plan and provide advanced behaviour support
CHCOHS312A  Follow safety procedures for direct care work
HLTHIR403B    Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
HLTHIR404C    Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
HLTOHS300A   Contribute to OHS processes