Module: Working for Inclusion

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Working for Inclusion
Module Code	NS5005 (ITS) / NUR1190 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health
Module Co-ordinator	-
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

To enable students to integrate relevant inclusion concepts into their nursing/health care practice.

Learning Outcomes

1. Summarize the theoretical perspectives and policies on social inclusion.
2. Appraise inclusion research.
3. Develop a clear profile of the nature of marginalised groups.
4. Ascertain barriers and enablers to inclusion in the student s defined area of practice.
5. Develop skills in initiating action for social inclusion in their defined area of practice.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	25	No Description
Seminars	5	No Description
Seminars	6	Tutorials
Online activity	14	No Description
Independent Study	200	No Description
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

National and international policies and reports
Investigate offical reports, documents and policies around inclusion

Hisotrilcal Context of Inclusion
Irish and European History of Exclusion

Inter-disciplinary theoretical and practice frameworks.
Evaluation of frameworks used that incorporate inclusion

Barriers to inclusion.
Discover the elements in society and health care systems that exclude the person from marginalised groups

The role of the media in inclusion.
How doe the meida influence the inclusion agenda

Health Care and Inclusion
What shold be the health care response to inclusion?

Research
Exploring the bodies of inclusion research

Strategies
Strategies that are used in health care and community settings

Related Concepts
Equality, dignity, respect, rights, citizenship, discrimination and advocacy.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Portfolio	Initiate an Inclusion Intervention in Practice	100%

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category -

Indicative Reading List

Bates, P.: 2002, Working for Inclusion, The Sainsbury Center, London,
Bollard, M.: 2009, Intellectual Disablity and Social Inclusion, Churchill Livingstone, China,
Mason: 2005, Incurably Human, Inclusive Solutions UK Ltd., London.,
Repper, J. and Perkins, R.: 2003, Social Inclusion and Recovery, Baliliere Tindall, London.,
Taket et al: 2013, Practising Solcial Inclusion, 1st, Routledge, London, 0415531071

Other Resources

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