Assessment 1

Guidelines for assessment 1

1. This assessment is to be submitted electronically via the Assessment Submission link on Study Desk

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Assessment 1 topic
Concepts of disability: Interaction between health conditions, environmental and personal factors in the lives of people experiencing disability. Disability: the lived experience: The effect of the disability experience on the individual, family and community.

Assessment description: You are to produce a report, using the sections below as a guide with a maximum word limit of 2500 words (statement of case study, Section C table and reference list are not included). The aim of assessment in this module is to simulate an experience of disability to provide you with some insights of what this would be like. It is recommended that you write in first person, e.g. I am a 35 year old and so on.

Section A: Choose a case study

You need to choose one case study of a person with a disability from the following list and consider what it would be like to live for one whole day with this condition by assuming the identity of the person with the disability. The severity of your selected disability is at a level where it is causing significant challenges to your quality of life. You are no longer able to work. You will need to consider the home you currently live in and assume this is located in the town set in the case study. If you had to live with the disability you have selected (below), what difficulties would you face in continuing to live in your present residence? (No more than 150 words)

The list of case studies to choose from are:

1. Parkinson's Disease (4 years post diagnosis): You are a 45 year old Aboriginal male living with your wife and 2 teenage sons in Murgon in the South Burnett.

2. Motor Neurone Disease (3 years post diagnosis): You are a 37 year old female living in Capella in Central Western Queensland. You live with your husband and 3 school age children.

3. Polycystic Kidney Disease (2 years post diagnosis): You are a 29 year old Aboriginal male living alone in Injune in South Western Queensland.

4. T3 Burst Fracture (Traumatic from MVA 2 years ago): You are an 18 year old male living in Inglewood in South Western Queensland with your mother and 16 year old sister.

5. Myasthenia Gravis (2 years post diagnosis): You are a 36 year old male living with your sister and her 2 primary school aged children in Lucinda in North Queensland.

Example statement of the case study:

I am a 35 year female living in Roma in Western Queensland with condition x (as listed in case study). I live with my husband and 2 school age children. My home is low set with 4 steps, and has 2 levels inside with my bedroom and bathroom on the upper level. It is also important to include a short statement about any challenges you would face living in your current home as your case study. (No more than 150 words)

Section B: Disability Awareness (Total 700 words)
1. Using either websites, texts or journal articles, provide a brief outline of the effects of the disability you have chosen as your case study on your body, including the impact of your condition on everyday functioning.

2. Based on our case study, and using reference material (texts and/or journal articles) discuss the possible effects of the experience of disability on your immediate an extended family unit.

Responses to questions 3 & 4 are best presented in Table format (word count still applies). Note these are two (2) separate parts and cannot be presented as one.

3. Identify any relevant international, national, state and local organizations that can provide you with information and/or support and identify services relevant to you as the case study. This information and/or support can be available physically, by phone or via the internet, For example there might be international or national orginisations with information and on-line support via a website; there might be telephone support services; there might be local support groups.

4. Clearly identify which organisations in your area would help you to holistically manage spur own daily activities of living, e.g. domiciliary nursing, community nursing, day respite services and the likely frequency of services. These.need to be realistic and available in the community where you (as your case study) live - not a 'wish list'. You can also include any support groups that may offer psychological, spiritual or social support in your area.

Section C: Daily living (no word limit - maximum 2 pages)

Imagine living a day with the condition you have chosen.

Starting from when you get up to when you go to bed, imagine how will you get out of bed, shower, dress, toilet, meals, go up/down stairs, get on a bus in your wheelchair or using a walking frame? How will you shop/work? Can you drive, hang washing and so on? There is no need to repeat activities which occur several times during the day e.g., Complete the table for toileting once only. This also needs to be both financially affordable as your case\ study, and realistic from an available service provision perspective.

Provide a document under the following headings. A table format (below) is recommended for this section.

Section D: Challenges (total 1800 words)

You should also use NUR3010 course material and other scholarly references to support your discussion in each section.

1. Using the International Classification unction, Disability and Health (ICF) as a guide, list and discuss the social restriction you face as a result of your disability. For example, how easy is it for you to be able to maintain family and friend relationships? (450 words)

2. Using the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF) as a guide, what community or environmental challenges do you face, and how have you adjusted to them? Discuss the changes you have needed to make in your life and also make any suggestions for community environmental changes that could enable community participation, e.g. wheelchair ramps. (450 words)

3. Discuss how you may react to your disability from the perspective of self-concept, body image and self-esteem. (450 words)

4. Also discuss the concepts of paternalism, self-efficacy and independence in relation to rehabilitation and health care professionals treating people with a disability. (450 words)