We are developing resource materials to support the Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework for universities and other education providers.
The Framework was made with the Department of Health and Aged Care.
The Framework sets out what students studying to be health professionals should learn about intellectual disability health. Health professionals are people who help you take care of your health such as doctors, nurses, and dentists.
Why the resources are needed
Students studying to be health professionals do not learn enough about intellectual disability to provide quality care to people with intellectual disabilities.
The amount of information taught has not changed in over 20 years.
The resource materials will help educators use the Framework so they can teach students about health care for people with intellectual disabilities.
What we are doing
We will create a number of resources, including:
- A list of intellectual disability health resources for educators to use.
- New materials such as teaching plans and case studies.
- A toolkit for educators to include people with intellectual disability and their support networks in teaching.
The project is run in a co-designed way. People with lived experience are advising us through all stages of the process.
What we aim to achieve
We hope that the materials made in this project will support health students to become better future health professionals when working with people with intellectual disability.
More background about this project can be found at the Department of Health and Aged Care website.
