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Demonstrate knowledge of Deafness
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
terminology relating to Deafness; identify the major effects of Deafness on
communication; demonstrate knowledge of the psycho-social effect of
Deafness; and demonstrate knowledge of agencies and support services
specifically for Deaf and/or hearing impaired people.
Subfield
Community Support
Domain
Human Services
Status
Registered
Status date
20 May 2008
Date version published
20 May 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Community Support Services Industry Training
Organisation Limited
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0024
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
Deaf people see themselves as belonging to a cultural and linguistic minority as opposed
to people with a disability or a hearing impairment.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain the difference between Deaf (capital D) and deaf (small d).
Performance criteria
1.1
The difference between Deaf culture and deafness as a medical condition is
explained.
Element 2
Identify the major effects of Deafness on communication.
Performance criteria
2.1
Type, degree, and age of onset of Deafness are explained in relation to their
effects on communication.
Range
type – conductive, sensori-neural, mixed;
degree – mild, moderate, severe, profound;
age of onset – pre-lingual, post-lingual.
Element 3
Describe the psycho-social effect of Deafness.
Performance criteria
3.1
Effects of Deafness are described in terms of their potential impact on a
person’s lifestyle.
Range
effects include but are not limited to – psychological, social,
educational, recreational, vocational.
3.2
Description includes two common misconceptions about Deafness.
3.3
Effects of societal attitudes towards Deafness are described in terms of their
potential impact on a person’s access to opportunities.
Range
effects include but are not limited to – social, educational,
recreational, vocational.
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Element 4
Demonstrate knowledge of agencies and support services specifically for Deaf people.
Performance criteria
4.1
An agency or support service is described in terms of the services they offer to
Deaf people and the type of Deaf people they are able to assist.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation Limited
enquiries@cssito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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