Overview
Who is this Micro-credential for?
• Service providers/professionals that support individuals with intellectual disabilities. This micro-credential will empower learners to actively explore techniques for developing their knowledge of the people whom they serve and eliciting understandings of the desires and choices of those people. There is a strong emphasis on human engagement skills.
Why should I take this Micro-credential?
• The aim of this micro-credential is to equip intellectual disability service providers/professionals with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competencies to enact rights-oriented service and person-centred support to people with intellectual disabilities in line with the UNCRPD
When can I start this MC?
• There is one intake per year in January
What do I need to be accepted onto this Micro-credential?
• Completion of a recognised disability/intellectual disability qualification and/or experience of having provided service to people with intellectual disabilities for a minimum of 3 years
• Up to date Curriculum Vitae
What will I learn?
On successful completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:
• Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the legislative framework associated with providing a rights-oriented service to people with intellectual disabilities.
• Critically utilise evidence-based knowledge, skills and competence in the critical evaluation of current models of service for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Explore the role of human engagement in relation to understanding the lives of people with intellectual disability to whom they provide service.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of self-advocacy/independent advocacy in achieving individually determined lives for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the role of the service and service personnel in enacting person-centred supports for people with intellectual disabilities.
What will I do?
• Engage in online directed and self-directed learning activities.
• Take part in discussions on key issues
• Apply learning over the 8 weeks in the development of a case study related to understanding and enacting human rights in the life of a person who the student supports
How is this Micro-credential delivered?
• Blended: Online teaching (live/recorded lectures/directed - 21 hours)
• In-person workshops (3 x 3 hours)
• Self-directed work via Blackboard (95 hours self-directed study)
How is this Micro-credential assessed?
• Case Study Assignment (100%)
Course Details
Awards
5 ECTSNumber of Places
30 PlacesNext Intake
January 2024
Please note intakes are subject to applicant numbers.
Course Coordinator
Hellen Batista - batistah@tcd.ie
Course Director
Fintan Sheerin
Closing Date
1st December 2023

Admission Requirements
• Completion of a recognised disability/intellectual disability qualification and/or experience of having provided service to people with intellectual disabilities for a minimum of 3 years
• Up to date Curriculum Vitae
Before Applying, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Submit your personal details on the application form.
2. Log in to the my.tcd.ie portal with your (new) login credentials.
3. Upload documents as required by the school for the micro-credential including a copy of your Curriculum Vitae.
Course Fees
Click here for a full list of postgraduate fees
Apply
To apply, click on the relevant Apply Link below
Get in Touch
Telephone Number
Hellen Batista: 01-8962692
General Enquiries: micro-credentials@tcd.ie
Course Coordinator: Hellen Batista - batistah@tcd.ie
Course Director: Professor Fintan Sheerin - fintan.sheerin@tcd.ie
Register Your Interest
Register your interest at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin.
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