Driven by the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), UNE has developed an innovative and flexible program designed to equip you with the key knowledge and skills to guide you in adopting person-centred approaches to assisting people with a disability and their families. The focus is also on building your expertise in addressing challenging behaviour from a functional assessment perspective. 

Our Graduate Certificate in Disability Practice, Graduate Diploma in Disability Practice and Master of Disability Practice  embed a unique approach to training well-informed practitioners by increasing your competencies in:

• Understanding the scientific basis of disability
• Planning and delivering evidence-based services to individuals and groups
• In transforming your business and people management practices within the specific setting of a disability service organisation

The program is designed to give you the skills to help your organisation to lead in the new era of disability-focused service delivery, whether that be in the government, private or community services sector.

Graduate Certificate in Disability Practice

The Graduate Certificate in Disability Practice provides knowledge and skills in accordance with the professional standards and requirements of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It is designed for support practitioners and others employed by organisations that are delivering disability services, those seeking such employment, and students interested in the disability field from strength-based and client-focussed perspectives. Students will complete in-depth study on disability identification, management, and resourcing by investigating important issues that impact on clients, families and support personnel.
 

Graduate Diploma in Disability Practice

The Graduate Diploma in Disability Practice is designed for support workers and others employed by organisations that are delivering disability services, those seeking such employment, and students interested in the disability field from strength-based and client-focused perspectives. Students will complete in-depth study on disability identification, management, and resourcing by investigating important issues that impact clients, families, and support personnel.
 

Master of Disability Practice

The Master of Disability Practice is designed to prepare graduates to work effectively with people who have disabilities. The emphasis will be upon best-practice in the fields of neurodevelopmental, cognitive, behavioural, physical, sensory and other disabilities. Students will be expected to develop evidence-based person-centred assessment and intervention skills, deliverable within a range of frameworks and settings. Functional Behavioural Assessment will be a key feature of this degree.
 

You will study clinical and neurobiological, professional and ethical issues in disability management and NDIS business management, and be well prepared for the NDIS and the demand for new, client-driven services and support arising from the scheme.

The Graduate Certificate in NDIS Business Development has been designed to enhance your understanding and appreciation of the issues affecting the disability sector. It offers study of both legal and business frameworks which impact upon organisational operations that may affect the optimum delivery of client-focused services.

This qualification will allow existing managers, and those seeking managerial level employment within disability organisations to further their knowledge of legal processes and obligations relevant to organisational business development priorities in the NDIS. The Graduate Certificate in NDIS Business Development will assist with the ongoing refinement of existing managerial skills essential in an environment that has moved nationally to a business development model.
 

Bachelor of Community Services

The Bachelor of Community Services will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to practice in multi-disciplinary health-related community settings. Whether you want to become a support worker, case manager or service coordinator, our Bachelor of Community Services will help you to develop the skills in identifying the problems individuals and communities face; understanding the social, economic and legal contexts of these issues, and provide help and support to achieve optimal outcomes. 

You can choose a general program of study, or a major in Disability.
 

Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing

The course explores the context of welfare and community service and health work, and provides you with the foundation and understandings necessary for a career in health, social care and community service work.

This course is ideal for those who are new tothe sector, or those who are interested in building on existing industry experience and vocational qualifications in welfare and community service work and healthcare.

Neuroscience is one of the fastest growing areas of study in human physiology. Within our postgraduate Neuroscience program, you will study how the brain works to maintain human behaviour, what may go wrong in those neurobiological processes, and the ways that research and remediation may be undertaken within multi-disciplinary settings.

The Master of Neuroscience includes a CORE of  units in Neurobiology, Neuroanatomy, Clinical Neuroscience,  Neurobiology of Developmental, Cognitive and Affective Disorders and Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour. You will then choose to undertake either a Research, Clinical Experience, or Generalist Pathway to complete your Master of Neuroscience.

Neuroscience is available as a major in the Graduate Certificate in Science and Graduate Diploma in Science, which can also be used as pathways into the Master of Neuroscience. UNE also offers an undergraduate major in Neuroscience within the Bachelor of Science. Students in many other degrees are also able to include Neuroscience units in their studies.