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CHC08 Disability Behaviour Support Skill Set<br />
<strong>Facilitator</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Critical incident<br />
Degenerative<br />
neurological disease<br />
Dementia<br />
Depression<br />
Disability<br />
Disability <strong>Services</strong><br />
Organisation<br />
Down syndrome (DS)<br />
Epilepsy<br />
An unexpected or unplanned action or event which results or has<br />
the potential to result in harm to the person, others or property.<br />
Conditions that affect the nervous system, which become more<br />
severe over time. Some examples of progressive neurological<br />
disorders are Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson’s disease and<br />
Multiple Sclerosis.<br />
A progressive deterioration in a person’s functioning. The most<br />
common cause is Alzheimer’s disease but there are other causes<br />
including Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease.<br />
Common early symptoms include memory loss, confusion,<br />
personality changes, apathy and withdrawal.<br />
Depression is more than just a low mood, it is a serious illness.<br />
While we all feel sad, moody or low from time to time, some<br />
people experience these feelings intensely, for long periods of<br />
time and often without reason. People with depression find it<br />
hard to function every day and may be reluctant to participate in<br />
activities they once enjoyed.<br />
“Long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments<br />
which, in interaction with various attitudinal and environmental<br />
barriers, hinders their full and effective participation in society on<br />
an equal basis with others.” Defined by the United Nations<br />
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<br />
A generic name for an organisation offering services to people<br />
with disabilities.<br />
Also called Trisomy 21, is a condition in which extra genetic<br />
material causes delays in the way a child develops, both mentally<br />
and physically.<br />
A common chronic neurological disorder characterised by<br />
seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of<br />
abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in<br />
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