"ICF! – Inclusion and Collaboration for the Future!": New self-study course for practical work

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF; WHO, 2001) is becoming increasingly important in educational, social, therapeutic and administrative contexts – at the same time, there has so far been a lack of practical, digital learning opportunities for its concrete application. This is precisely where the project "ICF! – Inclusion and Collaboration for the Future!" project with its self-study course. As part of this collaborative project, the researchers have developed a modular, multimedia self-learning concept for practical work with the ICF. The special feature: "ICF!" was designed in an interdisciplinary and participatory way – together with students from educational and health-related degree programmes as well as people with disabilities (incluencers) and their relatives.

The result:

• a 100% free, digital self-learning programme on the ICF
• practical, case-based modules with an authentic connection to the real world
• transdisciplinary basic modules and specific advanced modules
• diverse multimedia elements (videos, interviews, interactive scenarios)

The self-study course is available as Open Educational Resources (OER) under CC BY-SA 4.0 – freely usable, shareable and customisable. It comprises five basic modules, five advanced modules and twelve modules on case studies and thus enables flexible integration, e.g. in internal training courses, qualification measures, self-learning programmes, training and further education or to raise awareness among specialists in various fields of work.

The self-study course is now available online.