Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3402 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability)
Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 25
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Important Information:
This course is co-delivered and co-assessed in a cluster with courses CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services, CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people, and CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically. This cluster is called, Introduction to the sector.
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH5920C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2020, Term2 2020, Term1 2021 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH5920C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
VE 2018 (ISF2) |
OHTH5920C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
VE 2019 (CISI), VE 2019 (CISA) |
OHTH5920C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
VE 2020 (CSI1), VE 2020 (XXX4), VE 2020 (XXX1), VE 2020 (XXX3), VE 2020 (CS10), VE 2020 (WF00), VE 2020 (COT0), VE 2020 (CO20), VE 2020 (FSB0), VE 2020 (FSR0), VE 2020 (CS20), VE 2020 (BE33), VE 2020 (All) |
OHTH5920C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
VE 2021 (WFV2) |
Course Contact: Clare McLone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929
Course Contact Email: clare.mclone@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge required to participate in safe work practices to ensure your own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining your safety, and the safety of the people being supported as well as other community members.
This course applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out your work, in both residential and home and community service provision.
This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with:
CHCCOM005 - Communicate and work in health or community services
CHCDIV001 - Work with diverse people
CHCLEG001 - Work legally and ethically
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
Elements: |
1. Follow safe work practices for direct client care 2. Follow safe work practices for manual handling 3. Follow safe work practices for infection control 4. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace 5. Reflect on own safe work practices |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
This course is delivered and assessed with courses CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services, CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people, and CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically.
The assessment tasks are as follows:
Task 1: WHS inspection and hazard identification- Research questions/online quiz
Task 2: Emergency incident role play and report
Task 3: Manual handling
Task 4: Knowledge quiz
Task 5: Greendale Community: Knowledge Quiz
Task 6: Ethics of care: Scenario quiz
Task 7: Working with Diverse People: Scenario quiz
Task 8: Cluster Quiz