Course Title: Maintain legal and ethical work practices
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: HWSS5638C
Course Title: Maintain legal and ethical work practices
School: 360T Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5290 - Diploma of Education Support
Course Contact: Robyn Blaikie
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4838
Course Contact Email: robyn.blaikie@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Fiona Dean: Teacher
fiona.dean@rmit.edu.au
99254650
Nominal Hours: 70
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
No specific pre-requisite and co-requisite.
Course Description
This course describes the knowledge and skills required to maintain the application of legal and ethical work practices by monitoring, coordinating and promoting their importance in providing community services and supporting duty of care requirements.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCCS502A Maintain legal and ethical work practices |
Element: |
1. Promote the importance of applying legislation and common law relevant to work role |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify and explain legal responsibilities and obligations relating to identified work role/s |
Element: |
2. Monitor application of organisation policies and practices |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Monitor work performance to ensure organisation policies, protocols and procedures are appropriately and consistently addressed |
Element: |
3. Monitor ethical work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Monitor service delivery to ensure client rights are protected and services are delivered to clients with respect for diversity of personal values, beliefs and attitudes |
Element: |
4. Take corrective action when client rights and interests are not being protected |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Ensure client and/or their advocate/s are supported to identify and express their concerns |
Learning Outcomes
Develop the knowledge and skills required to maintain the application of legal and ethical work practices by monitoring, coordinating and promoting their importance in providing community services and supporting duty of care requirements.
Details of Learning Activities
The student learning experience will be facilitated through participation in a range of activities:
Group discussion
Research assignments
Guest speakers
Oral and/or written questions on "What if?" scenarios
Realistic simulations and role play
Practical demonstrations and direct observation of actual work and simulated work practice
Oral Presentations
Individual and group projects - Completing the projects will include negotiated independent study time and practical work
relevant to the unit of competency.
Workplacement
Teaching Schedule
Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources
Semester 1
Week 1-4
Importance of applying legislation and common law relevant to work role
Duty of care principles and codes of ethics to a relevant range of work roles
Application of duty of care
Basic understanding of key concepts in Australia’s legal system
Definitions and explanations of the terms ’ethics, ethical thinking and morality’
Distinction between ethical and legal problems
Discussion, Q&A activities, Evidence Guide
Week 5-8
Monitor application of organisation policies and practices
Implementation of strategies for contributing to the review and development of policies and protocols
Implementation of strategies for managing abuse of a client
Implementation of strategies for managing complaints
Discussion,Q&Aactivities,
Assignment/project1-Research/Q&A
Week 9-12
Importance of ethics in practice
Monitoring ethical work practices
Knowledge of key statutory, legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to work area, specifically including occupational health and safety (OHS)
Discussion, Q&A activities
Week 13-16
Management of common legal issues relevant to work area
Overview of relevant legislation in the sector and jurisdictions including contracts
Principles and practices for upholding the rights of children and young people
Discussion, Q&A activities
Scenarios/Q&A
Week 17-18
Principles and practices for upholding the rights of the client
Principles and practices of confidentiality
Principles of access and equity relevant to provision of community services
Principles of ethical decision-making
Week 19-20
Principles and practices for upholding the rights of children and young people
Reflecting and reviewing practical experiences maintaining legal and ethical work practices
Discussion,Q&Aactivities
Progress interview – Q&A activities, Evidence guide, Assignment 1, Evidence of practical experience maintaining legal and ethical work practices e.g Observation/Demonstration, Thirdparty
Semester 2
Week 1-4
Relevant standards and code of practice in the sector
Reporting mechanisms and corrective actions appropriate to managing suspected abuse of a client
Rights and responsibilities of clients
Rights and responsibilities of workers
Discussion, Q&A activities
Week 5-8
Role and responsibilities of legal guardians
Strategies for addressing common ethical issues
Types of abuse experienced by clients (including systems abuse and unintentional injury)
Discussion, Q&A activities
Assignment/project 2 – Research/Scenarios
Week 9-12
Responsibilities, constraints and issues relating to a range of work roles in line with work area and organisation policies, protocols and procedures
Monitor and manage application of legal and ethical work practices
Providing information and support to staff in regards to application of legal and ethical work practices
Discussion, Q&A activities
Folio - Presentation of folio (oral and written)
Week 13-16
Supporting staff in resolving and dealing with legal and ethical issues arising in the workplace
Recognising and managing unethical conduct in the workplace
Negotiation and mediation skills to resolve problems within the workplace
Collaborating and networking with stakeholders
Discussion, Q&A activities
Week 17-18
Assessment interview – review folio of final assessments e.g :
Evidence Guide, Assignment/Project1 and 2, Evidence of practical experience promoting and responding to workplace diversity; e.g. Observation/Demonstration, Third party, Folio – Presentation (oral and written)
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this
course through our online systems and access to specialised facilities and relevant software. You will also
have access of the library resources.
Overview of Assessment
You must demonstrate essential knowledge and skills and an understanding of all elements of the competencies in order to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:
• Direct observation of actual and simulated work practice
• Oral or written questioning
• Assignments and projects
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
• Review of products produced through work-based or course activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
An assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf) summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc
Assessment Tasks
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a
range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:
• Direct observation of actual and simulated work practice
• Oral or written questioning
• Assignments and projects
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise of documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
• Review of work produced through work-based or course activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class
and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or summative. Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered essential building blocks for the more substantial summative assessment tasks. Summative assessment tasks in this unit are assessed using the following competency based results:
CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not Yet Competent
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency.
These are available from the course contact person (stated above).
Course Overview: Access Course Overview