Course Title: Support group activities
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: EMPL7014C
Course Title: Support group activities
School: 365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng
Campus: City Campus
Program: C2199 - Certificate II in Community Services
Course Contact : Elizabeth-Anne Cotter
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4870
Course Contact Email:elizabeth-anne.cotter@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 20
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
There are no prerequisites for this unit of competency.
Course Description
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to participate in and provide general support for a range of informal and formal groups in a variety of settings. This unit may be applied to group work in a range of community service settings.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCGROUP302D Support group activities |
Element: |
1. Identify the purpose of the group 2. Establish relationship with the group 3. Organise resources for group activities |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Identify the purpose of the group 1.1 Identify and determine with members of the group, activities which meet the group purpose 2. Establish relationship with the group 2.1 Define roles played by group members including the worker
3.1 Work to ensure adequate resourcing is available |
Learning Outcomes
By completing this unit of competency you will achieve and demonstrate competence in the following skills:
Identifying the purpose of the group
Establishing a relationship with the group
Organising resources for group activities
Details of Learning Activities
Students will participate in classroom discussions, problem solving, role play scenarios and work place simulations. Key concepts will be explored through the investigation of these real world and simulated environments. Learning activities include questionnaires and case studies.
Teaching Schedule
Workshops /classes are provided on a weekly basis during the academic year.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
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Overview of Assessment
Assessment in this unit of competency will be through a mix of in-class tasks, case studies, scenarios, workplacement based projects, group work and team work, problem based learning and responses to a range of underpinning knowledge questions as well as the development of an evidence portfolio linked to the unit of competency elements and workplace practice.
Assessment Tasks
A student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of this particular competency. The assessment tasks are based on the requirements of the essential aspects of evidence as outlined in the unit of competency: CHCGROUP302D Support Group Activities
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of the competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
Student also complete an evidence portfolio documenting workplacement practice linked to the unit of competency.
Assessment Matrix
CHCGROUP302D Support Group Activities
Task Questions In class activities Project Work Evidence portfolio of work practice
Element 1 X X X X
Element 2 X X X X
Element 3 X X X X
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