Course Title: Facilitate the empowerment of older people
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2020
Course Code: HWSS6078C
Course Title: Facilitate the empowerment of older people
Important Information:
This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with;
• CHCCS023 - Support independence and wellbeing •CHCMHS001 - Work with people with mental health issues •CHCCCS015 - Provide individualised supportSchool: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3401 - Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
Course Contact: Gwen Cawsey
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4581
Course Contact Email: Gwen.cawsey@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
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
None
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to respond to the goals and aspirations of older people and provide support services in a manner that focuses on improving health outcomes and quality of life, using a person-centred approach.
This unit applies to support workers in residential or community contexts.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCAGE001 Facilitate the empowerment of older people |
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Element: |
1. Develop relationships with older people |
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Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
2. Provide services to older people |
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Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
3. Support the rights of older people |
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Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Assist the older person to understand their rights and the complaints mechanisms of the organisation 3.2 Deliver services ensuring the rights of the older person are upheld 3.3 Identify breaches of human rights and respond appropriately 3.4 Recognise signs consistent with financial, physical or emotional abuse or neglect of the older person and report to an appropriate person 3.5 Assist the person to access other support services and the complaints mechanisms as required |
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4. Promote health and re-ablement of older people |
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Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Encourage the older person to engage as actively as possible in all living activities and provide them with information and support to do so 4.2 Assist the older person to recognise the impact that changes associated with ageing may have on their activities of living 4.3 Identify strategies and opportunities that maximise engagement and promote healthy lifestyle practices 4.4 Identify and utilise aids and modifications that promote individual strengths and capacities to assist with independent living in the older person’s environment 4.5 Discuss situations of risk or potential risk associated with ageing |
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.
Details of Learning Activities
Workshops where information is shared through talks and discussions, and exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time is spent during workshops for students to work on assessment tasks. It is an expectation that students also work on tasks outside of workshop time.
Teaching Schedule
Session 1 |
· Communicate effectively with people · Collaborate with colleagues · Address constraints to communication · Identify and respond to legal requirements · Recognise potential or actual breaches and report according to organisation procedures · Reflect on own perspectives · Role play
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Session 2 |
· Report problems to supervisor
· Refer unresolved conflict situations to supervisor · Follow safe work practices for direct client care · Follow safe work practices for manual handling |
Session 3 |
· Complete workplace correspondence and documentation
· Follow safe work practices for infection control · Communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and situations · Promote understanding across diverse groups · Identify any client-related risk factors or behaviours of concern, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures |
Session 4 |
· Contribute to continuous improvement
· Appreciate diversity and inclusiveness, and their benefits · Identify and meet ethical responsibilities · Contribute to workplace improvements |
Session 5 |
· Identify and take opportunities to contribute to the review and
development of policies and protocols · Identify the scope and nature of own legal rights and responsibilities · Role play |
Session 6 |
· Recognise own personal values and attitudes and consider
ensuring non-judgemental practice |
Session 7 |
· Identify the scope and nature of own ethical responsibilities · Use communication skills to avoid, defuse and resolve conflict situations |
Session 8 |
· Manual Handling
· Identify lines of communication between organisation and other services · Role play |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Please refer to the rmit student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students
Overview of Assessment
Assessments will include a combination of tasks including knowledge questions and case study analysis.
Assessment Tasks
Task 1: Knowledge questions
Task 2: Practical assessment
Task 3: Practical assessment
Task 4: Practical assessment
Task 5: Practical assessment
Task 6: Practical assessment
Task 7: Practical assessment
Task 8: Practical assessment
Assessment Matrix
Students will have access to a marking rubric for reference at the time assessment tasks are distributed.
Course Overview: Access Course Overview