Course Title: Meet personal support needs

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2020

Class Number: 1963

Class Section: BENE

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Course Code: HWSS6079C

Course Title: Meet personal support needs

Important Information:

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with;

  • HLTAAP001  Recognise healthy body systems

School: 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: 60

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 determine and respond to an individual’s physical personal support needs and to support activities of daily living.    This unit applies to workers who provide support to people according to an established individualised plan in any community services context. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision.

 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCCS011 Meet personal support needs

Element:

1. Determine personal support requirements

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Review individualised plan and confirm required equipment, processes and aids

1.2 Identify requirements outside of scope of own role and seek support from relevant people

1.3 Consider the potential impact that provision of personal support may have on the person and confirm with supervisor

1.4 Consider specific cultural needs of the person

1.5 Consider specific physical and sensory needs of the person

1.6 Identify risks associated with the provision of support and confirm with supervisor

Element:

2. Maximise participation

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Discuss and confirm person’s own preferences for personal support in a positive way

2.2 Consider and confirm the person’s level of participation in meeting their personal support needs

2.3 Provide the person with information to assist them in meeting their own personal support needs

Element:

3. Provide personal support

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Safely prepare for each task and adjust any equipment, aids and appliances

3.2 Take account of identified risks in the provision of personal support and technical support activities

3.3 Identify and respond to routine difficulties during support routines, and report more complex problems to supervisor

3.4 Identify changes in the person’s health or personal support requirements and report to supervisor

3.5 Work with the person and supervisor to identify required changes to processes and aids

3.6 Maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of the person

Element:

4. Complete reporting and documentation

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Comply with the organisation’s reporting requirements, including reporting observations to supervisor

4.2 Complete and maintain documentation according to organisation policy and protocols

4.3 Store information according to organisation policy and protocols


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 
  • determine personal support requirements
  • maximize resident participation in their own personal care activities
  • provide personal support and care to the resident
  • infection control
  • Bathing
  • Dressing
  • toileting
Session 2     Body systems introduction  Musculoskeletal system  common issues with the musculoskeletal system  Digestive system/common issues
Session 3     Healthy eating/drinking  water and dehydration  Issues affecting nutritional intake  hair care  nail care  Personal care
Session 4     Food safety  Resident Care plan/Interpreting meal plan  eating support/techniques
Session 5     slide sheets  bed to chair  floor to chair  moving residents in/out of vehicles  Falls in care facilities  Risk factors/preventing falls  managing falls with/no injury
Session 6     Respiratory System/Issues with  urinary system/common issues  circulatory system/common issues    Lymphatic system/common issues found  integumentary system/common issues found  Immune system/common issues found  Male/Female Reproductive System and common issues found
Session 7     endocrine system/common issues found  nervous system/common issues found  special senses   Introduction to unit  body regulation  balancing water and electrolytes  The ouch factors  infection control  physical activity
Session 8   Intro to unit  changes to personal support needs  reporting difficulties to supervisor  privacy/confidentiality  protecting resident rights  completing documents  progress notes  storing documents


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


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


Assessment Matrix

Students will have access to a marking rubric for reference at the time assessment tasks are distributed.

Other Information

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

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