Course Title: Meet personal support needs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: VE 2020
Class Number: 2113
Class Section: XXX4
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Course Code: HWSS6079C
Course Title: Meet personal support needs
Important Information:
This course is co-delivered and co-assessed with CHCCCS011 Meet personal support needs and CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3402 - Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability)
Course Contact: Clare McGlone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929
Course Contact Email: clare.mcglone@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
In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge neccesary 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 course will assist you when working in residential or community contexts.
This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with:
This course is co-delivered and co-assessed with
- CHCCCS011 Meet personal support needs and
- CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia
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, process 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 the 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 the supervisor
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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 needs 2.3 Provide the person with information to assist them in meeting their own personal support needs
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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
This course will include a mixture of workplace training, class time with your teacher and fellow students, the virtual workplace and other digital resources.
Teaching Schedule
1 |
ONLINE Human rights micro-credential
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Collaborate Ultra |
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The aged care sectors Issues facing older people Care approaches and their applications
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AT1 WHS hazard identification assessment Group 1
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AT1 WHS hazard identification assessment Group 2
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AT1 WHS hazard identification assessment Group 3 |
3 |
ONLINE
What is dementia? Symptoms and indicators Rights of service users
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Collaborate Ultra |
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Types of dementia Identifying strengths of a person Helping the person to select activities that are relevant to their strengths
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4 |
ONLINE
Communication strategies for people with dementia Planning and facilitating appropriate support activities for people with dementia
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Collaborate Ultra |
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Transferring people in and out of a car
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5 |
ONLINE
The ageing process – physiological and psychological changes Concept of positive ageing Healthy lifestyle factors and risks (online) |
Collaborate Ultra |
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Oral hygiene Grooming
Shaving Bed bathing Dressing and undressing Transferring people from bed to chair
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6 |
ONLINE
What is personal support? What are the impacts for service users? Risks and creating safe environments
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Collaborate Ultra |
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Daily living activities and how to motivate people to participate What is personal support? What are the impacts for service users? Risks and creating safe environments
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ONLINE Documentation and reporting requirements Use of computer systems |
Collaborate Ultra
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Toileting and continence aids Showering
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ONLINE Identifying and managing behaviours of concern
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Collaborate Ultra
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Falls recovery
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ONLINE Self-care Fatigue management Stress management |
Collaborate Ultra
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Falls recovery assessment
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10 |
Online quiz |
Collaborate Ultra
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Falls recovery assessments not finalised
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This course is delivered and assessed with the courses CHCCCS011 Meet personal support needs and CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.
The assessment tasks are as follows:
Assessment Task 1: Simulation: Fall recovery response
Assessment Task 2: Personal support needs – low care
Assessment Task 3: Personal support needs – high care
Assessment Task 4: Leisure and health activity
Assessment Task 5: Knowledge Quiz
Assessment Task 6: Transfer resident
Assessment Task 7: Scenario Quiz – Human rights
Assessment Task 8: Knowledge Quiz – Greendale Community
Assessment Task 9: Simulation: Identify goals and aspirations
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Simulation: Fall recovery response
Assessment Task 2: Personal support needs – low care
Assessment Task 3: Personal support needs – high care
Assessment Task 4: Leisure and health activity
Assessment Task 5: Knowledge Quiz
Assessment Task 6: Transfer resident
Assessment Task 7: Scenario Quiz – Human rights
Assessment Task 8: Knowledge Quiz – Greendale Community
Assessment Task 9: Simulation: Identify goals and aspirations
Assessment Matrix
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