Course Title: Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status

National Element Code & Title:

HLTAH408C Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status

Performance Criteria:

Clean equipment and materials according to
manufacturers requirements
Store equipment and materials according to
manufacturers requirements and organisation protocols
Report equipment faults to appropriate person

Performance Criteria:

Gather the equipment and materials to deliver the
program, in line with client needs, specifications of the
allied health professional and legislative and organisation
guidelines
Check safety and efficiency of any equipment and
materials
Support client to carry out activities in ways that
promote safety, involvement and confidence, and adhere
to the cultural and spiritual beliefs and preference of the
client
Provide support according to principles and
practices of active support, in a manner that is respectful
of the client and provides encouragement and motivation
to optimise client interest and involvement
Set up the environment to optimise client interest,
participation and involvement
Identify and respond appropriately to any risk to
clients or others and report accordingly
Provide reinforcement and constructive feedback
to client and carers about involvement in activities
Modify approaches if client becomes distressed,
in pain or communicate their desire to stop or amend the
activity
Seek advice if safety issues arise, does not wish to
continue, is distressed or in pain or if conflict arises with
client
Assist professional to work with client to review
progress
Under direction of an occupational therapist,
adapt the environment and activity to maximise
functional independence

Performance Criteria:

Assist professional to work with client and carers
to identify current skills and abilities and how these can
be built upon to participate more meaningfully in the
client's environment(s)
Assist professional to work with client and carers
to identify their needs and priorities in terms of specific
skill development and maintenance
Identify skills that need to be developed that are
outside scope of role and responsibilities as defined by
the organisation and refer to the allied health professional
Assist professional to work with the client and
carers to develop goals that will enable work at the
client's own pace to acquire and retain skills for daily
living
Support the client and carers to identify methods
that will build upon their strengths when developing, and
retaining skills
Work with professional and client to determine
methods of evaluating the effectiveness of activities and
methods

Performance Criteria:

Use accepted protocols to document information
relating to the program in line with organisation
requirements
Provide regular feedback to the client's care team
Use appropriate terminology to document
symptomatic expression of identified problems related to
the program

Performance Criteria:

Obtain information about the developmental
program from an allied health professional
Consult allied professional about the
developmental program requirements and desired client
outcomes
Identify program requirements outside scope of
role and responsibilities as defined by the organisation
and discuss with allied health professional
Identify and confirm impact of the program's
contribution to the client's overall care plan
Determine client availability according to
organisation protocols
Identify cultural and spiritual issues that might
have an impact on client's maintenance of function

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