Course Title: Work legally and ethically

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2020

Course Code: HWSS6068C

Course Title: Work legally and ethically

School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4363 - Certificate IV in Community Services

Course Contact: Melinda Brown

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4580

Course Contact Email: Melinda.Brown@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 55

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 course describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role.

This course applies to community services and health workers who play a proactive role in identifying and meeting their legal and ethical responsibilities.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically

Element:

1. Identify and respond to legal requirements

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify, access and interpret sources of information about the legal requirements that apply to the work role

1.2 Identify the scope and nature of own legal rights and responsibilities

1.3 Adhere to legal requirements in work practice according to workplace policies and procedures and scope of role

1.4 Recognise potential or actual breaches and report according to organisation procedures

Element:

2. Identify and meet ethical responsibilities

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify, access and interpret sources of information about the ethical responsibilities that apply to the work role

2.2 Identify the scope and nature of own ethical responsibilities

2.3 Meet ethical responsibilities according to workplace policies and protocols, and scope of role

2.4 Recognise potential ethical issues and dilemmas, and discuss with an appropriate person

2.5 Recognise own personal values and attitudes and take into account to ensure non-judgemental practice

2.6 Use effective problem solving techniques when exposed to competing value systems

2.7 Recognise unethical conduct and report to an appropriate person

2.8 Recognise potential and actual conflicts of interest and take appropriate action

Element:

3. Contribute to workplace improvements

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify situations where work practices could be improved to meet legal and ethical responsibilities

3.2 Pro-actively share feedback with colleagues and supervisors

3.3 Identify and take opportunities to contribute to the review and development of policies and protocols

Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Details of Learning Activities

Classes where information is shared through talks and discussions, and workshops where exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time is spent during classes and workshops for students to work on group and individual assessment tasks.


Teaching Schedule

Week 1

Identifying and meeting legal requirements

  • Determining the community services’ legislative framework
  • The role of organisational policies and procedures
  • Understanding the nature of community service standards

Week 2 

Working within the boundaries of your role

  • Understanding your role, rights and responsibilities
  • Adhering to legal requirements in work practice
  • Following policies and procedures

Week 3 

Identifying ethical responsibilities

  • Defining ethics
  • Identifying, accessing and interpreting sources of information about the ethical responsibilities that apply to your role
  • Meeting ethical responsibilities according to workplace codes, policies and procedures

Week 4 

Maintaining ethical practice

  • Recognising own personal values and attitudes and taking them into account to ensure non-judgemental practice
  • Using effective problem solving techniques to address ethical issues, dilemmas and competing value systems
  • Applying models to make ethical decisions

Recognising and reporting legal and ethical breaches

  • Recognising potential or actual legal breaches and making reports
  • Recognising and reporting potential ethical unethical behaviour
  • Recognising and reporting conflicts of interest
  • Role-play Assessments 

Week 5 

Contributing to workplace improvements

  • Identifying ideas for improvements to practice
  • Sharing feedback with others
  • Contributing the review and development of policies and protocols
  • Role-play Assessments 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment task 1: Online Quiz

Assessment task 2: Simulated workplace portfolio

Assessment task 3: Case study/Questions

Assessment task 4: Role play


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1 - Online Quiz

Assessment task 2 - Simulated Workplace Portfolio

Assessment task 3: Case study/Questions 

Assessment Task 4 - Role-play


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix is located in canvas at the end of each assessment task.

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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