Course Title: Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2022
Course Code: HWSS6070C
Course Title: Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
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School: 535T Social Care and Health
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: 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 course describes the knowledge and skills required to identify and respond to the needs of clients who may be experiencing domestic and family violence, including responding to immediate intervention and support needs.
This course applies to health and community service workers providing services according to established organisation procedures. These workers may not be specialised family violence workers.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCDFV001 Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence |
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Element: |
1. Adopt work practices that support interactions with those affected by domestic and family violence |
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Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Adopt work practices that reflect the values and philosophies of domestic violence work 1.2 Plan work practices and access environments that support client and worker safety 1.3 Identify and participate in support processes for workers exposed to domestic and family violence 1.4 Apply organisation standards and procedures and comply with legislative and statutory requirements |
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Element: |
2. Identify client needs |
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Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
3. Respond to client needs |
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Performance Criteria: |
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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
Classes are delivered face to face classes where information is shared through talks and discussions, and workshops where exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time is spent during classes for students to work on group and individual assessment tasks.
Teaching Schedule
Course Schedule: Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence |
Semester 2: 2022 |
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Week |
Topic |
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Week 1 |
Introduction to the area of family and domestic violence
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Week 2 |
Supporting interactions
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Week 3 |
Identifying client needs
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Assessment Preparation: Assessment 2,3 & 4 |
Week 4 |
Developing intervention strategies
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Assessment Preparation: Assessment 2,3 & 4
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Week 5 |
Assessment 2/Role Play 1 - Live Observation |
Assessment 1 - Preparation |
Week 6 |
Assessment 3/Role Play 2 - Live Observation |
Assessment 5 Preparation |
Week 7 |
Assessment 4/Role Play 3 - Live Observation Assessment workshop, review and reflection
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Task 1: Short Answer Questions
Assessment Task 2: Role-play Interview
Assessment Task 3: Role-play Interview
Assessment Task 4: Role-play Interview
Assessment Task 5: Short Answer Questions
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1:
The objective of this task, is to help consolidate what you have learned during the course and to determine knowledge and skills in relation to recognising and responding appropriately to domestic and family violence in a community services context.
Assessment Task 2:
The objective of this assessment task, is for you to demonstrate knowledge and skills to effectively recognise, respond and refer a client experiencing domestic/family violence by performing a role play/interview based on a case study.
Assessment Task 3:
The objective of this assessment task, is for you to demonstrate knowledge and skills to effectively recognise, respond and refer a client experiencing domestic/family violence by performing a role play/interview based on a case study.
Assessment Task 4:
The objective of this assessment task is for you to demonstrate knowledge and skills to effectively recognise, respond and refer a client experiencing domestic/family violence by performing a role play/interview based on a case study.
Assessment Task 5: The objective of this task, is to help consolidate what you have learned during the course and to determine knowledge and skills in relation to recognising and responding appropriately to domestic and family violence in a community services context
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix is located in Canvas, at the end of each assessment task.
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