Course Title: Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2024

Course Code: HWSS6085C

Course Title: Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues

Important Information:

Please note that this course has compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching and assesment activities.  

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4364 - Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs

Course Contact: Jennifer Furby

Course Contact Phone: 9925 8310

Course Contact Email: jennifer.furby@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 70

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 allows you to develop the skills and knowledge required to work collaboratively with clients to establish treatment goals, and to develop and evaluate individual treatment plans to meet those goals.

This unit applies to workers who develop treatment plans with, and for, clients with alcohol and other drugs (AOD) issues and where appropriate, provide a brief intervention, or develop longer term interventions that are evidence based.


This course is delivered and assessed with;

CHCAOD009: Develop and review Individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans 
CHCCCS014: Provide brief interventions

 

 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCAOD006 Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues

Element:

1. Prepare for intervention 
  

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Interpret intervention requirements from the individual treatment plans

1.2 Identify and organise support resources required for the intervention

1.3 Plan the intervention, in line with client needs and treatment plan

Element:

2. Conduct intervention

Performance Criteria:


3.1 Guide and support the client to participate in the intervention as defined in the treatment plan

3.2 Provide feedback to the client to reinforce their understanding of intervention and progress

3.3 Identify and manage any issues the client is having with the intervention

3.4 Work collaboratively with others and seek assistance when the client presents with needs or signs outside limits of own authority, skills and/or knowledge

Element:

3. Report and document information

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Provide progress feedback to supervisor identifying successes, difficulties and concerns the client is experiencing with the intervention

3.2 Implement variations to the intervention under guidance from supervisor

3.3 Clearly document information about the intervention and its progress

3.4 Provide progress feedback to client

3.5 Identify the need for referral to other services and take action in consultation with supervisor

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 group discussions, and exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time in class, will also be spent working on applied assessment tasks.

 


Teaching Schedule


INTERVENTIONS
WEEK  TOPIC: TOPIC: 

Week 1
  • Background info for treatment planning & intervention
  • - Types of interventions: Who, what, where, when, why, how of brief versus
  • ‘long’ interventions including AOD settings & modalities
  • Prepare for intervention
  • - Review and interpret client assessment
  • - Identify client issues
  • - Identify needs/opportunities for collaboration and referral

Week 2
  • Relapse Prevention
  • PPT and discussion on SOC concentrating on Lapse/relapse
  • Discuss client assessment documentation

Week 3
  • Suicide Risk Assessment kit
  • Safety planning

Week 4
  • MI
  • Treatment planning for stages of change part 1
  • - Pre-contemplative treatment planning
  • - Contemplative treatment planning
  • Action treatment planning
  • Treatment planning for stages of change part 2
  • Intro to Lachlan

Week 5

         Lachlan - Role Play - Assessment

Week 6
  • Lachlan - Role Play - Assessment

Week 7
  • Intro to Megan 
  • Discuss client issues
  • Build goal structure and review client needs

Week 8
  • Role Play with Megan - Assessment

Week 9
  • Role Play with Megan - Assessment

Week 10
  • Intro to Akira
  • Discuss Akira’s specific issues and complete a Comprehensive Assessment in readiness for Role play

 

Week 11

Akira Role play ITP

Students allocated time to do role play in pairs with the teacher

Week 12

Akira Role play ITP

Students allocated time to do role play in pairs with the teacher

Week 13

Discharge Plan

Review ITP· 

Intro to Casey   

Week 14

Role Play - Casey 

 

Week 15

Role Play - Casey

 

Week 16

Students to work in small groups completing final documentation

Self-evaluation/review/overview of each client process.

Week 17

 Quiz in groups

Week 18

 Revision


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The learning Lab
www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab
The Study Support Hub
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/study-support-hub
English for uni workshops
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops


Overview of Assessment

This unit is part of an integrated program. You must demonstrate critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit. 

Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by: 
• Oral or written questioning 
• Oral presentations 
• Assignments and projects 
• Direct observation of work practice 

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation. 

Regular attendance is necessary.

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the Program Co-ordinator or the Equitable Learning Services team if you would like to find out more.  

Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on Canvas.  

 

Assessment 1: Quiz

 

Assessment 2: Written - Planning, conducting and monitoring an Intervention. There are 6 parts to this task.

 

Assessment 3: Written - Case study. There are 6 parts to this task.

 

Assessment 4: Written - Brief Intervention, Case study. There are 3 parts to this task

 

Assessment 5: Written - Brief Intervention, Case study. There are 3 parts to this task. 


Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1: Written - Brief Intervention, Case study. There are 3 parts to this task. 

 

Assessment 2: Written - Planning, conducting and monitoring an Intervention. There are 6 parts to this task.

 

Assessment 3: Written - Case study. There are 6 parts to this task.

 

Assessment 4: Written - Brief Intervention, Case study. There are 3 parts to this task

 

Assessment 5: Quiz 


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency.

The assessment matrix is 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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