Course Title: Work legally and ethically

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: HWSS6095C

Course Title: Work legally and ethically

School: 365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4364 - Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs

Course Contact: Chris Walters

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8268

Course Contact Email: chris.walters@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 unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role.

This unit 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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 Legal requirements in AOD and community services generally.

  • History of legal considerations in AOD and community services.
  • Sources of information about legal requirements eg: Acts, policies, procedures, worksafe, fair work, privacy and confidentiality, duty of care and dignity of risk etc.
  • Scope of role and legal considerations
  • Identifying potential breaches of legal requirements
  • How to respond to potential and actual breaches of legal requirements, reporting requirements, internal and external.
  • Child safety
  • Complaints management
  • Discrimination
  • Practice standards
  • Worksafe Victoria
  • Fairwork Australia
 Week 2

 

Ethical responsibilities in AOD and community services.

 
  • History of ethical considerations in AOD and com servs.
  • Sources of information about ethical requirements eg: code of conduct, code of ethical practice, human rights conventions
  • Scope of role and ethical considerations
  • Identifying potential breaches of ethical requirements.
  • How to respond to potential and actual breaches of ethical requirements, reporting ethical breaches, internal and external
  • Own personal values and attitudes and how to support non-judgemental practice
  • Conflict of interest
 Week 3

 Contributing to a legal and ethical workplace

  • Identifying room for improvement
  • Sharing feedback and supporting coworkers
  • Contributing to development and review of legal and ethical documentation including policies and procedures
  • Continuing professional development.
  • Records management

 
 Week 4

 Catch up and assessments

  • Anything that has been missed or needs to be re-covered and time for working on assessments.

 

 

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

None


Overview of Assessment

 

 

Assessment task 1: Case Study (individual task)

Assessment task 2: Policy review (individual task)

Assessment task 3: Quiz


Assessment Tasks

 

Assessment Task 1: Case Study - respond to a legal and ethical issue in the workplace Assessment Task 2:Policy and practice improvements to meet requirements Assessment Task 3:Work legally and ethically knowledge quiz


Assessment Matrix

Students will have access to a marking rubric on all assessment tasks.

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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