Course Title: Provide needle and syringe services
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2019
Course Code: HWSS6097C
Course Title: Provide needle and syringe services
School: 365T Global, Urban and Social Studies
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4364 - Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs
Course Contact: Chris Walter
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8268
Course Contact Email: chris.walters@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
iren.citler@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this unit you will acquire the skills knowledge required to determine client needs, provide clean needle and syringe services and offer education on safer drug use to clients.
This unit applies to people working with drug injecting clients in needle and syringe services.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCAOD003 Provide needle and syringe services |
Element: |
1. Determine client needs 1.1 Follow organisation procedures to identify scope of client needs |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Follow organisation procedures to identify scope of client needs 1.2 Maintain client confidentiality in line with organisation and legislative guidelines 1.3 Assess and respond to any risks to the safety of client, self and others 1.4 Identify and respond to the need for emergency assistance as required |
Element: |
2. Provide clean needles and syringes 2.1 Follow organisation infection control procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Follow organisation infection control procedures 2.2 Organise and provide equipment based on client needs and organisation procedures 2.3 Monitor client according organisation procedures 2.4 Accurately document details of clean needle and syringe services provided |
Element: |
3. Provide education on safer drug use 3.1 Provide information on safe needle and syringe handling and drug use to users of the service |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Provide information on safe needle and syringe handling and drug use to users of the service 3.2 Provide clients with relevant and current information on alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and related issues and discuss the issues with them 3.3 Discuss risks and relevant harm minimisation strategies for alcohol and/or other drug use with clients 3.4 Assist clients to contact and use other support services as required |
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
In class: Class lectures and exercises, group discussion and practical demonstrations.
Teaching Schedule
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Session 1 9th September |
Introduction to Needle and Syringe programs Harm Minimisation - refresher and reminder of Harm Reduction principles |
Face to face |
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Session 2 16th September |
Guest speaker from NSP provider. Associated services for NSP clients |
Face to face |
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Session 3 23rd September |
Safe injecting role play timeslots |
Assessment Task 1 due |
Face to face |
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Session 4 30th September |
Harm reduction |
Face to face |
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Session 5 7th October |
Community Events for AT2 and 3 |
Face to face |
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Session 6 14th October |
Community Events for AT2 and 3 Assessment Task 2 due |
Face to face |
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Session 7 21st October |
Assessment Task 3 due |
Face to face |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
None
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Task 1: You will be required to role play a harm minimisation session with a IV drug using client
Assessment Task 2: You will be required to plan and implement a community activity designed to educate and inform a community group of your choosing.
Assessment Task 3: On completion of the community activity you will present your exercise to the class
Assessment Tasks
1 |
Safe injecting role play |
30th September 2019 |
2 |
Harm minimisation community activity |
18th October 2019 |
3 |
Harm minimisation community activity paperwork |
26th October 2019 |
Assessment 1:
For this assessment you will role play a client education session on safe injecting practices and harm minimisation strategies. You will need to satisfactorily meet each of the criteria outlined in the observation checklist provided to be found competent in this task.
Assessment 2:
For this assessment you will work in groups to plan a harm minimisation community activity. Your activity should be based on something that you have learnt throughout the year and must be focused on reducing the risk of harms associated with drug and/or alcohol consumption, however it can be a related harm not only a direct harm. Eg: homelessness. Your activity may be general or focused on a specific group. You must provide needle and syringe information as a part of your activity.
Assessment 3:
For this assessment you will work in groups to organise and run a harm minimisation community activity.
Your teachers will have pre-arranged space and times at RMIT University City Campus for these community activities to take place. During the course of your activity, every team member must interact with at least one member of the community in relation to harm minimisation. After you have conducted your activity you will make a presentation to the rest of the class about what you did and how it went.
Assessment Matrix
Students will have access to a marking rubric for reference at the time that assessment tasks are distributed.
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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