Course Title: Provide needle and syringe services

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2022

Course Code: HWSS6097C

Course Title: Provide needle and syringe services

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.  

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Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus  

  

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.  


School: 535T Social Care and Health

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

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

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
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

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
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
 

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
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

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

This course will be delivered through face-to-face learning.


Teaching Schedule

Week Topic; Provide Needle and Syringe Service
Week 1
  • Introduction to Needle and Syringe programs
  • Harm Minimisation - refresher and reminder of Harm Reduction principles
Week 2
  • Guest speaker from NSP provider.
  • Associated services for NSP clients
Week 3
  • Harm reduction - Injecting practices
  • Community Education and Development Practice
Week 4
  • Hep B
  • Hep C
  • HIV/AIDS
Week 5
  • Sex education and safe sex practices
  • Incorporating harm min principles
Week 6
  • Safe injecting role play timeslots
Week 7
  •  Supervised Injecting Facilities - Guest Speaker
 Week 8
  • Assessment and Summary of Unit

Teaching schedule and topic/s may change at teachers discretion*


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

There are three assessment tasks including role plays, short answer questions and a research project.





Assessment Tasks

Assessment task 1: Research project on current policies and practices

Assessment task 2: Case study and role play

Assessment task 3: Short answer questions


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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