Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2020

Course Code: OHTH5920C

Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Important Information:

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with Manage legal and ethical compliance (CHCLEG003).

This course is delivered across two program areas in the school of Vocational Design and Social Context. You will be assigned to either the Social Care or the FSSI program delivery

School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4365 - Certificate IV in Disability

Course Contact: Renee Costa

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0886

Course Contact Email: renee.costa@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Steven Bruechert

+61 99254063

steve.bruechert@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 25

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 skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members.

This course applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, in both centre-based and home-based service provision.

This course is delivered and assessed with:

CHCLEG003 - Manage legal and ethical compliance

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Element:

1. Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Follow workplace policies and procedures for safe work practices

1.2 Identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures

1.3 Identify any client-related risk factors or behaviours of concern, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures

1.4 Follow workplace policies and procedures to minimise risk

1.5 Identify and report incidents and injuries to designated persons according to workplace procedures

Element:

2. Follow safe work practices for manual handling

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Follow manual handling procedures and work instructions for minimising manual handling risk

2.2 Identify manual handling hazards and report in line with workplace procedures

2.3 Apply control measures for minimising manual handling risk

Element:

3. Follow safe work practices for infection control

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Follow standard precautions as part of own work routine to prevent the spread of infection

3.2 Recognise situations when additional infection control procedures are required

3.3 Apply additional precautions when standard precautions alone may not be sufficient to prevent transmission of infection

3.4 Identify risks of infection and report them according to workplace procedures

Element:

4. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Raise WHS issues with designated persons according to organisational procedures

4.2 Participate in workplace safety meetings, inspections and consultative activities

4.3 Contribute to the development and implementation of safe workplace policies and procedures in own work area

Element:

5. Reflect on own safe work practices

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Identify ways to maintain currency of safe work practices in regards to workplace systems, equipment and processes in own work role

5.2 Reflect on own levels of stress and fatigue, and report to designated persons according to workplace procedures

5.3 Participate in workplace debriefing to address individual needs

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. By applying this knowledge and these skills, you will maintan your own safety and that of others in your work environments.

Details of Learning Activities

class exercises to review discussions and workshops
seminars/workshops/presentations
practical demonstration and use of workplace equipment and tasks
guest presentations
group discussions
research in and out of class time
independent workplace case study
group activities/projects

Teaching Schedule

Workshops	National code	Unit title	Unit/cluster description
1 2 and 3	CHCLEG003	Manage legal and ethical compliance	Management based, with focus on participation in policy development and compliance processes. The community and disability services sectors are required to comply with a range of legal and ethical standards and responsibilities in working with people with disabilities. In this unit you will develop and use the knowledge and skills required to research information about compliance and ethical responsibilities and develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities.
3 and 4	HLTWHS002	Follow safe work practices for direct client care	OHS units follows and is also heavily regulated Introduce and reflect on the skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members. This applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, in both centre-based and home-based service provision. Practical based unit including manual handling, workplace risk assessments and workplace OHS practices. Most staff will have done organisational orientation including OHS requirements, so bring existing knowledge and practices.

Workshops

National code

Unit title

Unit/cluster description

1 2 and 3

CHCLEG003

Manage legal and ethical compliance

Management based, with focus on participation in policy development and compliance processes.

The community and disability services sectors are required to comply with a range of legal and ethical standards and responsibilities in working with people with disabilities. In this unit you will develop and use the knowledge and skills required to research information about compliance and ethical responsibilities and develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities.

3 and 4

HLTWHS002

Follow safe work practices for direct client care

OHS units follows and is also heavily regulated

Introduce and reflect on the skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members.

This applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, in both centre-based and home-based service provision.

Practical based unit including manual handling, workplace risk assessments and workplace OHS practices. Most staff will have done organisational orientation including OHS requirements, so bring existing knowledge and practices.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

This course is assessed with CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance. The assessment tasks are as follows:

Task 1: Prepare and respond to case studies

Task 2: Develop and communicate a policy and procedure

Task 3: Demonstrate safe work practices

Task 4: Cluster quiz 1- workplace safety and legal and ethical compliance

Task 5: Knowledge quiz 2

Assessment Tasks

Task 1 - Knowledge Questions Task 2- case studies Task – 3 Simulation Task 4 - Simulation and Reflection Task 5 - Third-Party (Supervisor Reports) (supplementary evidence)	The following questions can be uploaded onto Canvas. Submit the Case Study template and completed incident report via the Canvas submission point for the task. Observation simulation task (simulated environment or workplace) Observation and group activities – partial could be done via canvas / collaborate with observation in workplace or simulated Workplace supervisor completes with student in workplace once completed student could upload to CANVAS

Task 1 - Knowledge Questions

Task 2- case studies

Task – 3 Simulation

Task 4 - Simulation and Reflection

Task 5 - Third-Party (Supervisor Reports)

(supplementary evidence)

The following questions can be uploaded onto Canvas.

Submit the Case Study template and completed incident report via the Canvas submission point for the task.

Observation simulation task

(simulated environment or workplace)

Observation and group activities – partial could be done via canvas / collaborate with observation in workplace or simulated

Workplace supervisor completes with student in workplace once completed student could upload to CANVAS

Assessment Matrix

An assessment matrix for this unit will be available from the Program Coordinator.

Other Information

This is a Work Integrated Learning course and you will be assessed either in a simulated environment or the workplace.

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

Cover Sheet for Submissions You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work, including online submissions. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of implications of plagiarism.

Attendance It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.

Applying for an Extension

Extension of time for assessment tasks may be granted where circumstances beyond your control prevent submission by the published due date. Speak with your teacher or course coordinator regarding applying for an extension.

Applying for Special Consideration

If you are seeking an extension of more than seven calendar days (from the original due date) you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form, preferably prior to, but no later than two working days after the official due date. Late applications will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances. For information about Special Consideration and how to apply, see:

http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity means honesty and responsibility in scholarship through respecting the work of others whilst having the freedom to build new insights, new knowledge and ideas. RMIT University upholds the values of academic integrity as fundamental to the scholarship undertaken by all members of its community. Whenever you refer to another person’s research or ideas (either by directly quoting or paraphrasing them) you must acknowledge your source.

If you are even in doubt about how to properly cite a reference, consult your lecturer or the academic integrity website: http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity

The RMIT library provides tools to assist with your referencing http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing

Plagiarism and Collusion

Plagiarism and collusion constitute extremely serious academic misconduct, and are forms of cheating. You are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data, and oral presentations. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. Plagiarism is not acceptable.

Examples of plagiarism include:

Copying sentences or paragraphs word-for-word from one or more sources, whether published or unpublished, which could include but is not limited to books, journals, reports, theses, websites, conference papers, course notes, etc. without proper citation;
Closely paraphrasing sentences, paragraphs, ideas or themes without proper citation;
Piecing together text from one or more sources and adding only linking sentences;
Copying or submitting whole or parts of computer files without acknowledging their source;
Copying designs or works of art and submitting them as your original work;
Copying a whole or any part of another student's work; and
Submitting work as your own that someone else has done for you.
Enabling Plagiarism: the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy your own work is also an offence.

For further information, please see the RMIT Plagiarism Policy – http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=sg4yfqzod48g1 (unresolved) – and the RMIT Student Conduct Regulations – http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=r7a7an6qug93

Plagiarism Software

The originality verification software Turnitin may be used in this course. For details, see: http://www.turnitin.com

Complaints Procedure:

RMIT University is committed to providing a harmonious study and work environment for all students and staff. The University recognises your right to raise concerns about academic, administrative or support services without recrimination and has policies and procedures to assist in the resolution of complaints.

Most issues are resolved at the local level and you are encouraged to take steps to resolve your issue locally. The student complaint procedure details steps to take if your problem is not resolved or you believe the response you received is unreasonable.

Student Complaints Policy: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/policies/studentcomplaintspolicy

Student complaints Procedure: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=i1lexipvjt22

Student Complaints Form: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/v4ujvmyojugxz.pdf

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