Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2024

Course Code: HWSS6068C

Course Title: Work legally and ethically

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4432 - Certificate IV in Community Services

Course Contact: Melinda Brown

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4580

Course Contact Email: Melinda.Brown@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

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

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

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 and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 


Details of Learning Activities

Classes are delivered during face to face workshops.

During classes, information is shared through talks and discussions and exercises will be conducted to apply learning.

Time is spent during classes for students to work on group assessment tasks. In your own time, you will be expected to keep up-to-date with the readings and videos that will be made available to you on Canvas. The classes, readings and videos will prepare you to be able to complete your course assessments. 


Teaching Schedule

Course Schedule: 

Work legally and ethically                                    Semester: 1 2024

 

Week

Topic

 Assessment Due Dates:

Week 1

Identifying and meeting legal requirements

  • Introduction to the unit
  • Assessment Overview 
  • Determining the community services’ legislative framework

 

 

Week 2 

Identifying and meeting legal requirements

  • Revision Week 1 
  • The role of organisational policies and procedures
  • Understanding the nature of community service standards

 

 

Week 3

Working within the boundaries of your role

  • Revision Week 2
  • Understanding your role, rights and responsibilities
  • Adhering to legal requirements in work practice
  • Following policies and procedures 

 

 

Week 4 

Working within the boundaries of your role

  • Revision Week 3
  • Understanding your role, rights and responsibilities
  • Adhering to legal requirements in work practice
  • Following policies and procedures 

 

 

Week 5

Identifying ethical responsibilities

  • Revision Week 4
  • Defining ethics
  • Identifying, accessing and interpreting sources of information about the ethical responsibilities that apply to your role
  • Meeting ethical responsibilities according to workplace codes, policies and procedures

Assessment 2 - Preparation for Simulated Workplace Portfolio.

 

Week 6 

Identifying ethical responsibilities

  • Revision Week 5
  • Meeting ethical responsibilities according to workplace codes, policies and procedures

Assessment 2 - Preparation for Simulated Workplace Portfolio.

 

 

Week 7 

Maintaining ethical practice

  • Revision Week 6
  • Recognising own personal values and attitudes and taking them into account to ensure non-judgemental practice
  • Using effective problem solving techniques to address ethical issues, dilemmas and competing value systems
  • Applying models to make ethical decisions

 

 

Week 8 

Recognising and reporting legal and ethical breaches

  • Revision Week 7
  • Recognising potential or actual legal breaches and making reports
  • Recognising and reporting potential ethical unethical behaviour
  • Recognising and reporting conflicts of interest 

Assessment 3 Preparation - Case Studies

Assessment 4 Preparation - Role Plays.

  

Week 9 

In class Assessment Roleplay 

  • Assessment 4  - Role Plays

Live Role Play Observations - Assessment 4

 

Week 10

In class Assessment Roleplay 

  • Assessment 4  - Role Plays

Live Role Play Observations - Assessment 4

Assessment 3 Due

Week 11

 Contributing to workplace improvements

  • Identifying ideas for improvements to practice
  • Sharing feedback with others
  • Contributing the review and development of policies and protocols 

 Assessment 2 Due

 

Week 12 

Assessment Support

  • Make Up Assessments

 

Assessment 1 Due
*Teaching schedule and topic/s covered are subject to change at teachers discretion*  


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

There are four individual assessment tasks consiting of case study analysis, role plays and short answer questions


Assessment Tasks

You will be given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required knowledge and skills. A third (3rd) attempt can only be offered after discussions between teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic. Resubmissions beyond two (2) attempts are at the discretion of the teacher and/or coordinator.

 

Assessment task 1: Knowledge Questions 

This assessment consists of ethical dilemma's, knowledge questions and legal requirements to demonstrate knowledge and learning of working legally and ethically in the community services sector.

Assessment task 2: Simulated workplace portfolio

This assessment is a simulated workplace and you will refer to the provided workplace documents on policy and procedures. Students will be required to reflect and provide responses relating to working ethically, legally and provide recommendations for workplace improvements.

Assessment task 3: Case study/Questions

Students work through two case studies and provide responses to prevent, address and manage ethical and legal issues that are presented in the workplace.

Assessment task 4: Role play

Student will undertake a role play to demonstrate recognising and responding to ethical dilemma's involving conflict of interest. Students will be required to discuss policies and procedures to support ethical and legal practices and provide recommendations for workplace improvements.

 


Assessment Matrix

Assessment matrix can be found on 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: www.rmit.edu.au/students

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