Course Title: Work with young people to establish support networks

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2015

Course Code: HWSS5648C

Course Title: Work with young people to establish support networks

School: 360T Education

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5290 - Diploma of Education Support

Course Contact : Robyn Blaikie

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4838

Course Contact Email:robyn.blaikie@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Fiona Dean: Teacher

fiona.dean@rmit.edu.au

99254650

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

No specific pre-requisite and co-requisite.

Course Description

This course describes the knowledge and skills required to communicate effectively with young people (aged 12– 25) in work roles with a specific focus on young people.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCYTH502A Work with young people to establish support networks

Element:

1. Support young people to develop and use personal resources

Performance Criteria:

    1.1 Listen to understand young people's stories and experiences in relation to the family, friends, and others
1.2 Work with young person to explore desires, possibilities and goals in relation to their support networks, particularly to assess safety, benefits or other of those relationships
1.3 Encourage and assist young people to develop and maintain relationships with family, friends, support networks and service agencies according to the young person's goals  and the safety, benefits or other of those relationships
1.4 Assist contact between young people and networks in the community  according to the young person's needs and interests

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Element:

2. Assist young people to develop the personal skills to manage their personal relationships

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Provide support to young people in a manner which maintains the integrity of individual rights , self-determination and personal dignity
2.2. Enable young people to develop effective communication skills to build supportive relationships where possible
2.3 Where possible support young people to explore new ways of seeing relationships and situations with family and others
2.4 Assist young people to develop decision -making , coping and resiliency skills  in ongoing negative situations
 

Element:

5. Respond to the ongoing concerns of the young person's support network within confidentiality, duty of care and requirements negotiated with the young person

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Maintain clear, ethical and honest relationships with young people and their families
5.2 Refer family problems to relevant support and specialist staff and agencies
5.3 Refer young people and their families to suitable specialists according to the nature and urgency of their needs

 

 

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Element:

3. Establish relationships and exchange information with family members with the young person's permission

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Manage your communication with the young person's family and friends / supporters, particularly confidentiality, in accordance with the interests of the young person and organisation practice
3.2 Where possible, seek the young person's permission prior to contact with other key stakeholders
3.3 Keep young people informed about your contact with other key stakeholders as fits 'young person' directed practice
3.4 Clarify your role with family members
3.5 Maintain the young person's confidentiality
3.6 Provide specific and general information about your values, practice frameworks  and work processes
3.7 Listen without judgement to the experiences and concerns of family members
3.8 Gather and provide information that is relevant, timely and assists to address concerns
3.9 Analyse your values for their impact on your attitudes, interactions and other work practices, and to detect and avoid personalising issues, discrimination and stereotyping


 

Element:

4. Determine a mutual approach between the young person, their family and yourself to address the needs and rights of young people

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Encourage active participation and effective communication between all stakeholders
4.2 Monitor behaviour and mood of clients, particularly young person
4.3 Support and validate young people's experiences and emotional responses
4.4 Identify issues and concerns for the young person and their family and possible areas of change to behaviour and relationships
4.5 Use interaction with family members to encourage personal reflection on relationships, expectations and personal responsibility
4.6 Identify areas of commonality and conflict in relation to hopes and goals
4.7 Look for exceptions and possibilities
4.8 Prioritise competing agendas of key stakeholders whereby the rights and interests of young people are the primary concern
4.9 Set goals and plan action, allocate resources, implement plan, monitor and evaluate progress, celebrate achievements


 


Learning Outcomes


Develop the knowledge and skills required to communicate effectively with young people (aged 12– 25) in work roles with a specific focus on young people.


Details of Learning Activities

The student learning experience will be facilitated through participation in a range of activities: &#8232;
Group discussion &#8232;
Research assignments&#8232;
Guest speakers&#8232;
Oral and/or written questions on "What if?" scenarios&#8232;
Realistic simulations and role play
Practical demonstrations and direct observation of actual work and simulated work practice
Oral Presentations
Individual and group projects - Completing the projects will include negotiated independent study time and practical work
relevant to the unit of competency. &#8232;
Workplacement
Your program consists of a combination of learning activities through a range of delivery methods including: face to face teaching, online activities and Directed Study and you are expected to participate in workplacement. You work independently to complete Directed Study, however you are expected to complete all work given and will at times be required to show evidence that the work has been completed in this unit.
Your experiences through relevant work and work placement during the program are a very important part of your learning and assessment. Your RMIT teacher will organise Professional conversations with you during the program where you have the opportunity to expand on your workplacement experiences as part of evidence for relevant assessment. You will also receive feedback from your mentor/supervisor and third party evidence. You are expected to attend workplacement regularly and the attendance schedule can be negotiated between you, your RMIT teacher and workplacement supervisor/mentor.


Teaching Schedule


Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.
Week 1
Organisation’s codes of ethics
E1 E5

Week 2
Rights and responsibilities of young people accessing the service
E1 E2

Week 3
Convention on the rights of the child
E1 E2 E5

Week 4
Youth worker duty of care requirements
Relevant legislation pertaining to the rights and safety of children and young people
E1 E2 E3 E4 E5

Week 5
Confidentiality policies and procedures where the young person is the primary client
E1 E2 E3 E4 E5

Week 6
Range of specialist support services available to young people, families and other stakeholders as parties to the relationships with young people
 E2 E3 E4 E5

Week 7
Mediation processes
E3 E4 E5

Week 8
Relationship dynamics
Risk factors relating to abuse of power and power differentials
E3 E4 E5

Week 9
Principles of client self determination
E3 E4 E5

Week 10
Processes for individual advocacy
Strategies for engaging young people to explore relationships and relationship issues
Resilience
E2 E3 E4

Week 11
Communication skills
Maintaining non-judgemental attitude and approaches to youth work practice
E2 E3 E4 E5

Week 12
Advocating for the rights of young people
E1 E2 E3 E4 E5

Week 13
Communication skills
Facilitating purposeful discussions between parties to establish effective communications
E2 E3 E4 E5

Week 14
Developing and assessing relationships and support networks
E3 E4 E5

Week 15
Reflecting on own experiences of working with young people to establish support networks
E1 E2 E3 E4 E5
 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

TEXTS AND EQUIPMENT
There are no set texts in this unit. RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through handouts, our online systems and access to facilities and relevant software. You will also have access to the library resources. It is recommended that you bring:
• Display folder with plastic sleeves
• Highlighter pens
• Notebook or loose leaf paper
• Headphones (use your own or they can be purchased from the City/Brunswick Library)
• USB (Memory stick)


Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of the competencies in order to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:
• Direct observation of actual and simulated work practice
• Oral or written questioning
• Assignments and projects
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
• Review of work produced through work-based or course activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
An assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf) summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc


Assessment Tasks

Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
Assessment task 1. Oral presentation - Week  7
Assessment task 2. Research assignment and Oral - Week 13
Assessment task 3: Work placement observation/demonstration - Week 2-15
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation. Summative assessment tasks in this unit are assessed using the following competency based results:
CA – Competency achieved
NYC – Not Yet Competent
All assessment tasks including electronically recorded student work will be kept by the University for student feedback and to meet government requirements.
All Assessment tasks should be submitted by the deadline. If an extension is required you must ask your teacher for one before the due date.
Resubmissions:
If you are found to be Not Yet Competent in a Course Assessment Task you will be allowed one resubmission only. Your teacher will provide feedback regarding what you need to do to improve and will set a new deadline for the resubmission.


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. The assessment matrix will be available at the commencement of the program. 
 


 

Other Information

All assessment tasks including electronically recorded student work will be kept by the University for student feedback and to meet government requirements.
Attendance - The major learning experience involves participating in face to face classes. It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities; are given information for assessment tasks and in some cases even do assessment tasks, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.www.rmit.edu.au/policies/academicprogress
Feedback - Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. Students will be asked to attend mid semester interviews with relevant teachers and Program Coordinator.
Special Consideration - All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Please see the RMIT website for further information.www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism - RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity

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