Course Title: Work effectively with young people and their families

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5331 Diploma of Youth Work

Course Title: Work effectively with young people and their families

Portfolio: Vocational Education

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.

Important Information:

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

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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.  

 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS6109C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

Term2 2017,
Term1 2018,
Term1 2019

HWSS6109C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2020,
Term1 2021

HWSS6109C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2022,
Term1 2023

Course Contact: Dianne Mackay

Course Contact Phone: +613 9925 4454

Course Contact Email: dianne.mackay@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

 In this course you will gain the skills and knowledge required to cooperate in mutual agreement on the activities, outcomes and processes of young people’s family members/nominated carers, for the purpose of achieving goals identified in consultation with the young person to address their concerns and/or risks.  

This unit is taught and assessed in a cluster with:

CHCYTH005 - Develop and implement procedures to enable young people to address their needs

CHCYTH008 - Support young people to take collective action

CHCYTH009 - Support youth programs

CHCDEV002 - Analyse sociological factors on clients in community work and services

CHCYTH012 - Manage service response to young people in crisis

 

Students typically do 160 hours of work placement undertaking youth work practice support the learning and assessment of these units

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCYTH011 Work effectively with young people and their families

Elements:

1. Establish relationship with the young person's nominated carer/family members

2. Exchange information with family/carers about young person's needs and/or risks

3. Determine a mutual approach to addressing the young person's needs

4. Respond to families'/nominated carers concerns about young person


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the below elements.

1. Establish relationship with the young person’s nominated carer/family members

1.1 Gather necessary information about the background and circumstances of young person and their family/carers with respect for privacy and confidentiality

1.2 Provide information to young person and their family/carers in a factual, clear and ethical manner to promote positive responses

1.3 Identify issues and changes needed to behaviour and relationships of young people and their families/carers

1.4 Maintain clear, ethical and honest relationships with young person as the primary client, and their family/carers as secondary clients

1.5 Encourage family members to reflect on their relationships, expectations and personal responsibilities

1.6 Identify obstacles to professional relationships with families/carers

1.7 Record concerns according to the code of conduct and ethics

 

 

2. Exchange information with family/carers about young person’s needs and/or risks

2.1 Use effective communication and model positive behaviour techniques to encourage active participation and appropriate responses

2.2 Monitor and anticipate behaviour and mood of clients and respond appropriately

2.3 Provide clients with clear and relevant information at a suitable language and comprehension level within the parameters of confidentiality and privacy

2.4 Analyse own values for impact on attitudes and interactions and to detect and avoid personalising issues, discrimination or stereotyping

 

 

3. Determine a mutual approach to addressing the young person’s needs

3.1 Check that objectives, outcomes and processes of young person’s responses are consistent with organisation’s policies and objectives and service outcomes

3.2 Negotiate with the young person their goals and indicators of achievement and include other persons where nominated by the young person

3.3 Plan a structured sequence of activities and timetable to achieve client objective within available resources

3.4 Consult team members for feedback on the planned program

3.5 Identify resources needed for continuing work with clients and allocate according to priorities and availability

 

 

4. Respond to families’/nominated carers concerns about young person

4.1 Develop trust and address family members’/carers’ concerns, including limitations on confidentiality and power differentials between individuals

4.2 Identify and prioritise short- and long-term implications of family/ carer concerns

4.3 Validate family/ carer concerns using a range of checking sources including consultation with the young person as primary client

4.4 Provide information to family members/ carers on a need-to-know basis with respect for young person’s privacy

4.5 Negotiate conditions and confirm agreement with families/ carers to encourage commitment, cooperation and mutual action

4.6 Identify indicators of concerns, patterns of behaviour, strengths and barriers to family involvement and consider this information in the approach taken

4.7 Encourage family members/ carers to take responsibility for agreement on objectives, targets and outcomes

4.8 Ensure location of client meetings promotes neutrality, individual empowerment, comfort, trust, privacy, energy and focus for all clients

4.9 Guide clients to maintain positive direction, cooperation, achievements and respect


Overview of Assessment

This course is assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment.
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete the following assessment tasks to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher when you have completed the assessment tasks
Assessment Task 1
Knowledge Questions
Assessment Task 2
Organisational frameworks
Assessment Task 3
Presentation
Assessment Task 4 
Role Play
Assessment Task 5
Community Project
Assessment Task 6
Practical – observation and questions
Assessment Task 7
Placement reflection
Assessment Task 8
Placement observation
Students need to submit completed logbooks as well. 
Students need to complete required hours of work placement undertaking youth work practice support the assessment tasks
You should refer to the assessment plan which is available on Canvas for details of each assessment task and for detailed assessment criteria.
 Grades that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:
CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
You will be given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required 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.
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. 
A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online:http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=c15i3ciaq8ca