Course Title: Manage legal and ethical compliance
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2018
Course Code: JUST5756C
Course Title: Manage legal and ethical compliance
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage
Course Contact: Joshua Davies
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4333
Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Laura Yeomans
laura.yeomans@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 80
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
There are no pre-requisites for tis unit.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research information about compliance and ethical practice responsibilities, and then develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities.
This unit applies to people working in roles with managerial responsibility for legal and ethical compliance in small to medium sized organisations. There may or may not be a team of workers involved.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance |
Element: |
1. Research information required for legal compliance |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify sources of information about compliance requirements 1.2 Evaluate own area of work and determine scope of compliance requirements 1.3 Access and interpret information relevant to area of work 1.4 1dentify risks, penalties and consequences of non compliance 1.5 Assess and act on need for specialist legal advice |
Element: |
2. Determine ethical responsibilities |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify the ethical framework that applies to the work context 2.2 Incorporate scope of practice considerations as part of ethical practice 2.3 Evaluate responsibilities to workers, clients and the broader community 2.4 Model ethical behaviour in own work |
Element: |
3. Develop and communicate policies and procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Clearly articulate and document policies and procedures to support legal and ethical practice in readily accessible formats 3.2 Integrate documentation and record keeping requirements into policies and procedures 3.3 Ensure systems protect client information 3.4 Nominate the roles and responsibilities of different people in meeting requirements where multiple people are involved 3.5 Distribute policies, procedures and legal information to colleagues and peers in a timely fashion |
Element: |
4. Monitor compliance |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Evaluate work practices for non-compliance on an ongoing basis, and implement modifications 4.2 Maintain and update required accreditations or certifications 4.3 Refer issues or breaches of ethical or legal practice to relevant people |
Element: |
5. Maintain knowledge of compliance requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Identify and use opportunities to maintain knowledge of current and emerging legal requirements and ethical issues 5.2 Share updated knowledge and information with peers and colleagues. 5.3 Pro-actively engage in process of review and improvement |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency above.
Details of Learning Activities
This course is a 2 hour class each week for 6 weeks . Commencing 25/09/2018
All class material can be found on Canvas
The course will employ the following types of activities.
- Face to face and or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course
- Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL), during simulations and classroom based learning
- Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics
- Online discussion and activities support you to collaborate with other students in your course and debate and debate and discuss ideas
- Self directed study time to enhance and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts
- To further facilitate learning, students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow students by using the online learning platfor
Teaching Schedule
Session |
Date |
Class |
Assessments |
1 |
25/09/2018 |
Introduction to Law and Ethics, Legal Terminology Legal requirements and Industry Regulations
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2 |
02/10/2018 |
Personal Ethics and Boundaries Responsibilities and Ethics Professionalism & Rights
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3 |
09/10/2018 |
Consent, Client Rights, Informed Consent Protecting your Reputation |
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4 |
16/10/2018 |
Duty of Care Negligence Vicarious Liability
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LEG003 AT1 3xCase Studies due: 16/10/2018 |
5 |
23/10/2018 |
Patients Records and Keeping Accurate Documentation Privacy and Confidentiality
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6 |
30/10/2018 |
Assessment submission finalisation |
LEG003 AT2 Creating an Organisation’s Policies and Procedures Document due: 23/10/2018 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
All course material available in the Canvas LMS
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
LEG003 AT1. Case Studies
LEG003 AT2. Policy Document
LEG003 AT3.Clinic skills Checklist
The skills and knowledge to be assessed within this unit replicate real work skills within the industry.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task (AT) |
Title |
Due Date |
AT1 |
Written Knowledge Assessment Task: Case Studies |
16/10/2018 |
AT2 |
Written Knowledge Assessment Task - Creating an Organisation’s Policies and Procedures Document: |
23/10/2018 |
AT3 |
Completion of clinic skills checklist |
2/11/18 |
Assessment Matrix
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