Course Title: Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2022

Class Number: 2007

Class Section: VALS

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Course Code: HUSO5213C

Course Title: Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5397 - Diploma of Community Services

Course Contact: Fiona McLean

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 3673

Course Contact Email: fiona.mclean@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 100

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

In this course you will explore the skills and knowledge required to promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety, while working independently to plan and undertake community services work.  This course addresses the application of knowledge of the broad social and cultural context impacting on the Aboriginal community when delivering services in the community services industry.

This course is delivered with the following unit of competency;

  • CHCMHS007 Work effectively in trauma informed care

These units are clustered for delivery but assessed separately.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCDEV002 Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services

Element:

1. Identify social and cultural issues impacting on clients in Australian society

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify major social and cultural institutions in Australian society and their societal functions

1.2 Identify ways in which major institutions in Australian society can impact clients as individuals and as part of community and family groups

1.3 Examine and identify possible effects and consequences of conditions and experiences of inequality on clients as individuals and as part of community and family groups

1.4 Identify impacts of long-term unemployment and associated issues on clients as individuals and as family members

1.5 Where relevant, identify factors associated with age in Australian society and their impact on clients as individuals and in family and community settings

Element:

2. Analyse impacts of social and cultural factors on clients

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Use available information to identify and analyse social and cultural factors impacting on individual clients, groups or communities

2.2 Clarify current health and wellbeing and associated needs for individual clients, groups or communities

2.3 Make informed decisions in relation to specific work to be undertaken and/or services to be provided to client/s

Element:

3. Monitor impact of social and cultural factors on community work and services provided to clients

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Monitor impact of work undertaken and/or services provided to clients, in line with scope of own work role and organisational policies and procedures

3.2 Review effectiveness of work undertaken and/or services provided to clients, in relation to identified social and cultural factors impacting on clients, groups or communities

3.3 If required, revise aspects of work undertaken and/or services provided to better address social and cultural issues and enhance outcomes for clients, groups or communities

Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of these course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. By applying these skills and this knowledge you will be able to promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety, while working independently to plan and undertake community services work.  In your work role and while undertaking work placement you will deliver services to Aboriginal community members to address the social and cultural issues.


Details of Learning Activities

This course will be a blended delivery via face to face demonstration of skills and knowledge with online learning resources.


Teaching Schedule

Course Schedule

Social impacts on community cluster

 

Workshop 1

Introduction to Australian society structures and impacts on community

  • Identifying social/cultural institutions and how they work in Australia
  • Analyse impact of social and cultural factors on individual clients, groups and communities
  • How social and cultural factors impact on services provided
  • History of colonisation and stolen generations - and impacts of Intergenerational trauma
  • Ongoing impacts on the Aboriginal community today
  • Identifying various types of trauma and the impact on clients
  • Trauma informed care 
  • Culturally safe work practices
  • Self care

Assessment task one

Knowledge questions

Workshop 2

Working with the client - implementing trauma informed care

  • Strengths-based approach to working with clients
  • Collaborative approach
  • Safety first
  • Trauma and the impact on development and mental health issues
  • Individual support plans and recognising impacts of trauma on client development

Assessment task one

Knowledge questions

 

Workshop 3

Services and other supports

  • Procedures for evaluation and specialist support
  • Working with clients to identify improvements in trauma informed care and service provision
  • Provide feedback about own service agency’s approach to trauma informed care

Assessment task two

Case scenerio

 

Placement

Work placement 100 hours

  • Providing culturally safe services to community members
  • Using client feedback to improve services
  • Supervisor report - providing services to three clients
  • Work place visits by RMIT assessor x six TBA

Assessment task three

  • Workplace report (providing trauma informed care to three clients)
  • Supervisor report


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Resources for delivery of the unit are found in Canvas.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and will include case studies, knowledge questions and supervised placement hours within the community services industry. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on Canvas.

Grades that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessments are:

CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment

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 Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more (https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services)


Assessment Tasks

Task 1: Knowledge questions

Task 2: Case scenario

Task 3: Workplace portfolio and 100 hours of work placement


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix is at the end of each assessment task in Canvas.

Other Information

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

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