Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3402 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability)

Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 25

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Important Information:

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

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This course is co-delivered and co-assessed in a cluster with courses CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services, CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people, and CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically. This cluster is called, Introduction to the sector.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
OHTH5920C	City Campus	TAFE	375T Vocational Design and Social Context	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2020, Term2 2020, Term1 2021, Term2 2021
OHTH5920C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2022

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
OHTH5920C	City Campus	TAFE	365T Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face	VE 2018 (ISF2)
OHTH5920C	City Campus	TAFE	365T Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face	VE 2019 (CISI), VE 2019 (CISA)
OHTH5920C	City Campus	TAFE	375T Vocational Design and Social Context	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2020 (CSI1), VE 2020 (XXX4), VE 2020 (XXX1), VE 2020 (XXX3), VE 2020 (XXX6), VE 2020 (WF00), VE 2020 (COT0), VE 2020 (CO20), VE 2020 (FSB0), VE 2020 (FSR0), VE 2020 (CS20), VE 2020 (BE33), VE 2020 (All)
OHTH5920C	City Campus	TAFE	375T Vocational Design and Social Context	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2021 (XXXX)

Course Contact: Clare McGlone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929

Course Contact Email: clare.mclone@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge required to participate in safe work practices to ensure your own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining your safety, and the safety of the people being supported as well as other community members.

This course applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out your work, in both residential and home and community service provision.

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with:

CHCCOM005 - Communicate and work in health or community services

CHCDIV001 - Work with diverse people

CHCLEG001 - Work legally and ethically

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Elements:	1. Follow safe work practices for direct client care 2. Follow safe work practices for manual handling 3. Follow safe work practices for infection control 4. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace 5. Reflect on own safe work practices

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. 

Overview of Assessment

This course is delivered and assessed with courses CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services, CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people, and CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically.

The assessment tasks are as follows:

Task 1: WHS inspection and hazard identification- Research questions/online quiz

Task 2: Emergency incident role play and report

Task 3: Manual handling

Task 4: Knowledge quiz

Task 5: Greendale Community: Knowledge Quiz

Task 6: Ethics of care: Scenario quiz

Task 7: Working with Diverse People: Scenario quiz

Task 8: Cluster Quiz