Course Title: Work legally and ethically
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2020
Course Code: HWSS6068C
Course Title: Work legally and ethically
Important Information:
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 HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care. This cluster is called, Introduction to the sector.
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3402 - Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability)
Course Contact: Steve Bruechert
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4063
Course Contact Email: steve.bruechert@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge required to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role.
This course applies to community services and health workers who play a proactive role in identifying and meeting their legal and ethical responsibilities.
This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with:
GEDU6078C - CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services
GEDU6077C - CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
OHTH5920C - HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
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CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically |
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1. Identify and respond to legal requirements |
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2. Identify and meet ethical responsibilities |
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3. Contribute to workplace improvements |
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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.
Details of Learning Activities
The program schedule includes:
- Online self-paced learning resources
- Face-to-face classroom-based learning including virtual and augmented reality
- Workplace based learning and assessment
- guest lecutres / presentation
Teaching Schedule
While all course content in this sechdule wil be covered, the weekly order may change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources
Week 1
Welcome
week 2
Excursion day, Course familiarity day, Industry day
week 3
Understanding the job role• Understanding role of allied health, etc.• Introduction to NDIS framework
week 4
introduction to Greendale community and the online legislative component, Using communication to show respect and understand others
week 5
Safety – what is it and why is it important• Using lifting equipment, Managing personal stress and fatigue• Self-care
week 6
Dealing with conflict• Ethical dilemmas (linked to ethical care frameworks)• Legal breaches• Problem solving techniques• Understanding where workplaces can improve
week 7
Explanation of what behaviours of concern are and what happens in the workplace.
week 8
Supported work placement
week 9
Workplace practicalassessments• Assessment: Manual handling
week 10
Class Debriefing and catch up• Student reassessments
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The learning Lab
www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab
The Study Support Hub
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/study-support-hub
English for uni workshops
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops
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 HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care.
There will be three forms of assessment and they will include a research task; questions and answers in relation to the units of competency; and practical assessment either in a simulated or workplace environment.
The assessment tasks are as follows:
Task 1: Research questions/online quiz
Task 2: Questions and answers
Task 3: Observation in either a simulated or workplace environment/role plays and scenarios
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 teacher
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
Assessment Tasks
Students enrolled in Vocational Education and Training qualifications are assessed for Competency. To be assessed as Competent means you have consistently demonstrated the required knowledge and skills to a standard expected in the workplace. To be assessed as Competent in this course, you will need to complete each assessment task to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher at the conclusion of each assessment task.
You should refer to the assessment brief which is available through Canvas for a full assessment criterion.
Results 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
Assessment tasks
Quizzes
Your assessment quizzes are broken up into multiple, smaller knowledge and scenario quizzes. You can view and attempt all the required assessment quizzes by selecting from the following table. Unless otherwise stated you will be given two attempts at each quiz; if you need additional attempts, your teacher(s) will discuss this with you.
The quiz assessment tasks allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of the cluster content. When you open the assessments from the links below, they will open in a new window. Close that window to return to this page.
Other assessment tasks
The following practical tasks are the other assessments required for this cluster. They may include a mixture of workplace documentation tasks, practical demonstrations and simulations of workplace tasks.
Emergency incident role play and report |
Manual handling |
Ethics of care: Scenario quiz |
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These matrices are available through program administration
Course Overview: Access Course Overview