Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: VE 2020
Class Number: 2418
Class Section: XXX4
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Course Code: OHTH5920C
Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care
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 CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically. 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: Clare McLone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929
Course Contact Email: clare.mclone@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 25
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 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
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
Element: |
1. Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Follow workplace policies and procedures for safe work practices 1.2 Identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures 1.3 Identify any client-related risk factors or behaviours of concern, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures 1.4 Follow workplace policies and procedures to minimise risk 1.5 Identify and report incidents and injuries to designated persons according to workplace procedures |
Element: |
2. Follow safe work practices for manual handling |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Follow manual handling procedures and work instructions for minimising manual handling risk 2.2 Identify manual handling hazards and report in line with workplace procedures 2.3 Apply control measures for minimising manual handling risk |
Element: |
3. Follow safe work practices for infection control |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Follow standard precautions as part of own work routine to prevent the spread of infection 3.2 Recognise situations when additional infection control procedures are required 3.3 Apply additional precautions when standard precautions alone may not be sufficient to prevent transmission of infection 3.4 Identify risks of infection and report them according to workplace procedures |
Element: |
4. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Raise WHS issues with designated persons according to organisational procedures 4.2 Participate in workplace safety meetings, inspections and consultative activities 4.3 Contribute to the development and implementation of safe workplace policies and procedures in own work area |
Element: |
5. Reflect on own safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Identify ways to maintain currency of safe work practices in regards to workplace systems, equipment and processes in own work role 5.2 Reflect on own levels of stress and fatigue, and report to designated persons according to workplace procedures 5.3 Participate in workplace debriefing to address individual needs |
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
During the classroom/face to face /online students will have access to:• Virtual reality (VR) where students are given access to VR equipment during the classroom delivery where they experience different perspectives common in the aged care and disability service sector. Experts by experience – guest speakers who are experts in the disability services and aged care fields will present information and share stories from the industry providing students with a glimpse of workplace application of the theory they study.
Teaching Schedule
While all course content in this schedule will be covered, the weekly order may change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources
Week 1 Welcome
Week 2
Course familiarity day – students get taught how to use Canvas the learning management system (LMS) and paired with buddies/mentors/coaches for ongoing course support What is ethics of care?Introduce online component
Week 3- N.B this becomes week one if delivered online via Collaborate Ultra
Understanding the job role• Understanding role of allied health, etc.• Introduction to NDIS framework
Week 4
Using communication to show respect and understand others• Building rapport• Documentation – written and electronic• Communication protocols• Using digital media
Week 5
Safety – what is it and why is it important managing personal stress and fatigue• Self-care• Feedback and personal improvement
week 6
Dealing with conflict• Ethical dilemmas (linked to ethical care frameworks)• Legal breaches
Week 7
Explanation of what behaviours of concern are and what happens in the workplace.
Week 8
Supported work placement
Week 9
Workplace practical assessments
Week 10
Class Debriefing and catch up• Student reassessments if required.
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 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
Assessment Tasks
WHS inspection and hazard identification Emergency incident role-play and report Manual Handling Knowledge quiz Greendale community knowldge quiz Ethos of care - scenario quiz Working with diverse people - scenario quiz 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 Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These matrices are available through program administration
Other Information
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