Course Title: Support young people to create opportunities in their lives

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4352 Certificate IV in Youth Work

Course Title: Support young people to create opportunities in their lives

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 45

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.

Important Information:

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

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Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.  

 

Students typically complete 80 hours of Placement for this unit 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS6018C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term2 2017,
Term1 2018,
Term1 2019

HWSS6018C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term1 2020,
Term1 2021

HWSS6018C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term1 2022,
Term1 2023

Course Contact: Dianne MacKay

Course Contact Phone: +613 9925 4454

Course Contact Email: dianne.mackay@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

 

In this unit students will develop the skills and knowledge required to assist young people to identify the challenges and opportunities in their lives and to work towards their goals on an individual or group level.  This applies to all youth work roles where the young person is the primary client.

 

This unit is delivered and assessed with 

CHCYTH001 Engage respectfully with young people

CHCYTH002 Work effectively with young people in the youth work context

CHCYTH010 Provide services for young people appropriate to their needs and circumstances

CHCPRT001 Identify and respond to children and young people at risk 

CHCYTH004 Respond to critical situations

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCYTH003 Support young people to create opportunities in their lives

Elements:

1. Create a relationship of trust and respect

2. Work with young people to identify their needs, rights, strengths, hopes and opportunities

3. Identify goals with the young person

4. Develop and implement action plans


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the below elements.

1. Create a relationship of trust and respect

1.1       Apply principles of youth work practice to facilitate safe individual or group processes for interaction

1.2       Identify the conditions necessary for young people to change and grow

1.3       Listen to and observe the young person’s stories experiences, and behaviour to clarify concerns and needs

1.4       Encourage and support young people to identify relationships between their issues and social structures

1.5       Respect the young person’s culture/s and way of interacting

 

 

2. Work with young people to identify their needs, rights, strengths, hopes and opportunities

2.1       Use a range of communication skills to identify and explore the young person’s challenges, strengths and resources

2.2       Encourage the client to reframe their current circumstances to support their own understanding

2.3       Identify and acknowledge circumstances outside the young person’s control

2.4       Support the young person to communicate their issues or problems in a way appropriate to their individual needs, background and culture

2.5       Take appropriate action to address immediate issues or concerns

2.6       Confirm own understanding of issues and opportunities with the young person

 

 

3. Identify goals with the young person

3.1       Use creative methods, processes and questions to consider and create possibilities

3.2       Establish with the young person their desired outcomes

3.3       Assist young people to explore future possibilities and ways of being

3.4       Identify barriers that hinder the way young people would like changes to take place

4. Develop and implement action plans    

4.1       Use a range of youth work interventions to create future opportunities

4.2       Explore additional resources needed to achieve goals

4.3       Develop proposals and strategies for action plans

4.4       Measure and ensure change is noticed

4.5       Document intervention work as required

 

 

 

 


Overview of Assessment

This course is assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment.
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete the following assessment tasks to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher when you have completed the assessment tasks. 
ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ALIGNED TO WORK PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES.  
Students must complete required hours of work placement supported by RMIT to achieve competency in these units.  These units support students learning and assessment in the workplace.
Assessment Task 1: Working with Young People Research questions
 This assessment requires you to answer a series of questions about working with young people in the youth work context.
 Assessment Task 2: Working with Young People: Workplace Investigation
 This assessment requires you to participate in two separate role plays about ethics and a critical incident experienced in the youth work context.
 Assessment Task 3: Workplace Observation – Responding to children and young people at risk
 This assessment requires you to conduct a workplace investigation locating policies and procedures and interviewing an experienced youth worker.
 Assessment Task 4: Workplace Observation: Working with a Group.
 This assessment requires you to be observed working with a group of young people and verbally answering a series of questions.
 Assessment Task 5: Workplace Observation: Working with young people in an individual setting 
This assessment requires you to be observed working with a number of individual young people and verbally answering a series of questions.
 Assessment Task 6: Workplace Observation: Working with young people to set goals and provide information
This assessment requires you to be observed working with a number of individual young people and verbally answering a series of questions.
Completed Logbook also need to submit to successfully complete the assessment requirements 
 
Grades that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are: You should refer to the assessment plan which is available on Canvas for details of each assessment task and for detailed assessment criteria.
CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment 
You will be given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required skills. A third (3rd) attempt can only be offered after discussions between teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic. Resubmissions beyond two (2) attempts are at the discretion of the teacher and/or coordinator.
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 Unit if you would like to find out more (https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services)
A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams