Course Title: Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2019
Course Code: LAW5734C
Course Title: Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
School: 365T Global, Urban and Social Studies
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5360 - Diploma of Financial Counselling
Course Contact: Jo Wallwork
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 3983
Course Contact Email: mary-josephine.wallwork@rmit.edu.au
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Nominal Hours: 100
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This course describes the skills and knowledge required to assist clients to not only identify their interests and rights but to voice and realise these interests, needs and rights.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCADV001 Facilitate the interests and rights of clients |
Element: |
E1. Facilitate the realisation of client interests, rights and needs |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Discuss the rights and responsibilities of all parties with client 1.2 Provide client with researched, relevant and timely information on their rights and responsibilities 1.3 Assist clients to identify their own interests, rights, needs, choices and responsibilities 1.4 Identify when rights are infringed or not being met 1.5 Provide client with information on available options for meeting their rights and needs and assist them to identify their preferred option |
Element: |
E2. Advocate in accordance with client preferences and requests to optimise client outcomes |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Undertake an assessment to identify client’s ability to advocate for self 2.2 Initiate, negotiate and implement relevant strategies for addressing client rights and needs in collaboration with the client 2.3 Identify potential barriers as well as resources 2.4 Identify and contact the most appropriate individuals and/or organisations and represent the client to optimise outcomes for the client 2.5 Ensure information is kept in confidence unless authorisation is given to release it |
Element: |
E3. Provide ongoing support to clients |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Support and encourage clients to exercise their rights and personal preferences without compromising their safety and that of others 3.2 Consult with supervisor, other support workers and the service about interests, rights and needs of clients in a way that upholds their rights and supports their reasonable expectations 3.3 Identify situations of risk or potential risk and refer appropriately 3.4 Apply work practices to minimise potential for harm to clients, self and others 3.5 Conduct all activities in accordance with legal, organisation and duty of care requirements |
Element: |
E4. Support clients making a complaint |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Discuss organisation and legal complaints mechanism and ensure client is aware of rights and responsibilities 4.2 Assist client in lodging a complaint 4.3 Monitor process and provide ongoing support and information to client |
Element: |
E5. Review progress |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Discuss progress and outcomes with the client and collaborate on further action as necessary 5.2 Ensure follow up and links to other services as required and in accordance with client preferences 5.3 Obtain feedback and identify opportunities for improvement to own work and action as appropriate |
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. By applying these skills, you will be able to assist and support clients to articulate their own needs and requirements and be able to develop their own problem-solving and action-planning skills.
Details of Learning Activities
In-class activities:
- teacher directed group activities/projects
- peer teaching
- group discussion
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- role play activities
- independent project based work
- online and other research
- independent study
Teaching Schedule
| Workshop one |
Introduction to unit
Relationship between human needs & human rights
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| Workshop two | Legal and ethical requirements - Duty of care Working with client with other services, support workers – how to consult in a way that upholds their rights and supports their reasonable expectations Maintaining confidentiality – client authorisation Identifying situations of risk or potential risk – referring when appropriate (how to). Look at work practices to minimise potential for harm to clients, self and others Work with client to lodge a complaint – how to monitor process and provide ongoing support and information Following up on advocacy process –discussing progress and outcomes with client collaborating with client on further action as necessary Ensuring that there is follow up and links to other services as/when required As a worker, obtaining feedback and identifying opportunities to improve own work |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Resources for this course will be available to students through Canvas.
Overview of Assessment
Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through your engagement with case studies, where you will detail strategic approaches to working with clients in developing the clients' skills in goal-focused problem-solving. You will need to have a good understanding of your role as advocate, and what this means in terms of working with clients, and you will be required to explain this role clearly.
You will be assessed through
- Case study scenarios
- Written assignment
- Short answer questions
Assessment Tasks
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. You should refer to Canvas for details of each assessment task and for detailed assessment criteria.
- Assessment Task 1: Online Quiz - multi-choice and short answer questions
- Assessment Task 2: Case study scenario and short answer questions
- Assessment Task 3: Written responses and research questions
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These matrices are available with the assessment tasks on 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 Attendance It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency. Applying for Special Consideration If you are seeking an extension of more than seven calendar days (from the original due date) you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form, preferably prior to, but no later than two working days after the official due date. Late applications will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances. For information about Special Consideration and how to apply, see: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration (http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration) Assessment Appeals If you believe your assessment result or final result is wrong please contact the course coordinator and provide the reason why you think your result is incorrect. Valid reasons for seeking a review of results include: 1. a) You believe an error has occurred in the calculation of the grade; or, 2. b) You believe the assessment did not comply with criteria published in the Course Guide; or, 3. c) You believe the assessment did not comply with University Policies on Assessment (i.e. an error in process has occurred). Full details of the procedure (including appeals procedure) can be located at this RMIT site: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/policies/academic#assessment (http://www1.rmit.edu.au/policies/academic#assessment) Academic Integrity Academic integrity means honesty and responsibility in scholarship through respecting the work of others whilst having the freedom to build new insights, new knowledge and ideas. RMIT University upholds the values of academic integrity as fundamental to the scholarship undertaken by all members of its community. Whenever you refer to another person’s research or ideas (either by directly quoting or paraphrasing them) you must acknowledge your source. 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Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data, and oral presentations. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. Plagiarism is not acceptable. Examples of plagiarism include: Copying sentences or paragraphs word-for-word from one or more sources, whether published or unpublished, which could include but is not limited to books, journals, reports, theses, websites, conference papers, course notes, etc. without proper citation; Closely paraphrasing sentences, paragraphs, ideas or themes without proper citation; Piecing together text from one or more sources and adding only linking sentences; Copying or submitting whole or parts of computer files without acknowledging their source; Copying designs or works of art and submitting them as your original work; Copying a whole or any part of another student's work; and Submitting work as your own that someone else has done for you. 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