Assessor Resource
CHCCS514A
Recognise and respond to individuals at risk
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit may apply to people in formal helping roles in any community service context or where caregivers encounter persons at risk
This unit provides skills and knowledge to enable workers to contain the situation and minimise any immediate risk and to provide appropriate referral for crisis intervention and ongoing support as required
Workers requiring skills and knowledge to provide crisis intervention support to resource an individual beyond the situation of immediate risk need additional skills and knowledge and are advised to complete in unit CHCCS521A Assess and respond to individuals at risk of suicide
This unit describes basic competencies required by community service workers to recognise and respond appropriately to signs and symptoms that indicate individuals may be at risk
The focus is on identifying and managing immediate risk in the context of a supportive helping relationship that seeks to work collaboratively with the person at risk to achieve safe outcomes
You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)