List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements define the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Facilitate a group healing journey | 1.1 Review and agree to rules for participation in a healing group as part of a group, ensuring safety, cultural security and confidentiality during and after the process 1.2 Practise verbal and non-verbal communication skills within the group 1.3 Practise self-reflection through review of key issues recorded relating to the healing process 1.4 Acknowledge the impact of confronting own issues by self-disclosure of past emotional influences 1.5 Undertake work to review and complete a healing journey in the group context 1.6 Reflect on the impacts of participation in healing journeys and share in the group context |
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2. Create a safe place to continue healing | 2.1 Acknowledge the importance of healing as an ongoing process for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2.2 Explore and clarify the relevance of experiencing personal healing as a basis for providing support and healing for clients 2.3 Identify principles for creating a safe and culturally secure place for healing and take action to establish and maintain personal safety 2.4 Acknowledge the importance of the support processes of extended families in preparing for and undergoing a healing process |
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3. Assist clients to access therapeutic services in the local area | 3.1 Identify therapeutic services available in the local area 3.2 Identify obstacles that clients may face when accessing the local therapeutic services 3.3 Develop and implement strategies to help clients access local therapeutic services 3.4 Develop and implement strategies for maintaining primary contact with the client when accessing local therapeutic services |
The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.
There must be evidence that the candidate has:
facilitated a healing journey for at least one group of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients by:
negotiating rules of participation
explaining the relevance of experiencing personal healing as a basis for providing support to clients
demonstrating appropriate communication skills
providing a safe place for participants to undertake the healing journey
identifying an appropriate point to complete part of healing process and provide closure for self and clients
assisted at least one client to identify and access appropriate therapeutic services to support ongoing healing as required
reflected on their own involvement in healing journey, including any personal areas of concern, on at least one occasion.
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role.
This includes knowledge of:
alternative therapies – art, music
key communication models
conflict resolution strategies for individuals and families
debriefing, including:
definitions and processes
for self
for colleagues
factors that the client may consider when contacting a therapist (e.g. kinship, training, confidentiality, gender, cost, approach, personal warmth, sincere concern, whether they can talk in a candid non-defensive way, reputation, understanding)
limitations of therapy
procedures for working with clients in crisis (i.e. safety issues, liaising with emergency agencies, calming strategies, etc.)
professional boundaries
self-healing journey
story maps and storytelling
strategies for assisting clients to access services
strategies for overcoming client resistance
suicide and self-harm
referral options.
Skills must be demonstrated working:
in a health service or centre
as a senior member of and/or supervising a primary health care team
with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients.
In addition, simulations and scenarios must be used where the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace or may occur only rarely. These are situations relating to emergency or unplanned procedures where assessment in these circumstances would be unsafe or is impractical.
Simulated assessment environments must simulate the real-life working environment where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that working environment.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
Assessment must be undertaken by a workplace assessor who has expertise in this unit of competency and who is:
an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker
or:
accompanied by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who is a recognised member of the community with experience in primary health care.