Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes
- Prepare for assessment
- Identify the need for assessment based on organisation policy and procedure
- Identify required assessment tools and processes
- Clarify purpose and scope of assessment and refer situations beyond own responsibility to the appropriate person
- Organise appropriate time and suitable place for the assessment with the person and obtain the person’s consent
- Clarify whether the person wants others present at the assessment and if interpreter is needed
- Conduct assessment session
- Inform the person of the purpose and process of the assessment and confirm understanding
- Conduct assessment in a fair manner according to guidelines
- Recognise the person’s diverse needs and any interrelated services required or currently being accessed
- Obtain the person’s information through effective use of active listening and questioning
- Encourage and support the person to share potentially sensitive information
- Identify the person’s level of comfort with the assessment process and continue or suspend the assessment process as necessary
- Record assessment results according to defined guidelines
- Interpret and report on assessment results
- Interpret assessment results according to defined guidelines
- Provide feedback on outcome of assessment to the person
- Prepare and store assessment report based on guidelines and organisation policy and procedures
- Provide assessment information to others according to the person’s consent requirements and organisation policy and procedure
- Reflect on own practice