Elements and Performance Criteria
- Research and assess critical elements of legislation that underpin a framework for child protection practice
- Identify and assess legislative requirements and purposes of child protection responsibilities and delegations with relevance to own job functions
- Apply understanding of child protection legislation and principles when working with children and families
- Research and assess for application to work practices, relevant industry standards and best practice strategies
- Establish practice framework approaches that align with statutory obligations and own professional boundaries
- Assess and define own role to establish and maintain a practice framework
- Analyse job role against statutory requirements and position specifications in consultation with supervisors or other relevant personnel
- Recognise relationship between job functions, client outcomes and own practice framework
- Reflect upon personal and professional ideologies/ values and how these may influence practice frameworks
- Research and apply contemporary approaches to child protection and assess relevance to own practice framework
- Review practice frameworks as part of professional practice
- Seek support from colleagues and other relevant personnel to work though conflicts in practice frameworks and organisation expectations/ standards
- Participate in regular supervision to maintain and review practice frameworks
- Research new and emerging issues in child protection practice and assess for impact on own practice framework