Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

CHCFOS401A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Provide foster care as part of a team

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CHCFOS401A - Provide foster care as part of a team
Description This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work and communicate collaboratively with personal networks, agency staff, birth families, education staff and other key people involved in the case plan for the child or young person in foster care
Employability Skills This unit contains Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to the provision of foster care in the protective care environment
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Not Applicable
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Network effectively with others
  • Identify and access appropriate sources of personal and emotional support to assist own focus to remain on the needs of a child or young person in foster care
  • Identify potential impact of foster caring on own existing networks
  • Contribute to positive outcomes for child or young person within a foster care planning team
  • Access appropriate support services to meet the needs of child or young person in care
       
Element: Establish and maintain a positive relationship with birth families
  • Implement strategies to promote ongoing contact between a child or young person in foster care, their family and other significant relationships
  • Manage communication and conflict effectively and keep opportunities open for positive relationship between the child or young person in foster care and their family and/or community
  • Provide strategies to secure important possessions and information for the child whilst in care
       
Element: Communicate appropriately with key stakeholders
  • Communicate information clearly to all stakeholders
  • Seek clarification from others to ensure understanding of information conveyed
  • Use assertion skills when appropriate
  • Identify and respond to conflict using effective communication strategies
  • Maintain privacy of child in a range of settings
  • Apply confidentiality requirements to foster care placements
  • Identify and respond to appropriate lines of accountability
       


Evidence Required

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.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this unit of competency:

The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills

This unit is most appropriately assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace setting under the normal range of workplace conditions

Assessment must demonstrate consistency of application of skills and knowledge described in this unit of competency

Access and equity considerations:

All workers in community services should be aware of access, equity and human rights issues in relation to their own area of work

All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment

In recognition of particular issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, workers should be aware of cultural, historical and current issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues, in particular relating to factors impacting on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities

Context of and specific resources for assessment:

This unit can be assessed independently, however holistic assessment practice with other community services units of competency is encouraged

Resources required for assessment include access to relevant workplace or simulated realistic workplace setting where assessment may take place

Method of assessment:

Assessment may include observation, questioning and evidence gathered from a workplace environment

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit.

Essential knowledge:

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

These include knowledge of:

Foster care roles and responsibilities to self and others

Potential support systems for self and children in care

Legal and duty of care requirements as a foster carer

The impacts of fostering on existing support structures

Impacts of foster care on children and young people and families

Basic child developmental stages and domains

Essential skills:

It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to:

Communicate effectively with children, young people and others

Identify and engage with support services/individual and systems

Care for children in foster care environment

In addition, the candidate must be able 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

These include the ability to:

Negotiate to resolve conflict situations

Model effective communications

Demonstrate appropriate use of effective support strategies

Interact with others in the provision of foster care

Develop rapport and positive relationships with children and young people in care

The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

Appropriate sources of personal and emotional support may include:

Extended family

Friends

Social clubs

Other foster carers

Participation in interest groups

Other agency staff

Potential impact of foster caring may include:

Time constraints to participate and engage with existing networks

Inability for existing networks to understand foster care purpose, role and requirements

Intolerance for the change on foster carer circumstances

Change in relationship dynamics and immediate interests

Positive outcomes may include:

Safety and security of child

Stability of placement

Effective support strategies

Positive relationships established in the care environment

Access developmental experiences

Appropriate support services to meet the needs of the child or young person in care may include:

Community activities and groups

Age appropriate recreational opportunities

Education supports/tutoring

Counselling

Peer networks

Support groups

Strategies to promote ongoing contact between a child or young person in foster care may include:

Regular phone contact

Visits (supervised or unsupervised depending on requirements)

Letter writing, emailing, other corresponding

Celebration of special events in family

Cultural respect for communication needs

Strategies to secure important possessions may include:

Locked cupboards

Specified and agreed storage areas in the home or elsewhere

Ensuring other occupants of the foster care environment understand the importance of respect and privacy of individual items

Privacy of the child refers to:

Maintaining confidentiality except where information disclosed infers potential or real risk of harm to the child and or others

Privacy also relates to individual personal privacy of space e.g. bedrooms, bathroom, purposeful time away from other people

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify and access appropriate sources of personal and emotional support to assist own focus to remain on the needs of a child or young person in foster care 
Identify potential impact of foster caring on own existing networks 
Contribute to positive outcomes for child or young person within a foster care planning team 
Access appropriate support services to meet the needs of child or young person in care 
Implement strategies to promote ongoing contact between a child or young person in foster care, their family and other significant relationships 
Manage communication and conflict effectively and keep opportunities open for positive relationship between the child or young person in foster care and their family and/or community 
Provide strategies to secure important possessions and information for the child whilst in care 
Communicate information clearly to all stakeholders 
Seek clarification from others to ensure understanding of information conveyed 
Use assertion skills when appropriate 
Identify and respond to conflict using effective communication strategies 
Maintain privacy of child in a range of settings 
Apply confidentiality requirements to foster care placements 
Identify and respond to appropriate lines of accountability 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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