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

HLTAHCS007 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Provide support to men with cancer

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency HLTAHCS007 - Provide support to men with cancer
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
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: Assist men with self-management approaches for cancer.
  • Provide information about cancer, treatment and health care options in plain language using culturally appropriate and safe communication.
  • Assist client to express their needs and preferences and encourage their own choices for treatments and health care.
  • Assist clients with cancer to actively participate in the ongoing development of multidisciplinary care plans.
       
Element: Provide resources and information about cancer support services.
  • Provide culturally appropriate consumer based education resources about relevant cancer and its treatment to clients and their families.
  • Inform clients about relevant cancer support services available in the community, state or territory.
  • Facilitate access to cancer support services according to client needs and preferences.
       
Element: Provide information and support to men with cancer.
  • Communicate consistently in culturally appropriate and safe ways with client, using plain language.
  • Provide information on key psychosocial issues facing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander people with cancer.
  • Identify clients at higher risk of psychosocial distress and determine need for assessment.
  • Facilitate referrals for clients with cancer according to multidisciplinary clinical partnerships.
  • Discuss barriers faced by client in accessing cancer treatments and recommend resolutions.
  • Explain treatments, side-effects and self-care strategies according to client needs.
  • Explain to client importance of regular check-ups, tests and re-assessments in the management of cancer.
  • Provide information about cancer recovery and what this may mean in relation to family, community and returning to work.
  • Provide information about advanced care planning and palliative care when requested by client, their family or community.
       
Element: Complete documentation and provide follow-up care for men with cancer.
  • Update client records to include details of services, information and referrals provided to client, according to organisational procedures.
  • Plan and provide continuity of care in consultation with client and multidisciplinary team.
  • Organise follow-up care for clients with cancer using organisational registers.
  • Identify when clients are overdue for health care checks and employ active-recall strategies.
       

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.
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
Provide information about cancer, treatment and health care options in plain language using culturally appropriate and safe communication. 
Assist client to express their needs and preferences and encourage their own choices for treatments and health care. 
Assist clients with cancer to actively participate in the ongoing development of multidisciplinary care plans. 
Provide culturally appropriate consumer based education resources about relevant cancer and its treatment to clients and their families. 
Inform clients about relevant cancer support services available in the community, state or territory. 
Facilitate access to cancer support services according to client needs and preferences. 
Communicate consistently in culturally appropriate and safe ways with client, using plain language. 
Provide information on key psychosocial issues facing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander people with cancer. 
Identify clients at higher risk of psychosocial distress and determine need for assessment. 
Facilitate referrals for clients with cancer according to multidisciplinary clinical partnerships. 
Discuss barriers faced by client in accessing cancer treatments and recommend resolutions. 
Explain treatments, side-effects and self-care strategies according to client needs. 
Explain to client importance of regular check-ups, tests and re-assessments in the management of cancer. 
Provide information about cancer recovery and what this may mean in relation to family, community and returning to work. 
Provide information about advanced care planning and palliative care when requested by client, their family or community. 
Update client records to include details of services, information and referrals provided to client, according to organisational procedures. 
Plan and provide continuity of care in consultation with client and multidisciplinary team. 
Organise follow-up care for clients with cancer using organisational registers. 
Identify when clients are overdue for health care checks and employ active-recall strategies. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

HLTAHCS007 - Provide support to men with cancer
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Assessment Record Sheet

HLTAHCS007 - Provide support to men with cancer

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