Unit of competency details
HLTAHW045 - Plan, develop and evaluate primary health care programs for Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander comm. (Release 2)
Summary
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Unit of competency
Assessment requirements
Training packages that include this unit
Qualifications that include this unit
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Classification history
| ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier | 061305 | Indigenous Health | 01/Nov/2013 | |
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Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release
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Comments
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Release 2
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Updated: - assessor requirements statement
- foundation skills lead in statement
- licensing statement
- modification history to reflect 2012 standards
Equivalent outcome.
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Release 1
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This version was released in HLT Health Training Package release 1.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages.
Significant changes to elements and performance criteria.
New evidence requirements for assessment, including volume and environment requirements.
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Application
This unit describes the required skills and knowledge to organise health program work as part of Primary Health Care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients.
It includes planning and developing programs to address identified health needs; and designing, structuring and evaluating the effectiveness of health programs for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.
This unit applies to those Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver primary health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
Elements and Performance Criteria
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ELEMENT
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
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Elements define the essential outcomes.
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Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
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1. Plan a health program as part of primary health care services
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1.1 Identify community health needs in partnership with the community
1.2 Review, with primary health team, existing health program activities for effectiveness in addressing identified community health needs
1.3 Establish priorities for development of health programs
1.4 Identify relevant community members, primary health staff and other health professionals to support the development of health programs
1.5 Identify necessary resources and availability
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2. Develop a health program as part of primary health care services
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2.1 Design program in partnership with key representatives of the community and relevant agencies/organisations
2.2 Identify appropriate delivery strategies according to the needs of the target group, location and health issue
2.3 Promote client self-care approach to health as part of health program
2.4 Ensure health program has a holistic, culturally sensitive approach
2.5 Develop effective measures to ensure record maintenance, confidentiality and compliance with legislation
2.6 Design evaluation criteria and processes to measure the program’s effectiveness in addressing identified community health objectives
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3. Evaluate health program as part of a primary health care service
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3.1 Review program records to evaluate program against criteria that reflect identified community health objectives
3.2 Identify program strengths and areas for improvement as a basis for continual enhancement of health outcomes
3.3 Seek feedback on program effectiveness and provide to community and organisation representatives
3.4 Communicate outcomes of the evaluation to relevant stakeholders to guide future activities in the delivery of health services to the community
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Foundation Skills
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The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance.
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Numeracy
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- in order to gather, interpret, measure and analyse qualitative and quantitative data
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Other foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.
Unit Mapping Information
No equivalent unit.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705
Assessment requirements
Modification History
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Release
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Comments
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Release 2
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Updated: - assessor requirements statement
- foundation skills lead in statement
- licensing statement
- modification history to reflect 2012 standards
Equivalent outcome.
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Release 1
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This version was released in HLT Health Training Package release 1.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages.
Significant changes to elements and performance criteria.
New evidence requirements for assessment, including volume and environment requirements.
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Performance Evidence
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:
- planned and developed at least two programs as part of primary health care services across a range of contexts, including:
- assessing and addressing community health needs
- consulting key community representatives and related agencies/organisations
- analysing funding requirements for programs to prepare proposal/submission
- identifying appropriate delivery and evaluation strategies
- accessing, adopting or developing required resources
- evaluated at least one health program as part of primary health care services by:
- assessing program against criteria that reflects identified community health objectives
- identifying program strengths and areas for improvement
- seeking feedback on program effectiveness and providing feedback to community and organisations.
Knowledge Evidence
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:
- relevant policies, protocols and procedures of the organisation
- health programs relevant to the area/region/community
- management of common existing and potential health problems for the community
- effective strategies to monitor and manage identified health problems in line with community needs and sensitivities
- occupational health and safety practices and procedures relevant to the work (e.g. manual handling)
- available health and support services in the region.
Assessment Conditions
Skills must be demonstrated working:
- in a health service or centre
- individually or as a member of a multidisciplinary primary health care team
- with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities.
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
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accompanied by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who is a recognised member of the community with experience in primary health care.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705
