Unit of competency details
CHCCSL007 - Support counselling clients in decision-making processes (Release 1)
Summary
Usage recommendation:
Current
Releases:
| 1 1 (this release) |
08/Dec/2015 |
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Unit of competency
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Training packages that include this unit
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Classification history
| ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier | 090513 | Counselling | 29/Apr/2016 | |
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Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release
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Comments
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Release 1
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This version was released in CHC Community Services Training Package release 3.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages.
Significant changes to the elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment including volume and frequency requirements. Significant changes to knowledge evidence. Additional assessor requirements.
Supersedes CHCCSL507B
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Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist clients to clarify their goals, explore options and develop a course of action.
This unit applies to individuals whose job role involves working with clients on personal and psychological issues, within established policies, procedures and guidelines.
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 describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
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1. Assist clients to clarify goals and requirements
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1.1 Explain clearly to clients the policy on record-keeping and confidentiality
1.2 Encourage clients to identify and explore their aims, requirements and ideas
1.3 Assist clients to identify practical goals and requirements for these, and discuss with clients how goals might be modified based on client strengths
1.4 Identify situations where aims and requirements of clients cannot be met, and make referrals to alternative sources of guidance and support
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2. Explore options with clients
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2.1 Identify collaboratively potential courses of action for meeting individual aims and requirements
2.2 Identify and explore factors which could influence the preference for, and ability to achieve, a course of action
2.3 Determine and explore features and likely consequences of possible courses of action
2.4 Check client’s understanding of what is likely to be involved in each possible course of action
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3. Support client to reach decisions
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3.1 Assist clients to assess possible advantages and disadvantages of each possible course of action, and their appropriateness for meeting client requirements
3.2 Encourage clients to decide on a course of action and to consider alternatives which could be used, if necessary
3.3 Document decisions and agreed ongoing support within organisation guidelines
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Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Unit Mapping Information
No equivalent unit
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e0c25cc-3d9d-4b43-80d3-bd22cc4f1e53
Assessment requirements
Modification History
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Release
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Comments
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Release 1
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This version was released in CHC Community Services Training Package release 3.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages.
Significant changes to the elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment including volume and frequency requirements. Significant changes to knowledge evidence. Additional assessor requirements.
Supersedes CHCCSL507B
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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:
- worked collaboratively to provide decision-making and action planning support to at least 3 clients
- demonstrated skills in working with 3 different decision-making models for the following:
- identifying and exploring options
- counselling process and methods
- problem solving
- action planning
- documenting decisions.
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:
- legal and ethical considerations for counselling, and how these are applied in individual practice:
- codes of conduct/practice
- discrimination
- duty of care
- human rights
- practitioner/client boundaries
- privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
- records management
- rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients
- work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations
- work health and safety
- different agency and organisation models of counselling and intervention
- types of goals that may be set for different circumstances
- key concepts, principles and practices of 3 different decision-making models
- obstacles to decision making and planning in the counselling context
- problem solving and action planning techniques in the counselling context
- referral options.
Assessment Conditions
Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
- use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including client information
- modelling of industry operating conditions, including:
- scenarios that involve complex interactions with real people in face-to-face situations where candidate and client are physically present in the same room
- scenarios that involve problem-solving.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
In addition, assessors must have 2 years experience working in a counselling role and hold a qualification in counselling or related field that involves counselling, at Diploma level or higher (or equivalent qualification).
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e0c25cc-3d9d-4b43-80d3-bd22cc4f1e53
