Modification History
Not Applicable
Unit Descriptor
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This unit describes the knowledge and skills required by workers who are responsible for case management of children and young people who are living in out of home care It covers the planning and providing for care placement of children and young people |
Application of the Unit
Application |
This unit applies to statutory child protection work in a range of security contexts |
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not Applicable
Pre-Requisites
Not Applicable
Employability Skills Information
Employability Skills |
This unit contains Employability Skills |
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
Elements define the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. |
The Performance Criteria specify the level of performance required to demonstrate achievement of the Element. Terms in italics are elaborated in the Range Statement. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Work within established principles of out of home care provision |
1.1 Provide opportunity for child or young person to express their views on all matters concerning his or her welfare 1.2 Ensure all actions and decisions take into account the culture, disability, language, religion and sexuality of the child or young person 1.3 Assist child or young person in care to ensure that his or her name , identity , language , cultural and religious ties are preserved 1.4 Apply the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander placement principle to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people 1.5 Actively support birth parents, family and significant others wherever possible, to continue to play a significant role in their child's life while he or she is in care |
2. Develop care /case / placement plan in consultation with child/ young person, family, carers and other service providers |
2.1 Ensure the safety, welfare, well being of child or young person is the paramount consideration in all planning 2.2 Actively involve children, young people, carers, family and significant others in decision-making processes 2.3 Take into account immediate, medium and long term needs of the child/young person, family and carer in planning 2.4 Select placement in accordance with needs of child/young person and care plan 2.5 Undertake planning in line with all legislative and organisation requirements 2.6 Communicate care/case plan to child or young person, carers, family members, and other bodies as required by legislative and organisation requirements 2.7 Apply permanency planning principles in all case planning processes 2.8 Complete all necessary documentation and store in accordance with legislative and organisation standards and procedures 2.9 Consider restoration/reunification in case planning process |
3. Implement care/case/ placement plan |
3.1 Prepare child /young person for placement 3.2 Brief child/young person's family and the new carers and prepare for the placement 3.3 Maintain record-keeping systems re the placement in line with organisation and legislative requirements 3.4 Organise resource allocation to support the placement in line with organisation procedures 3.5 Monitor, address and support immediate and longer term developmental needs of the child or young person throughout the placement 3.6 Support carers in their provision of day-to-day care for the child or young person 3.7 Support carers to meet the changing and developing needs of the child/young person 3.8 Support carers at times of critical incidents and on other occasions of stress 3.9 Support child's identity and development of social relationships through approaches such as life story work 3.10 Implement contact with family and significant others, including siblings and community, according to the care/case plan 3.11 Take immediate and appropriate action that complies with legislative and organisation requirements and interagency protocols, to address alleged abuse in care or other critical situations which may arise |
4. Monitor and review care/case/ placement plan |
4.1 Ensure regular review mechanisms are in place and implemented according to legislative and organisation requirements 4.2 Regularly assess and review developmental needs of child or young person, including health, education, social and emotional needs 4.3 Undertake ongoing monitoring of child or young person and carers 4.4 Provide opportunities, both formal and informal, for child/young person, to meet in private with case worker and talk about their placement 4.5 Provide information to parents/family or significant others about progress of child |
Required Skills and Knowledge
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE |
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:
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Essential skills : It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to:
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:
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Evidence Guide
EVIDENCE GUIDE |
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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. |
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this unit of competency : |
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Access and equity considerations : |
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Context of and specific resources for assessment : |
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Method of assessment : |
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Related units : |
This unit should be assessed in conjunction with related unit:
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Range Statement
RANGE STATEMENT |
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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. |
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Out of home care can include the child or young person staying with /in : |
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Care plan can include : |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander placement principle is : |
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Name , identity , language , cultural and religious ties include : |
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Legislative and organisation requirements include : |
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Prepare child /young person for placement includes : |
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Needs of the child or young person may include : |
A range of developmental and individual needs of the individual child or young person including:
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Support provided to child or young person include : |
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Support carers includes : |
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Review refers to : |
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Unit Sector(s)
Not Applicable