Assessment Requirements for CHCDFV009 Establish change promoting relationship with users of domestic and family violence

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CHCDFV009 Establish change promoting relationship with users of domestic and family violence

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version was released in CHC Community Services Training Package release 3.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages. Minimal changes to the elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment including volume and frequency requirements. Significant changes to knowledge evidence. Supersedes CHCDFV814B

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 intensively to establish relationships with at least 3 different users of domestic and family violence to assist them to change, including:

making a critical assessment of willingness to change

drafting a written contract for each intervention that clearly focuses on the user’s responsibility, the potential for change and the priority of the safety of children and partners

monitoring and critically evaluating changes in the light of information from a variety of sources, including:

the user

user’s family members

colleagues

used the following counselling skills and violence intervention models:

challenging/confrontation

negotiation

undertaken a structured process of reflection to minimise collusion based on work with 3 users of domestic and family violence.

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 domestic and family violence work, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:

codes of conduct

discrimination

duty of care

human rights

mandatory reporting

practitioner/client boundaries including issues surrounding potential collusion

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

policy frameworks

records management

rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients

specific legislative frameworks that apply to domestic and family violence

work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations

work health and safety

current and emerging domestic and family violence theory and practice

gender analysis of domestic violence

tactics and politics of abuse

restrictive constructions of masculinity

theories of change

types of user responsible and respectful behaviour, including:

self responsibility

self reliance

self confrontation

separateness/independence from partner

supervision and debriefing models in community services

collaborative practice in working with users of domestic and family violence, including benefits, different models and opportunities

self knowledge, including own biases and the potential impact on work practices.

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

organisation policies and procedures

modelling of industry operating conditions, including:

scenarios that involve complex interactions and problem solving with other people.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e0c25cc-3d9d-4b43-80d3-bd22cc4f1e53