Assessment Requirements for CHCFCS003 Provide counselling to children and young people

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CHCFCS003 Provide counselling to children and young people

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. Significant changes to the elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment including volume and frequency requirements. Significant change to knowledge evidence. Minimum work hours added. Supersedes CHCFCS804B

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:

performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 50 hours of client work in a family counselling service

provided counselling to children and young people, including those:

of different ages

from diverse backgrounds

experiencing high levels of familial and parental conflict

used specialised counselling communication skills and age-appropriate communication to establish relationships with children and young people

produced accurate and comprehensive case records, files and reports.

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 of children, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:

children in the workplace and child-focused practice

codes of conduct

discrimination

duty of care

practitioner client boundaries and implications of unequal balance of power

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure, including:

potential limitations and issues surrounding who is the client

managing disclosures

records management

specific legislative frameworks that apply to working with children, including:

child protection

work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations, including situations where usefulness of counselling may be limited and referral is required

work health and safety

stages of child development and their relevance to child and young person counselling

attachment and family systems theories and how these are applied to working with vulnerable and traumatised children

concepts of couple, family and child dynamics in normal and abnormal developmental forms

impacts of separation and divorce on parents and children and other family members

impacts of conflict, particularly high level and/or ongoing conflict, on children, and the use of child-focused approaches to intervene and minimise the impacts

indicators and dynamics of domestic and family violence and complexities of interpersonal interactions, including power, abuse and conflict in family and sibling relationships

common concerns in child and young person counselling processes

factors relevant to the context of children and young people in counselling, including:

current or previous parental separation

family court and/or relationship history

children’s behaviour and developmental level

other factors that may indicate a history of violence

feelings of depression, anger, low self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, emotional distress or sleep disturbances

presenting issues including assessment with parents/care givers

ways to create a child-friendly environment, including physical resources that support practice

child-focused counselling approaches, when and how these are used, including:

use of play therapy

storytelling

strengths, limitations and contraindications of specific therapeutic theories and models, including risk of harm associated with approaches that incorporate assumptions of family dysfunction and application of adult techniques to children and young people

considerations for the counselling process when working with diverse children and young people, including factors relating to:

age and stage of development

culture

ethnicity

gender

sexual orientation

spirituality

communication and counselling techniques used with children and young people

processes and tools for abuse screening and safety planning

counselling and case work processes, including those related to:

contracting and what needs to be agreed

documentation

interactions with other professionals and service providers

interactions with the child/young person, their family, significant others and carers

type and scope of referral options and pathways to support clients seeking interventions and supports beyond or in conjunction with counselling

own prejudices and stereotyping attitudes and their potential influence on counselling practice.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace with the addition of simulations and scenarios where the full range of contexts and situations have not been provided in the workplace. The following conditions must be met for this unit:

use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:

client information

private consultation / interview space

modelling of industry operating conditions, including:

scenarios that involve complex interactions with children and young 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