Assessment Requirements for CHCMHS004 Work collaboratively with the care network and other services

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CHCMHS004 Work collaboratively with the care network and other services

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version was released in CHC Community Services Training Package release 2.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages. New unit.

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 with at least 3 different people with mental illness to meet recovery goals

performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 80 hours of work

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 work role. This includes knowledge of:

legal and ethical considerations (international, national, state/territory and local) for mental health work, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:

codes of practice

discrimination

dignity of risk

duty of care

human rights

mandatory reporting

practice standards

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

policy frameworks

records management

rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and individuals accessing the service

specific mental health legislation and its impact on individual workers

work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations

work health and safety

values and principles of the mental health sector, including:

recovery

recovery oriented practice

health promotion and prevention

holistic approach

empowerment/disempowerment

access and equity

early intervention

rights

social justice and inclusion

citizenship

roles and importance of different components of the support network, including:

natural supports

peer support

family, friends and carers

formal services

how historical, social and policy contexts of mental health services have changed and how it impacts on current service delivery

models of care coordination

basic negotiation and conflict resolution techniques

local and state services, including:

availability

appropriateness

referral protocols

reflective practice and its role in underpinning ongoing learning, growth and good 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. Where simulation is used, it must reflect real working conditions by modelling industry operating conditions and contingencies, as well as, using suitable facilities, equipment and resources.

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