Assessment Requirements for CHCMHS010 Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity

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Assessment Requirements for CHCMHS010 Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity

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:

performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of 160 hours of work worked collaboratively with at least 3 different people with mental illness, and as relevant, their support network, to develop and implement a recovery plan

worked with at least 4 of the following complexity issues with those people:

alcohol and other drugs (AOD)

gambling

torture

grief and loss

disability

family violence

child protection

justice system

social housing/homelessness

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 addressing complexity in mental health work, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:

codes of practice

continuing professional education

discrimination

dignity of risk

duty of care

human rights

informed consent

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

advocacy and promotion and support of self advocacy strength based practice

factors that contribute to complexity and the service delivery models, frameworks and legislation in the following and their links with mental health, including:

AOD

chronic disease

economic circumstance

education

gambling

torture

grief and loss

disability

family violence

child protection

justice system

social housing/homelessness

cultural safety considerations

techniques for communication and motivational interviewing/counselling, including:

active listening

attending skills, use of body language, non-verbal communication

paraphrasing

reflecting feelings

open and closed questioning or probing

summarising

reframing

exploring options

normalising statements

communication techniques required for dealing with complexity:

conflict resolution

negotiation

approaches to practice, including:

motivational interviewing

solution focused approaches

strength based approaches

cognitive behavioural approaches

narrative approaches

acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

dialectal behavioural therapy

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