Assessment Requirements for CHCPAS002 Provide pastoral and spiritual care

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CHCPAS002 Provide pastoral and spiritual care

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:

provided pastoral and spiritual support to 3 clients or community groups

documented a log of 20 hours of reflection and review of own performance, values and beliefs

prepared a Pastoral Care Verbatim Report in collaboration with supervising chaplain or pastoral and spiritual care worker

performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of 100 hours of work in at least 1 organisation or community setting

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 the task and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. These include knowledge of:

pastoral and spiritual care as a holistic, person-centred approach to care

professional associations and coordinating authorities for pastoral care and spiritual services

research tools and techniques

analysis and interpretation processes

types of specialised information sources and how to locate them

challenges, issues and milestones relating to different life stages

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

modelling of industry operating conditions, including:

use of verbatims to reflect on own provision of pastoral and spiritual care under the mentoring of a qualified chaplain or pastoral and spiritual care worker

interactions with clients from a range of backgrounds under the supervision of a qualified chaplain or pastoral and spiritual care worker

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