Assessment Requirements for CHCPRT011 Develop and implement a multi-agency investigation and child risk assessment strategy

Release: 2

Assessment Requirements for CHCPRT011 Develop and implement a multi-agency investigation and child risk assessment strategy

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release	Updated: assessor requirements statement foundation skills lead in statement licensing statement modification history to reflect 2012 standards Equivalent outcome.
Release 1	This version was released in CHC Community Services Training Package release 1.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages. Significant changes to elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment.

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 demonstrated evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks: developed and implemented at least one multi-agency investigation into an allegation of child abuse or neglect, including: sourcing key agencies for involvement in investigations and assessments and working collaboratively with those agencies identifying key issues and considerations to be addressed in regard to the needs of the child and selecting and developing a strategy to respond to those issues evaluating the chosen strategy to ensure it meets the key principles of child protection work implementing the best strategy for the child and facilitating the associated practical arrangements documenting the strategy, at all stages working effectively and collaboratively with other agencies and personnel within organisational and interagency frameworks.

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 identified work role. These include knowledge of: roles, responsibilities and functions of key agencies and personnel participating in interagency and collaborative casework a range of potential issues that may present and require action in investigation and risk-assessment strategies organisation and interagency child protection frameworks range of options for intervention key principles of child protection work legislation and regulations of child protection work relevant to the investigation and assessment of children at risk organisation standards, policies and procedures.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace. In addition, simulations and scenarios must be used where the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace or may occur only rarely. These are situations relating to emergency or unplanned procedures where assessment in these circumstances would be unsafe or is impractical. Simulated assessment environments must simulate the real-life working environment where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that working environment. Assessment must ensure use of: a real multi-agency investigation and child risk assessment strategy OR a detailed case study which reflects multi-agency roles and responsibilities

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