Assessment Requirements for HLTAHPR001 Develop health promotion programs

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Assessment Requirements for HLTAHPR001 Develop health promotion programs

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Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

develop one structured health promotion program for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community that focuses on a local priority health need, and includes:

two different sources of local community information as the basis for development

a documented development, implementation and evaluation plan

content and implementation resources tailored to local needs

supporting materials to promote the program

consult with all of the following in the process of developing the program:

community members

internal colleagues

external colleagues

for an actual program delivered, or according to case study information:

evaluate the effectiveness of program delivery

identify program strengths and areas for improvement.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

organisational policies and procedures for:

obtaining additional financial resources

obtaining program approval

World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health promotion and the three basic strategies:

advocate to boost the factors which encourage health

enable to allow all people to achieve health equity

mediate through collaboration across all sectors

roles and responsibilities of different people and organisations involved in health promotion and the role of collaboration:

internal

external

culturally appropriate consultation and approval processes for health promotion programs and local community protocols

types of information that inform health promotion programs:

community health profile and other local research

observations and anecdotal evidence from service provision

health research and strategies developed by state or territory and federal governments

current local health issues and priorities

types of health promotion activities that may be included in an overall program and their relevance to the local community:

education activities

health assessment programs

screening and prevention programs

environmental health

different ways of delivering health promotion programs:

one-to-one interactions during service provision

face-to-face or online seminars, workshops and information sessions (one-off and ongoing)

printed or digital information distribution

school and community group visits

key stages of the program planning and implementation cycle and the requirements at each stage in the context of health promotion within Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities:

research

planning

development

implementation

evaluation

considerations for program content development:

how to define what content is needed for different program and activity types

information sources for specific health content

tailoring of content and delivery method to local participant needs, and ensuring content is culturally appropriate

how to identify when specialist expertise may be needed

techniques for timetabling and mapping out group sessions

types of communication strategies for encouraging use of the health promotion programs

methods used to evaluate health promotion programs:

staff and client evaluation questionnaires

debriefs with those delivering specific activities

evaluation of complaints or problems with service provision

data collected on uptake of program activities.

Assessment Conditions

Skills can be demonstrated through:

work activities completed within an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health service, or

project activities and case studies completed within a training organisation, based on comprehensive information about the community and the operation of an actual or simulated health service.

Assessment must ensure the use of:

interaction with internal, external and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community stakeholders either through actual work activities or simulations

information and research about local community health issues

computer and software programs used to produce text documents

organisational policies and procedures for:

obtaining additional financial resources

obtaining program approval.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations requirements for assessors, and:

be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who has applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency through experience working as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health worker or practitioner, or

be a registered health practitioner or a health educator or program manager with experience relevant to this unit of competency and be accompanied by, or have assessments validated by, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705