Elements and Performance Criteria

Communication will include with:
People with disabilities or where English in not the first language
People in particular communities
Different age and gender groups

Information includes:
Risk factors, prior history, family strengths

Review procedures include:
Departmental reviews
Court reviews
Review of child family and other stakeholders

Reports include:
Verbal
Written
Completion of Proformas
Meeting reports

Critical aspects of assessment must include:
Must be assessed with case management and inter-agency
Demonstrate ability to develop and implement case plans through collaboration with key stakeholders which assess and address key risk factors in families and reduce risk to the child/young person

Essential knowledge required includes:
Legislative requirements and provisions relevant to area of service delivery and delegated responsibility
Accepted organisational procedures, systems and practice for client assessment and allocation of services
Accepted practices for delivery of services to particular clients

Issues affecting particular client groups including:

Risk factors
Vulnerability of child
History of abuse
Parents perception of child
Parents personal characteristics
Social interaction
Relationships and spouse

Essential skills required include:
High level interpersonal skills
Understanding of and ability to utilise case management tools
Knowledge of therapeutic models and ability to utilise
Analysis and judgement
Risk management
Oral communication skills required to develop rapport with client. Oral communications skills may include listening, asking questions, providing encouragement. Language used may be English, sign language or community language depending on client group
Literacy competency required to fulfil the procedures of the organisation/service. Language used may be English or community language depending on service/organisation
Ability to develop collaborative relationships with child, family and other key stakeholders

Resource implications:
Access to appropriate workplace where assessment can take place or simulation of realistic workplace setting for assessment

Consistency in performance:
Assessment may include observations, questioning or evidence gathered from the workplace
Assessment may take place on one occasion but must include a number of clients with complex needs

Context of assessment:
This unit will be most appropriately assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace and under the normal range of workplace conditions