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Plan and manage provision of out of home care

Plan and manage provision of out of home care

Unit of competency
National Code
CHCPROT603A
State Code
D2700
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/03/2011
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/07/2014
Field of Education
090511 - Residential Client Care
Original Release Date
21/07/2014
Nominal Hours
45
Description
DescriptorThis unit describes the knowledge and skills required by workers who are responsible for case management of children and young people who are living in out of home care It covers the planning and providing for care placement of children and young people
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Work within established principles of out of home care provision
  • 1.1 Provide opportunity for child or young person to express their views on all matters concerning his or her welfare
  • 1.2 Ensure all actions and decisions take into account the culture, disability, language, religion and sexuality of the child or young person
  • 1.3 Assist child or young person in care to ensure that his or her name, identity, language, cultural and religious ties are preserved
  • 1.4 Apply the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander placement principle to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people
  • 1.5 Actively support birth parents, family and significant others wherever possible, to continue to play a significant role in their child's life while he or she is in care
2. Develop care/case/ placement plan in consultation with child/ young person, family, carers and other service providers
  • 2.1 Ensure the safety, welfare, well being of child or young person is the paramount consideration in all planning
  • 2.2 Actively involve children, young people, carers, family and significant others in decision-making processes
  • 2.3 Take into account immediate, medium and long term needs of the child/young person, family and carer in planning
  • 2.4 Select placement in accordance with needs of child/young person and care plan
  • 2.5 Undertake planning in line with all legislative and organisation requirements
  • 2.6 Communicate care/case plan to child or young person, carers, family members, and other bodies as required by legislative and organisation requirements
  • 2.7 Apply permanency planning principles in all case planning processes
  • 2.8 Complete all necessary documentation and store in accordance with legislative and organisation standards and procedures
  • 2.9 Consider restoration/reunification in case planning process
3. Implement care/case/ placement plan
  • 3.1 Prepare child/young person for placement
  • 3.2 Brief child/young person's family and the new carers and prepare for the placement
  • 3.3 Maintain record-keeping systems re the placement in line with organisation and legislative requirements
  • 3.4 Organise resource allocation to support the placement in line with organisation procedures
  • 3.5 Monitor, address and support immediate and longer term developmental needs of the child or young person throughout the placement
  • 3.6 Support carers in their provision of day-to-day care for the child or young person
  • 3.7 Support carers to meet the changing and developing needs of the child/young person
  • 3.8 Support carers at times of critical incidents and on other occasions of stress
  • 3.9 Support child's identity and development of social relationships through approaches such as life story work
  • 3.10 Implement contact with family and significant others, including siblings and community, according to the care/case plan
  • 3.11 Take immediate and appropriate action that complies with legislative and organisation requirements and interagency protocols, to address alleged abuse in care or other critical situations which may arise
4. Monitor and review care/case/ placement plan
  • 4.1 Ensure regular review mechanisms are in place and implemented according to legislative and organisation requirements
  • 4.2 Regularly assess and review developmental needs of child or young person, including health, education, social and emotional needs
  • 4.3 Undertake ongoing monitoring of child or young person and carers
  • 4.4 Provide opportunities, both formal and informal, for child/young person, to meet in private with case worker and talk about their placement
  • 4.5 Provide information to parents/family or significant others about progress of child
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
S3900 CHCPROT3D Manage provision of out of home care Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
WC983 CHCPROT603B Plan and manage provision of out of home care Unit of competency