Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT

The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.


Sociological concepts may include but are not limited to:
Sociology, society, social structure, socioeconomic status
Culture, gender, trans-cultural
Institutions, power


Social context of health may include but is not limited to:
Australian health system
Commonwealth, state, territory and local government roles and responsibilities
Public and private sectors
Provision of services to specific groups such as:
aged care provision in the community
residential aged care
rural and remote
Aboriginal Australian health care
migrant health
Specific issues related to health care and the workplace such as:
funding
registration
assessment of clients
availability of services
respite care
Impact of different models of care on health and illness such as:
medical model
social model
Current emphasis on health provision as opposed to health improvement


Specific groups may include but are not limited to:
Older people
Aboriginal Australians
Youth
Children
Migrants


Social context of leisure may include but is not limited to:
Work and leisure
Leisure and family
Leisure and the life cycle
Leisure roles and socialisation
Leisure provision for older people
Impact of (micro) culture on leisure e.g. growing up in rural Australia vs urban Australia vs remote community
Impact of life experience on leisure
Individual leisure aspirations and societal constraints


Impacts of sociological factors on people with a disability may include but are not limited to:
Disability as a social construct
Social and medical models
Stigma and prejudice
Provision of services to people with disabilities
Various experiences of disability
Societal factors that impact on people's experience of disability
Impact of political and social policy on people with disabilities and their families
Impact of disability in relation to leisure

EVIDENCE GUIDE

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this unit of competency:
The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills
This unit is most appropriately assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace setting under the normal range of workplace conditions
Consistency in performance should consider the range of clients and situations encountered in the workplace


Access and equity considerations:
All workers in community services should be aware of access, equity and human rights issues in relation to their own area of work
All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
In recognition of particular issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, workers should be aware of cultural, historical and current issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues, in particular relating to factors impacting on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities


Context of and specific resources for assessment:
This unit may be assessed through a range of assessment activities that include workplace tasks
Assessment should reflect the diversity of settings within which leisure and health work takes place and the range of client groups with whom leisure and health professionals work
Resources required include access to relevant workplace or simulated setting


Method of assessment:
In cases where the learner does not have the opportunity to cover all relevant aspects in the work environment, the remainder should be assessed through realistic simulations, projects, previous relevant experience or oral questioning on 'What if?' scenarios
Assessment of this unit of competence will usually include observation of processes and procedures, oral and/or written questioning on Essential knowledge and skills and consideration of required attitudes
Where performance is not directly observed and/or is required to be demonstrated over a 'period of time' and/or in a 'number of locations', any evidence should be authenticated by colleagues, supervisors, clients or other appropriate persons