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.


Personal support context may include:
People living in a residential care environment
People living in the community
Students in schools
Involvement of carer


Individualised care support plan may include:
A stand alone personal care plan
Personal care aspects embedded in a wider individualised plan


Personal support requirements may include:
Assisting with personal hygiene
assisting with eating and drinking and use feeding techniques
assisting with oral hygiene and health care
assisting with toileting and use of continence aids
bed bathing
dressing and grooming including assisting with pressure stocking
shaving
showering
elimination
Hydration and nutrition including dysphagia
Maintenance of skin integrity and pressure area prevention
Mobility and transfer including in and out of vehicles and falls recovery techniques
Monitoring medication as appropriate to work role
Nail care
Pain, rest and sleep
Respiration
Technical care activities according to the personal care support plan and organisation policies, protocols and procedures


Simple technical skills may include:
Simple dressing
Catheter care (not including insertion or removal of tubes)
Application of prostheses
Application of anti-thrombotic stockings
Assistance with breathing tubes (under direct supervision of a health professional)
Simple eye care


Potential impact may include:
Embarrassment
Fear
Disempowerment
Humiliation
Discomfort


Equipment, processes and aids may include:
Wheelchairs and other transport devices
Mobility aids
Lifting and transferring aids
Beds
Breathing devices
Scales
Continence aids
Personal audio-visual aids
Modified feeding aids


Situations of risk or potential risk, may include:
Evidence of self-neglect
Behaviours of concern
Impaired judgement and problem solving abilities
Impaired cognitive functioning
Sudden or unexpected change in health status include sensory loss
Home environmental hazards
slippery or uneven floor surfaces
physical obstructions (e.g. furniture and equipment)
poor home maintenance
poor or inappropriate lighting
inadequate heating and cooling devices
inadequate security
Social rights infringements


Report may include:
Verbal:
telephone
face-to-face
Non-verbal (written):
progress reports
case notes
hazard and incident reports
care plans

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
It is recommended that assessment or information for assessment will be conducted or gathered over a period of time and cover the normal range of workplace situations and settings
This unit must be assessed in a work context and under the normal range of workplace conditions
Where, for reasons of safety, space, or access to equipment and resources, some assessment takes place away from the workplace, the assessment environment should represent workplace conditions as closely as possible


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 can be assessed independently, however holistic assessment practice with other community services units of competency is encouraged
Resources required for assessment include access to:
appropriate workplace where assessment can take place
relevant organisation policy, protocols and procedures
WHS industry guides
health care checklists, health management plans, personal healthcare diaries
equipment and resources normally used in the workplace


Method of assessment may include:
Observation in the workplace
Written assignments/projects
Case study and scenario analysis
Questioning
Role play simulation


Related units:
This unit must be assessed in relation to the specific context in which it will (or may) be applied
In the case of working with older people, this unit is recommended (but not required) to be assessed in conjunction with:
CHCAC318A Work effectively with older people
OR
In the case of working with people with disabilities, it is recommended (but not required) to be assessed in conjunction with:
CHCDIS301A Work effectively with people with a disability