Elements and Performance Criteria

The contexts for options being identified, negotiated, and assessing care and protection for people in situations of specific need include:
Significant others/clients home
Case conference

Identifying, negotiating and assessing of care and protection for people in situations of specific need will be carried out within requirements established by:
Commonwealth, and state legislation
International conventions relating to the rights of children and young persons
Organisational policy and procedures
Relevant program standards

Assessing level of risks includes:
Taking into consideration a range of information, observations, interviews and assessing these against established criteria for different categories of risk

Categories of risk include:
Neglect
Emotional abuse
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse

Cultural implications include:
Indigenous kinship, extended family considerations
Ethnic family dynamics
Intra and inter family dynamics

Agreed outcome:
Agreement by significant others/child/young person on action required that will overcome protective concerns
Identified agreed goals, objectives, tasks, responsibilities, timelines, arrangements for supervision, monitoring and review, placement and/or support services

Range of voluntary programs for significant others includes:
Parenting skills
Financial management
Counselling or therapy

Arranging of care placements may include:
Contacting care agency
Transporting client to placement
Developing a case plan that includes access arrangements

Arranging of removal includes:
Preparing documentation for court processes
Obtaining a decision from a court process
Use of communication techniques: active listening, reflective, summarising question and statements, gaining agreement on actions
Action planning
Setting of boundaries for roles and actions
Demonstration of empathy and rapport building
Age appropriate language and questioning techniques
Conflict resolution
Managing grief and change processes
Working with adolescents

Critical aspects of assessment:
Implements legal requirements
Assesses client needs
Resolves at risk situations

Essential knowledge:
Statutory framework and responsibilities
Indicators of risk situations
Options for resolving risk situations
Cultural environment related to service delivery
Options for development and training of carers and significant others
Relevant child protection theories

Essential skills:
Conflict resolution and negotiation
High level communication skills
Dealing with specific communities in own work area
Ability to make decisions based on complex information

Resource implications:
Access to an appropriate workplace or an environment capable of accurately simulating the workplace for assessment purposes

Consistency in performance:
Consistency in performance should be demonstrated across the range of situations for coordinating work integrating statutory requirements and responsibilities

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