Unit of competency Outline

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Facilitate support for personal care needs

Facilitate support for personal care needs

Unit of competency
National Code
CHCICS401A
State Code
D2568
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
18/08/2009
Field of Education
061307 - Health Promotion
Original Release Date
18/08/2009
Nominal Hours
60
Description
DescriptorThis unit describes the knowledge and skills required by workers to develop, implement and monitor support of client personal care needs through the framework of a personal care support plan
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Determine a person's personal care support requirements
  • 1.1 Review referral and other information to gain an indication of the client's personal care support requirements
  • 1.2 Discuss the purpose of a personal care needs assessment with the client
  • 1.3 Work with client (and carer) to identify existing skills
  • 1.4 Work with client (and carer) to determine areas of personal care that require support
  • 1.5 Determine the level of personal support required by the person
  • 1.6 Determine the level of support provided by the carer
  • 1.7 Determine a client's preferences for personal care support
  • 1.8 Gather information about personal need support requirements in a manner that respects personal esteem and dignity
  • 1.9 Gather information according to organisation policy and procedures
2. Develop and implement personal care support plan
  • 2.1 Discuss with client the need to maintain their existing relevant skills, and/or increase skills
  • 2.2 Identify and discuss options with client for personal care support that maintains existing skills, and/or increase other skills
  • 2.3 Check that the client (and carer) understand options
  • 2.4 Discuss the worker role in personal care support, the client's role and the carer's role and check that details are appropriate
  • 2.5 Describe to client (and carer) necessary processes, equipment and aids
  • 2.6 Describe health care requirements and associated support activities within organisation policies, protocols and procedures
  • 2.8 Clarify with client difficulties in meeting their needs and address with organisation protocols
  • 2.9 Provide people with information to assist them in meeting their personal needs
  • 2.10 Implement personal care support plan and record and analyse outcomes
  • 2.11 Maintain client confidentiality, privacy and dignity within organisation policy and protocols
  • 2.12 Work with client (and carer) to document plan according to organisation policies, protocols and procedures
3. Determine risks associated with providing personal care support
  • 3.1 Conduct environmental risk assessment for functions associated with personal care needs
  • 3.2 Conduct risk assessment specific to client's circumstances relevant to personal care needs
  • 3.3 Discuss elements of risk with client (and carer)
  • 3.4 Work with client (and carer) to identify strategies to remove or reduce risk
  • 3.5 Develop strategies to remove or reduce risk according to organisation policy and procedures and legislative requirements
  • 3.6 Identify other risks to client and report accordingly
  • 3.7 Adjust personal care support plan to include strategies to remove or reduce risk
4. Provide and monitor personal care support
  • 4.1 Provide information and support for client to monitor their own personal care requirements where appropriate
  • 4.2 Respond to variations in client's circumstances that could affect the personal care needs support requirements
  • 4.3 Work with client (and carer / support worker where appropriate) to make any required adjustments to personal care support
  • 4.4 Where required, assist client with:
  • showering
  • bed bathing
  • shaving
  • dressing, undressing and grooming
  • toileting and the use of continence aids
  • eating and drinking using appropriate feeding techniques
  • oral hygiene
  • mobility and transfer including in and out of vehicles and falls recovery techniques
  • 4.5 Provide support or assistance with technical care activities according to the personal care support plan and organisation policies, protocols and procedures
5. Complete reporting and documentation
  • 5.1 Comply with the organisation's reporting requirements including reporting observations to supervisor
  • 5.2 Complete documentation according to organisation policy and protocols
  • 5.3 Maintain documentation in a manner consistent with reporting requirements
  • 5.4 File documentation organisation policy and protocols
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Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
WC924 CHCICS401B Facilitate support for personal care needs Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
D279 CHC40208 Certificate IV in Home and Community Care Qualification