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.


Life stages include:
Infancy
Early childhood
Childhood
Adolescence
Early adulthood
Middle adulthood
Late adulthood
Very elderly


Stages of development may relate to:
Stages of physical development
Stages of psychosocial development
Stages of cognitive development
Psychosexual stages
Stages of moral development
Stages of ego development


Human cognitive processes refer to basic processes such as:
Reasoning
Decision-making
Communicating
Memory
Normal memory function
Impaired memory function
Key aspects of normal functioning cognition
Key aspects of impaired or abnormal cognition


Examples of impaired cognition include:
Concentration difficulties
Confusion
Disorientation
Dementia
Delirium
Delusions
Forgetfulness
Hallucinations
Learning disability
Intellectual disability


Medical conditions where clients may exhibit impaired cognition may include:
Dementia, including alzheimer's disease
Head injury
Huntington's disease
Parkinson's disease
Pick's disease
Alcohol abuse
Schizophrenia
Stroke


Perceptions of health and wellness include:
Defining health
Varying individual beliefs about health
The holistic nature of wellness
Difficulties in defining wellness
Factors impacting on wellness
Activities and factors attributed to health and wellness
Relationships between the concepts of wellness, health and illness
Wellness and health promotion


Perceptions of illness and illness behaviour include:
Varying perceptions of illness
Different ways people might respond to illness (illness behaviour)
Trans-cultural differences in illness behaviour
Perceptions of illness behaviour ranging from acceptable through to unacceptable
Ways carers might respond to clients' illness behaviours
People's beliefs about health and illness
Coping strategies


Perceptions of disability include:
Varying societal perceptions of disability
Ways these perceptions are reinforced (e.g. through media, adherence to medical model of care etc)
Impact of these perception on people with disability
Protective and inclusive legislation which impact on leisure service delivery
Strategies for facilitating inclusion

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