Essential skills: It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to: Demonstrate high-level judgement and autonomy to be able to: apply a range of intervention strategies apply relevant monitoring and review techniques ensure the safety of the individual, self and the community identify risks and apply risk management strategies make whole of life assessments provide opportunities for the person with complex needs to achieve individual needs and personal goals select and apply assessment tools appropriately work with people with complex and/or multiple issues In addition, the candidate must be able to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role These include the ability to: Apply complex theoretical models of behaviour management Apply understanding of the impact on clients of frustration with the service Apply understanding of the impact on emotional responses of specific disabilities, such as ABI, autism, lack of sight, Prader-Willi and cerebral palsy Apply understanding of the impact on physical capacity of specific disabilities Manage the application and administration of assessment tools Protect themselves, the person and the community as needed Work under guidance of a health professional and in liaison with other health professionals Work with clients on a range of complex and interrelating issues, including sexuality, human development, grief and loss, aging, depression and threat of harm to self or others Work with offenders |