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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. |
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Clients include: | Families and personal network of the client |
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Assessment may take place: | Face-to-faceBy telephone |
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Other issues may include but are not limited to: | Legal issues for persons under court/protective/ statutory ordersCo-morbidity (dual diagnosis) issues related to physical/sensory/intellectual/ psychiatric disabilities Developmental issuesTrauma issues, for example for survivors of domestic violence, abuse, neglect or sexual assault |
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Other related information may include: | That provided by other services via referralDoctor's or other professional's reportsInformation provided by family or support network |
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Current status of the client includes: | Determining readiness to changePhysical, emotional, financial, legal and psychosocial state and immediate needs in these areasOther drug use in the familyLevel of risk of deliberate self-harm behaviours and/or harm to othersLevels of risk behaviour associated with alcohol and/or other drug use including behaviours which expose clients to blood borne diseases |
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Indicators of other issues may include: | A history of mental health issuesIndicators of abuse, neglect or harm including self-harmIndicators of child abuseHaving no accommodation, employment or money |
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Options for meeting the range of client needs may include: | Referral to other servicesCommunity intervention |
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Client's drug use history refers to collection of relevant information on: | Name, age, gender etcDrug historySocial and legal historyCurrent status including housing statusAgency ability to cater for the client needsMental health issuesOther relevant related issues affecting clients |
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Early or short-term programs refers to: | Less intensive, shorter term activities that are an alternative to longer and more intensive programs. These brief interventions carried out by a range of workers, often opportunistically, are usually offered to those individuals who are less severely drug dependent |
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Current information on related issues includes information on: | Meeting physical, emotional, financial and social needsContacts for self-help groupsResources on dependencyResources on alcohol and other drugs issues for families or personal networkAdvocacy groupsInformation regarding mental health and self-harmCrisis and emergency contacts |
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Goals and action plans may be short and long term and should include: | Harm minimisation (including abstinence, controlled drinking, safer sex, safer drug use, safe injecting)Strategies to target reducing at risk behaviours |
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Goals and action plans may include: | Vocational goals (employment and training)AccommodationMeeting immediate physical needsMaintenance of stable social and emotional environmentReintegration within social contextEnsuring personal safetyManagement of crisisTimelines and priorities |
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Review refers to: | A short term formative analysis of client progressReviewing strategiesStandards against which a review can occur |
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Relapse prevention strategies may include: | Identification of drug use 'triggers' and working with the client to develop responses to deal with triggersReferral to self help groups Stress management adviceOngoing positive supportMonitoring of the client's progressFacilitating use of community resourcesEncouraging client to develop a support networkRole playDiscussion of strategies for stress management, money management, goal setting, prioritising, problem solving, decision-making, disengagement |
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Client exit (negotiation of with the client) will depend on the organisation policies and procedures and the individual clients needs and may include: | Negotiation of contract with clientProviding information on what the client may expect when they leaveProviding follow upEnding the client/worker relationshipEnsuring personal safety of clients at risk of self-harm including availability of ongoing supports from appropriate agenciesAccess to harm reduction consumables e.g. Needles, syringes, and needle exchange programs |
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Client exit (organisation requirements) may include: | Client questionnaireDocumentation including reason for exit and condition of client at exitOrganisation's documentation on treatment/ assessment progress |
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Supporting a client to make contact with other services may include: | Making an appointment for the clientAccompanying client to first appointmentOrganising for another appropriate person to accompany the client to an appointmentOrganising interpreter services for the client |
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Other services that are specific to alcohol and/or other drugs use may include: | DetoxificationInpatient counsellingOutpatient counsellingSelf-help groupsProclaimed place, rehabilitation centres, residential etcSobering up unitsServices which provide consumables e.g. Syringes, thiamine, needle exchange, methadone or other drug substitution/replacement services Therapeutic communities |
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Other services include: | Department of Social SecurityAccommodationEmergency servicesMental health services |
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Follow up will depend on the organisation's policies and procedures and the client needs and may include: | Obtaining feedback and reports on outcomes of referrals from other agency in accordance with organisation policies and procedures including those referring to client confidentialityChecking protective support for suicide risk is available if requiredMaking an appointment for follow upContact with client at referral agencyLiaison between alcohol and other drugs worker and other services |
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Outcomes may include: | Measurement of harm minimisationChanges made during intervention and changes sustained over timeThose negotiated with the client as part of a management planReferral and acceptance to another treatment program or half-way houseBoth positive and negative outcomesLinkage with appropriate servicesClient being moved from institution or serviceClient changes - behaviour, attitudinal |
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Review against care plan may be: | Within the organisation In consultation with other agencies |