Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for intervention
- Obtain information about the intervention from the treatment plan
- Determine client availability according to organisation protocols
- Determine availability of appropriate space and resources, if required
- Plan the intervention, in line with the needs of the person with AOD issues and specifications of the treatment plan
- Conduct intervention
- Confirm the person's understanding of the intervention
- Obtain informed consent from the person before commencing the intervention
- Report any misunderstanding or confusion experienced by the person to a supervisor in a timely manner
- Guide the person to complete the participate in the intervention as defined in the treatment plan
- Identify and note any difficulties the person experiences completing intervention requirements and report to supervisor in a timely manner
- Identify and manage compliance issues, including subjective and objective reporting of the person's response to the intervention, and report to supervisor in a timely manner
- Provide feedback to the person to reinforce their understanding of intervention and progress
- Seek assistance when the person presents with needs or signs outside limits of own authority, skills and/or knowledge
- Report difficulties of the person with AOD issues to supervisor for advice before continuing the planned intervention
- Report and document information
- Provide progress feedback to supervisor
- Report difficulties and concerns of the person to supervisor in a timely manner
- Implement variations to the intervention according to the instructions of supervisor
- Document information about the intervention according to the organisation's protocols
- Use appropriate terminology to document consumer response, outcomes and identified problems related to the intervention