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The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:
legal and ethical considerations (national, state/territory, local) for celebrancy, and how these apply to establishing client needs, including conflict of interest, and how, when and with whom this may occurinsurance requirements and impacts on scope of services offered, including:public liabilityprofessional indemnityprivacy, confidentiality and disclosurerecords management trade practices work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations, including role of celebrant in Australian communitieswork health and safetytype of resources and facilities required for client interviews and how to accessfactors that affect client preferences:abilities and disabilitiesage cultural backgroundeducationgendersocio-economic factors spirituality or religionvaluesimportance and purpose of ceremony for clients and others in relation to the main types of transitions in life and rites of passagehistory of religious and secular ceremonydifferent types of ceremonies and celebrations for individuals, groups, families and communities and their rolethemain types of transitions, both traditional and contemporaryprivateand public occasionsstages of human development and psychology of changehow change and death are a part of the cycle of lifewhether the death is of a person, relationship, death of a function or wayof life, including:the defence mechanisms and their role in human behaviour, particularly when change is required or forcedpersonal, religious, social and cultural attitudes todeath and dyingpsychology and spirituality of ceremony and the effects of ceremony on the human psyche intellectually,psychologically, emotionally,socially and culturallythe role of acceptance, inspiration,hope, respect, tolerance, and other positive life affirming values inceremonyhow ceremonies signpost elements of culture and howceremonies and rituals express different cultural beliefs and normsplace of cultural rights, multicultural contributions and the arts in culture and ceremonydistinctions between religious, secular and civil ceremony philosophy, purpose and content (such as: church versus state issues), and how that impacts the celebrant’s rolehow ‘civil’ means inclusivity, and some of the barriers to inclusivenesstypes of ceremonies and celebrations across different cultures and how they may be tailored to meet different client preferences, including:love (betrothal or engagement, celebration of marriage, civil union, commitment, renewal of vows, wedding anniversaries) life (christening, baby blessings, namings, coming of adolescent, coming of age, graduation, major birthdays, retirement, house warmings, coming of wisdom age, liferals, boat blessings)loss (funerals, memorials, civil community memorials, companion animals funerals, divorce, living wakes, community ceremonies re natural disasters)when and why celebrants may refer clients to support services in the following areas:translating and interpreting parentingrelationshipsageingloss and griefcommunication strategies and techniques: cross-cultural communication protocols non-verbal communication cues addressing communication barriersconflict resolutionnegotiationcommunication and personality styles – differences in ways people receive and give out information, person-centred and rights-based approaches financial considerations, including:invoicing requirements, and the information that must be included use of receiptsrefundable items.