Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes.
- Develop and promote practice standards
- Develop standards of practice and promote to workers
- Identify strategies for continuous improvement which relate to case management practice and integrate into work systems
- Implement appropriate training and development strategies to maintain currency with accepted best practice and relevant legislation
- Work collaboratively with workers to develop individual reflective and ethical practice strategies
- Support and lead colleagues in case management practice
- Provide support, practice advice and direction consistent with organisation service and professional standards
- Challenge and support worker to ensure casework plans and actions are up to date, evidence based and in line with organisation procedures and legislative requirements
- Implement strategies to provide workers with access to casework consultation with other workers to maximise their effectiveness
- Implement strategies to provide workers with access to, and consultation with, culturally specific workers
- Access and apply specialist practice knowledge in the workplace and provide supervision to workers around the achievement of case work objectives
- Advise worker on the full range of legislative provisions relevant to case management, and worker and organisation responsibilities
- Provide practice advice on complex cases
- Analyse and assess case management plans and provide feedback and advice in relation to options for implementation and further development
- Advise workers on organisation processes to collect information from key stakeholders that contributes to continuous improvement
- Update workers on changes to legislation, policy and organisation procedures
- Routinely monitor progress on case plans and recommend changes, as required, to improve outcomes and quality of service delivery
- Implement stakeholder consultation strategies for specialist information and options for future action
- Escalate and refer client issues beyond role in accordance with organisation requirements
- Reflect and improve on own supervision provision