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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 for working with couples in groups, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:codes of conduct discriminationduty of care mandatory reporting privacy, confidentiality and disclosurerecords management work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations, including:boundaries between education and counsellinglegal parameters for working with clients experiencing sexual, physical and emotional abuse, mental health issueswork health and safetyprinciples and processes of strengths-based practicecurrent, emerging and historical values, beliefs, traditions and spiritual aspects of intimate relationships including marriagepotential needs of participants within the group, including:validation of experiencesexpression of emotions development of self-awarenessdevelopment of greater awareness of others including appreciation and understanding of partners and other family membersdevelopment of communication and self-expression skillsopportunities to identify and recognise characteristics of successful relationships includingfamily life-stage transitions and relationship life-cycles and stages – social, cultural and developmental:courting/datingcohabitating, engagement, marriage, remarriagebirth of first and subsequent child/childrenageingdeath of parent/partnerretirementcaring issueschildren growing up, leaving homeolder children remaining at homebecoming grandparentsseparation/divorce/repartneringissues potentially impacting on couples and their relationships including issues related to:addictioncultural and linguistic diversitygenderhealth, both physical and mentalspiritual/religious beliefseducation level and abilitysocioeconomic statuspolitical positionfamily issues, themes and legaciesspecific couple issues and their impacts:sexuality, intimacytrust, respect, loveaffairsseparationrepartneringissues affecting same sex couplesinfertilitypower and control within relationshipsfinances and financial and budgeting decisionsdomestic and family violence and abuseconflictrecognition and acceptance of differencetools for relationship work, how these are used in practice and their scope and limitationstheories of change and relationship education models for working with clientsnature of domestic and family violence including key indicators, effects, and appropriate responses to ensure the safety of self, clients, their families, colleagues and others within appropriate cultural contextscomplex interpersonal interactions, power in relationships, abuse and conflictcommunication and interpersonal technique and how they are used in psycho-educational groups, including:listeningquestioningeffective non-verbal communicationempathetic respondingparaphrasingsummarisingnegotiationconflict resolutiontechniques for maintaining group cohesiondebriefingown values, beliefs and experiences which may impact on couples work practicereferral protocols and referral sources for group members in need of additional servicesgroup skills and group dynamicsadult education principles and practices.