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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 family counselling work, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:children in the workplacecodes of conduct discriminationduty of care ethical dilemmas in practice, and processes for ethical decision-makingmandatory reportingpractitioner client boundaries and implications of unequal balance of powerprivacy, confidentiality and disclosure, including limitationsrecords management work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations of interventionswork health and safety, including:stress managementsupervision requirementstraditional non-western and modern western approaches to family lifefeatures and prevalence of common and contemporary issues facing Australian families, including:alcohol and other drugs issuesdomestic violencefinancial constraintsproblem gamblingmental health issuestechnology and communication impact of issues on different family members, including impacts of:separation and divorce on men and women, children and young people and on parenting, conflict, particularly high level and/or ongoing conflict on children and adolescentssources of current scientific and professional literature in the area of family counselling practice key components of modern systems theory, solution focused and behavioural approaches as applied to work with families including their limitations and contraindications for use key components of one other approach to family work specialised counselling and communication techniqueskey aspects of attachment theory as it applies to family relationships, interactions with the client, their family, significant others and carersmodels of change in counselling practicehow gender and differences in power and resources affect family dynamicsbalancing the rights and needs of parents and childrenwhat constitutes a clear counselling contract with measurable behavioural goals and how to develop onerole of counsellor in relation to domestic and family violence, including:indicators and effects of violence, abuse intimidation and control in familiessafety planning for families where there is ongoing violence or abusereferral protocols type and scope of referral options and pathways to support clients seeking interventions and supports beyond or in conjunction with counsellingeffects of one’s own values, belief , family background and gendered experience on own counselling.