Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes
- Plan comprehensive assessment of a client
- Select appropriate leisure and health assessment tools
- Develop agency specific assessment tool when appropriate assessment tool is not already available
- Coordinate the application of the assessment tool
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the assessment tool and process
- Critically analyse and interpret assessment results
- Maintain confidentiality while assessing and documenting assessment findings and results
- Facilitate the design of programs
- Design programs using a consultative approach based on the client’s needs assessment
- Ensure program designs are relevant to cultural and social contexts of individuals and their community and reflect multi-cultural perspective
- Develop and document individualised leisure and health program plans from the results of the assessment
- Coordinate planning and design of leisure and health programs for individuals and groups
- Schedule programs using clinical judgement to establish frequency, intensity and duration of leisure and health programs
- Develop motivational strategies to maximise client involvement in leisure and health programs
- Develop tools and processes to monitor levels of participation in leisure and health programs
- Undertake activity analysis and document activity plans
- Coordinate the implementation of programs
- Ensure required resources are planned, identified and organised according to relevant needs, interests and timeframe available
- Develop setting and environment for leisure and health activities within constraints of resources, location and client’s needs and availability
- Plan and develop timetables that provide structure and flexibility and serve as a communication tool
- Implement programs, allowing for clear staff communication, adapting to conditions and needs on day, in line with service requirements
- Organise off-site excursions as extension of program where appropriate
- Maintain ongoing communication with those involved in the program
- Identify and utilise facilities, materials and equipment
- Monitor and evaluate leisure and health programs
- Assess progress of each individual
- Establish opportunities for regular review of program by all participants and workers
- Clearly identify criteria for documentation and evaluation of leisure and health programs and use for review
- Determine the appropriate range of evaluation tools and processes
- Develop agency specific evaluation tools
- Analyse and interpret evaluation results
- Regularly document and evaluate program outcomes according to individual, role and service requirements
- Use evaluation results and information to facilitate further design of programs and implement changes