Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify social and cultural issues impacting on Australian society
- Identify major social and cultural institutions in Australian society and their functions in society
- Describe ways major institutions in Australian society can impact communities, families and individuals
- Examine aspects of inequality in society and identify possible effects and consequences of conditions and experiences of inequality on communities, families and individuals
- Identify impacts of long term unemployment and associated issues on families and individuals
- Identify factors associated with age in Australian society and their impact on communities, families and individuals
- Identify factors associated with social, cultural and economic background and their impact on communities, families and individuals
- Analyse impacts of social and cultural factors
- Use available information to identify social and cultural factors impacting on individual clients, groups or communities
- Analyse current effects related to social and cultural factors impacting on individual clients, groups or communities
- Take a problem solving approach to clarify current health and well being and associated needs for individual clients, groups or communities
- Make informed decisions in relation to specific work to be undertaken and/or services to be provided
- Monitor impact of social and cultural factors on community work and services
- Monitor impact of work undertaken and/or services provided in line with scope of own work role and organisation policies and procedures
- Review effectiveness of work undertaken and/or services provided in relation to identified social and cultural factors impacting on clients, groups or communities
- If required, revise aspects work undertaken and/or services provided to better address social and cultural issues and enhance outcomes clients, groups or communities