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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Elements define the essential outcomes.
2. Work collaboratively
   • Review information about the child or young person and identify all the people who are and should be involved to support the child or young person
   • Establish collaborative ways of working with those people according to scope of own role and organisation policies
   • Make collaboration an integral part of work with children and young people in out of home care
   • Use and model effective communication skills to engage in challenging conversations with and about the child or young person
   • Document information in a timely way and support information sharing between colleagues
3. Promote development of children and young people
   • Provide support for social, emotional, psychological and cognitive aspects of development
   • Identify the importance of individual attention for each child or young person, which is responsive to their needs and development
   • Provide emotional warmth, care and appropriate affection to children and young people
   • Implement strategies to support children and young people’s life skills development while in care
   • Promote the education achievements of children and young people in out of home care
4. Support children and young people to explore and develop identity
   • Implement strategies to encourage children and young people to take pride in their own cultural identity, gender and abilities
   • Implement strategies for children and young people to participate in and learn about their cultural, religious and language heritage
   • Support the importance of sharing and safely storing memorabilia during placement
   • Provide opportunities for children and young people to explore their individual strengths, interests and abilities
5. Create opportunities for children and young people to express, feelings, needs and ideas
   • Listen attentively to children and young people to encourage them to express their needs and feelings
   • Recognise the different needs of children at different stages of development
   • Recognise and respond to the expressions of separation anxiety for children and young people in out of home care
   • Support children and young people to be actively involved in decision-making that affects them
6. Advocate for children and young people in out of home care
   • Support the child and young person to access identified specialist services according to individual needs
   • Advocate for specialist needs of children in out of home care and ensure their needs are conveyed to relevant personnel

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

worked collaboratively with at least 3 children or young people in out of home care to support their individual needs development

communicated effectively with children and young people and others involved with the child or young person using and modelling the following skills:

actively listening and questioning

speaking clearly and directly

rapport building

negotiating responsively

being appropriately assertive

empathising

using neutral language

using age-appropriate language.

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Knowledge Evidence

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 (national and state/territory) for out of home care, and how these are applied in organisations and in different types of out of home care situations:

child-focused practice

discrimination

duty of care

mandatory reporting

policy frameworks, including National Standards for Out-of-Home Care

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure including limitations

records management and reporting

specific legislation that apply to out of home care

work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations

work health and safety, including stress management

roles of people and organisations involved in out of home care

carer roles and responsibilities to self and others

principles and practices of collaboration

principles of diversity and inclusivity and their application in out of home care

impacts of care on children and young people’s cultural, religious, and spiritual identity

role and importance of education and life skills development as tools for social inclusiveness and success

key principles of attachment theory and separation anxiety

child developmental stages and domains at an overview level

communication techniques and their appropriateness in different situations, including:

active listening and questioning

speaking clearly and directly

rapport building

negotiating responsively

being appropriately assertive

empathising

using neutral language

using age-appropriate language

processes and types of advocacy supports for children and young people in out of home care.

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