Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan to deliver skill development program activities based on identified goals
- Obtain information about the developmental program from an allied health professional
- Consult allied professional about the developmental program requirements and desired client outcomes
- Identify program requirements outside scope of role and responsibilities as defined by the organisation and discuss with allied health professional
- Identify and confirm impact of the program's contribution to the client's overall care plan
- Determine client availability according to organisation protocols
- Identify cultural and spiritual issues that might have an impact on client's maintenance of function
- Develop skill development and maintenance program based on identified goals
- Assist professional to work with client and carers to identify current skills and abilities and how these can be built upon to participate more meaningfully in the client's environment(s)
- Assist professional to work with client and carers to identify their needs and priorities in terms of specific skill development and maintenance
- Identify skills that need to be developed that are outside scope of role and responsibilities as defined by the organisation and refer to the allied health professional
- Assist professional to work with the client and carers to develop goals that will enable work at the client's own pace to acquire and retain skills for daily living
- Support the client and carers to identify methods that will build upon their strengths when developing, and retaining skills
- Work with professional and client to determine methods of evaluating the effectiveness of activities and methods
- Deliver skill development and maintenance program
- Gather the equipment and materials to deliver the program, in line with client needs, specifications of the allied health professional and legislative and organisation guidelines
- Check safety and efficiency of any equipment and materials
- Support client to carry out activities in ways that promote safety, involvement and confidence, and adhere to the cultural and spiritual beliefs and preference of the client
- Provide support according to principles and practices of active support, in a manner that is respectful of the client and provides encouragement and motivation to optimise client interest and involvement
- Set up the environment to optimise client interest, participation and involvement
- Identify and respond appropriately to any risk to clients or others and report accordingly
- Provide reinforcement and constructive feedback to client and carers about involvement in activities
- Modify approaches if client becomes distressed, in pain or communicate their desire to stop or amend the activity
- Seek advice if safety issues arise, does not wish to continue, is distressed or in pain or if conflict arises with client
- Assist professional to work with client to review progress
- Under direction of an occupational therapist, adapt the environment and activity to maximise functional independence
- Clean and store equipment and materials
- Document client information