Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify client access issues identified in the rehabilitation plan
- Clarify rehabilitation plan details with the supervising health professional
- Work with the supervising health professional to identify client access support requirements
- Work with the supervising health professional to identify community rehabilitation's function in supporting client access
- Participate in rehabilitation planning that involves the client and relevant professionals, where appropriate
- Clarify with the supervising health professional concerns about client safety in relation to community access and participation
- Work collaboratively to maximise opportunities for community access and participation
- Work with the health team and supervising health professional to identify other community workers/ services providing community access to the client
- Under the supervision of the health professional provide information to client about how accessing and participating in the community will contribute to rehabilitation goals
- Under the supervision of the health professional, work with the client and health team to identify concerns about community access and participation
- Work with the client and health team to identify strategies to enable community access and participation
- Discuss access and participation strategies outside the rehabilitation plan with supervising health professional
- Support the client to access and participate in the community under the supervision of a health professional and according to the rehabilitation plan
- Identify access and participation opportunities and barriers in the community
- Under the supervision of the health professional, work with the client to develop a plan for access and participation
- Under the supervision of the health professional, identify aides, appliances, supports and other services that would facilitate community access and participation
- Identify client access and participation needs and desires outside the rehabilitation plan and discuss with the relevant supervising health professional
- Work with the client to develop safeguards to maximise safe access and participation in the community
- Provide support to the client to facilitate interest and desire for community access and participation
- Monitor impact of community access and participation on rehabilitation goals
- Monitor outcomes that indicate community access and participation is supporting the rehabilitation goals
- Identify any negative impact of community access and participation and report to supervising health professional
- Under the supervision of a health professional, apply strategies to involve the client in the monitoring and evaluation process
- Provide client with regular feedback of progress
- Work with the client to self monitor progress
- Document client information
- Use accepted protocols to document information relating to the rehabilitation program in line with organisation requirements
- Provide regular feedback to the client's care team, including positive impact on the client
- Use appropriate terminology and format to document the client's progress, including any barriers or challenges to the rehabilitation plan