Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
CHCCS514A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Recognise and respond to individuals at risk
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | CHCCS514A - Recognise and respond to individuals at risk |
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Description | This unit describes basic competencies required by community service workers to recognise and respond appropriately to signs and symptoms that indicate individuals may be at risk The focus is on identifying and managing immediate risk in the context of a supportive helping relationship that seeks to work collaboratively with the person at risk to achieve safe outcomes | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains Employability Skills | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit may apply to people in formal helping roles in any community service context or where caregivers encounter persons at riskThis unit provides skills and knowledge to enable workers to contain the situation and minimise any immediate risk and to provide appropriate referral for crisis intervention and ongoing support as requiredWorkers requiring skills and knowledge to provide crisis intervention support to resource an individual beyond the situation of immediate risk need additional skills and knowledge and are advised to complete in unit CHCCS521A Assess and respond to individuals at risk of suicide | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | Not Applicable | ||
Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Identify and assess the person's current risk |
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Element: If suicide thoughts are present: |
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Element: Work actively with the person to reduce the immediate risk and increase safety |
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Element: Provide referral for crisis intervention support |
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