Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

CHCDFV012 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Make safety plans with people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CHCDFV012 - Make safety plans with people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess the vulnerabilities of people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence, and to work collaboratively with those people to develop implement and review safety plans.This unit applies to workers who operate with significant autonomy in therapeutic professional service roles in the community sector. The activity is self-directed.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand Standards and industry codes of practice.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. The following conditions must be met for this unit:

use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:

client information

organisation policies and procedures

modelling of industry operating conditions, including:

scenarios that involve complex interactions and problem solving with other people.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
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
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Elements define the essential outcomes
       
Element: Assess vulnerabilities and their impact on safety
  • Analyse existing case information about the user of domestic and family violence as the basis for work
  • Recognise and support the challenges of disclosure and planning for individuals within the dynamics of domestic and family violence
  • Identify the impact of diversity and community obligationson the client’s ability to make safety plans
  • Recognise the complexity of multiple vulnerabilities in the context of, and potentially caused by, domestic and family violence
       
Element: Implement safety planning procedures
  • Recognise and respond to the impact of dynamics of domestic and family violence on the safety planning process
  • Clarify the specific safety concerns of the client through questioning and exploration
  • Identify safety concerns for children and the child protection issues that need to be addressed
  • Collaboratively create and document safety plans that address concerns and include clear forward actions
  • Identify where situations require other sources of assistance or intervention and make appropriate referrals
       
Element: Review safety planning procedures
  • Analyse and respond to the variables in safety plans
  • Pro-actively obtain feedback from clients and colleagues about the effectiveness of safety plans
  • Use professional networks and collaboration to inform reviews of safety plan effectiveness
  • Modify safety planning processes in response to feedback
       


Evidence Required

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Assess vulnerabilities and their impact on safety

1.1 Analyse existing case information about the user of domestic and family violence as the basis for work

1.2 Recognise and support the challenges of disclosure and planning for individuals within the dynamics of domestic and family violence

1.3 Identify the impact of diversity and community obligationson the client’s ability to make safety plans

1.4 Recognise the complexity of multiple vulnerabilities in the context of, and potentially caused by, domestic and family violence

2. Implement safety planning procedures

2.1 Recognise and respond to the impact of dynamics of domestic and family violence on the safety planning process

2.2 Clarify the specific safety concerns of the client through questioning and exploration

2.3 Identify safety concerns for children and the child protection issues that need to be addressed

2.4 Collaboratively create and document safety plans that address concerns and include clear forward actions

2.5 Identify where situations require other sources of assistance or intervention and make appropriate referrals

3. Review safety planning procedures

3.1 Analyse and respond to the variables in safety plans

3.2 Pro-actively obtain feedback from clients and colleagues about the effectiveness of safety plans

3.3 Use professional networks and collaboration to inform reviews of safety plan effectiveness

3.4 Modify safety planning processes in response to feedback

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:

developed and documented safety plans that take account of legal requirements and specific vulnerabilities, with and for at least 3 people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence

reviewed at least 2 different safety plans based on client and broader network feedback

used interpersonal communication skills to establish and maintain trusting relationships, including:

questioning

active listening

paraphrasing

clarifying

summarising

rapport building.

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 for the domestic and family violence work, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:

codes of conduct

discrimination

duty of care

human rights

mandatory reporting

practitioner/client boundaries

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure, including limited confidentiality rationale and processes

policy frameworks

records management

rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients

specific legislative frameworks that apply to domestic and family violence, including child protection

domestic violence and its context, including:

social, historical, political and economic context of domestic violence, including types and nature of domestic violence, power and gender issues, child abuse and associated criminal issues

prevalence of domestic and family violence

dynamics of domestic and family violence

prevalence of myths, unhelpful beliefs, attitudes and practices in the broader society regarding domestic violence and their effects on individuals’ rights to safety and autonomy

diversity groups represented within the local community (e.g. cultural, religious, language, sexual identity, age and disability) and an understanding of the issues that arise when working with those groups

theoretical perspectives informing domestic and family violence work with people affected by violence

theoretical perspective informing behaviour change programs which emphasise accountability, responsibility, people’s capacity for behaviour change and moves towards acceptable and constructive alternatives to harmful behaviour

potential vulnerabilities of people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence, and appropriate responses, including:

alcohol and other drug issues

disabilities

lack of care for self

limited literacy

limited sense of future

mental health difficulties

parenting difficulties

poverty

social isolation

types of community obligations and their impact on safety planning, including:

cultural commitments to people within and beyond their family

employment commitments

parenting responsibilities

social and cultural responsibilities

respectful strategies that will assist clients to take steps toward safety

theories and concepts of planning and control procedures, resource management and risk management

techniques for dealing with stressed and traumatised clients

own values and attitudes and their potential impact on clients

potential obstacles and opportunities for clients that may impact on safety planning.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Assess vulnerabilities and their impact on safety

1.1 Analyse existing case information about the user of domestic and family violence as the basis for work

1.2 Recognise and support the challenges of disclosure and planning for individuals within the dynamics of domestic and family violence

1.3 Identify the impact of diversity and community obligationson the client’s ability to make safety plans

1.4 Recognise the complexity of multiple vulnerabilities in the context of, and potentially caused by, domestic and family violence

2. Implement safety planning procedures

2.1 Recognise and respond to the impact of dynamics of domestic and family violence on the safety planning process

2.2 Clarify the specific safety concerns of the client through questioning and exploration

2.3 Identify safety concerns for children and the child protection issues that need to be addressed

2.4 Collaboratively create and document safety plans that address concerns and include clear forward actions

2.5 Identify where situations require other sources of assistance or intervention and make appropriate referrals

3. Review safety planning procedures

3.1 Analyse and respond to the variables in safety plans

3.2 Pro-actively obtain feedback from clients and colleagues about the effectiveness of safety plans

3.3 Use professional networks and collaboration to inform reviews of safety plan effectiveness

3.4 Modify safety planning processes in response to feedback

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
 
Analyse existing case information about the user of domestic and family violence as the basis for work 
Recognise and support the challenges of disclosure and planning for individuals within the dynamics of domestic and family violence 
Identify the impact of diversity and community obligationson the client’s ability to make safety plans 
Recognise the complexity of multiple vulnerabilities in the context of, and potentially caused by, domestic and family violence 
Recognise and respond to the impact of dynamics of domestic and family violence on the safety planning process 
Clarify the specific safety concerns of the client through questioning and exploration 
Identify safety concerns for children and the child protection issues that need to be addressed 
Collaboratively create and document safety plans that address concerns and include clear forward actions 
Identify where situations require other sources of assistance or intervention and make appropriate referrals 
Analyse and respond to the variables in safety plans 
Pro-actively obtain feedback from clients and colleagues about the effectiveness of safety plans 
Use professional networks and collaboration to inform reviews of safety plan effectiveness 
Modify safety planning processes in response to feedback 

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