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

CHCDFV013 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Manage domestic and family violence screening and risk assessment processes

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CHCDFV013 - Manage domestic and family violence screening and risk assessment processes
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish, monitor and review domestic and family violence screening and risk assessment processes in an organisation.This unit applies to workers who operate with significant autonomy in therapeutic professional service and leadership 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:

sources of research and best practice models for domestic and family violence work

organisation policies and procedures

modelling of industry operating conditions, including:

scenarios that involve complex problem solving.

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: Establish screening and risk assessment procedures
  • Access, interpret and use sources of current research and best-practice models of domestic and family violence practice
  • Identify and analyse risk for clients of the service in relation to domestic and family violence
  • Analyse work practices that may contribute to risk for clients
  • Analyse the impact of client diversity on screening and risk assessment procedures
  • Use consultation and collaboration in the analysis and development process
  • Determine screening and risk assessment procedures appropriate for the organisation based on analysis with client safety as priority focus
  • Determine staff roles appropriate to conduct either screening and/or risk assessment
  • Select or develop appropriate screening and/or riskassessment tools
       
Element: Develop organisation consistency
  • Develop and document administrative processes and tools that support consistency of application in the organisation and client safety
  • Provide information to staff about screening and risk assessment procedures
  • Provide information to staff on use of specific screening and risk assessment tools
  • Integrate and document systems that support referral for maximisation of client safety
       
Element: Review screening and risk assessment practices
  • Discuss and collaboratively review decisions in relation to risk assessment
  • Seek feedback from internal and external colleagues
  • Analyse impacts and outcomes of screening and risk assessment for clients, staff and other stakeholders
  • Identify and consider current and emerging practice and research in the process of review
  • Adjust and amend work practices as part of a process of ongoing improvement
       


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. Establish screening and risk assessment procedures

1.1 Access, interpret and use sources of current research and best-practice models of domestic and family violence practice

1.2 Identify and analyse risk for clients of the service in relation to domestic and family violence

1.3 Analyse work practices that may contribute to risk for clients

1.4 Analyse the impact of client diversity on screening and risk assessment procedures

1.5 Use consultation and collaboration in the analysis and development process

1.6 Determine screening and risk assessment procedures appropriate for the organisation based on analysis with client safety as priority focus

1.7 Determine staff roles appropriate to conduct either screening and/or risk assessment

1.8 Select or develop appropriate screening and/or riskassessment tools

2. Develop organisation consistency

2.1 Develop and document administrative processes and tools that support consistency of application in the organisation and client safety

2.2 Provide information to staff about screening and risk assessment procedures

2.3 Provide information to staff on use of specific screening and risk assessment tools

2.4 Integrate and document systems that support referral for maximisation of client safety

3. Review screening and risk assessment practices

3.1 Discuss and collaboratively review decisions in relation to risk assessment

3.2 Seek feedback from internal and external colleagues

3.3 Analyse impacts and outcomes of screening and risk assessment for clients, staff and other stakeholders

3.4 Identify and consider current and emerging practice and research in the process of review

3.5 Adjust and amend work practices as part of a process of ongoing improvement

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:

used critical thinking, analysis, collaboration and writing skills to develop, document and review domestic and family violence risk assessment processes for at least 1 organisation, that include:

safety as the priority focus

documented analysis of factors affecting process development

procedures and processes that support consistency within the organisation, including assessment tools

processes and strategies for collaborative evaluation and modification.

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:

children in the workplace and child-focused 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 work strategies, including:

child protection

family law

domestic and family violence

work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations

work health and safety

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

current and emerging domestic and family violence theory and practice

key areas of diversity within client groups, how these may give rise to particular risks and ways to respond in systemic ways:

culture, race, ethnicity

disability

religious or spiritual beliefs

gender, including transgender and intersex

generational

sexual identity

impacts and risk factors associated with:

alcohol and other drugs abuse

mental health issues

problem gambling

trauma

theories, principles and practices of:

risk management

strategic and operational planning and evaluation

work organisation

resource management

referral sources and associated protocols

own values and attitudes and their potential impact on clients.

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. Establish screening and risk assessment procedures

1.1 Access, interpret and use sources of current research and best-practice models of domestic and family violence practice

1.2 Identify and analyse risk for clients of the service in relation to domestic and family violence

1.3 Analyse work practices that may contribute to risk for clients

1.4 Analyse the impact of client diversity on screening and risk assessment procedures

1.5 Use consultation and collaboration in the analysis and development process

1.6 Determine screening and risk assessment procedures appropriate for the organisation based on analysis with client safety as priority focus

1.7 Determine staff roles appropriate to conduct either screening and/or risk assessment

1.8 Select or develop appropriate screening and/or riskassessment tools

2. Develop organisation consistency

2.1 Develop and document administrative processes and tools that support consistency of application in the organisation and client safety

2.2 Provide information to staff about screening and risk assessment procedures

2.3 Provide information to staff on use of specific screening and risk assessment tools

2.4 Integrate and document systems that support referral for maximisation of client safety

3. Review screening and risk assessment practices

3.1 Discuss and collaboratively review decisions in relation to risk assessment

3.2 Seek feedback from internal and external colleagues

3.3 Analyse impacts and outcomes of screening and risk assessment for clients, staff and other stakeholders

3.4 Identify and consider current and emerging practice and research in the process of review

3.5 Adjust and amend work practices as part of a process of ongoing improvement

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
 
Access, interpret and use sources of current research and best-practice models of domestic and family violence practice 
Identify and analyse risk for clients of the service in relation to domestic and family violence 
Analyse work practices that may contribute to risk for clients 
Analyse the impact of client diversity on screening and risk assessment procedures 
Use consultation and collaboration in the analysis and development process 
Determine screening and risk assessment procedures appropriate for the organisation based on analysis with client safety as priority focus 
Determine staff roles appropriate to conduct either screening and/or risk assessment 
Select or develop appropriate screening and/or riskassessment tools 
Develop and document administrative processes and tools that support consistency of application in the organisation and client safety 
Provide information to staff about screening and risk assessment procedures 
Provide information to staff on use of specific screening and risk assessment tools 
Integrate and document systems that support referral for maximisation of client safety 
Discuss and collaboratively review decisions in relation to risk assessment 
Seek feedback from internal and external colleagues 
Analyse impacts and outcomes of screening and risk assessment for clients, staff and other stakeholders 
Identify and consider current and emerging practice and research in the process of review 
Adjust and amend work practices as part of a process of ongoing improvement 

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