Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
HLTAHW024 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Work in alcohol, other drugs & mental health care w/ Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander Comm.
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
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Unit of Competency | HLTAHW024 - Work in alcohol, other drugs & mental health care w/ Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander Comm. |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the required skills and knowledge as preparation for working with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities to provide health education and support relating to alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and mental health. It addresses the rights and responsibilities of the position, the system in which this work is undertaken and the professional boundaries and cultural issues relating to this type of work.This unit applies to those Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers providing a range of primary health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities. 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 be demonstrated working: in a health service or centre as part of a multidisciplinary primary health care team with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities. In addition, simulations and scenarios must be used where the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace or may occur only rarely. These are situations relating to emergency or unplanned procedures where assessment in these circumstances would be unsafe or is impractical. Simulated assessment environments must simulate the real-life working environment where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that working environment. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors. Assessment must be undertaken by a workplace assessor who has expertise in this unit of competency and who is: an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker or: accompanied by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who is a recognised member of the community with experience in primary health care. |
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Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Elements define the essential outcomes. | ||||||||
Element: Work within the context of alcohol and other drugs and mental health |
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Element: Demonstrate commitment to the philosophy of social and emotional wellbeing |
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Element: Work within legal and ethical boundaries |
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Element: Maintain accountability and responsibilities |
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Element: Observe professional boundaries when working |
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Element: Work with the clients involved with the justice system |
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Element: Complete relevant documentation |
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