Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design, implement and monitor ongoing therapeutic interventions drawing on evidence informed models and techniques. It involves holistic consideration of all client needs, and collaboration with other services.
This unit applies to individuals who work with significant autonomy in the provision of interventions and support to clients with alcohol and other drugs (AOD) issues. While work is carried out in the context of an existing treatment plan, the worker may also design and adapt specific strategies.
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.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements define the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element |
1. Design intervention and support strategies | 1.1 Evaluate information from client assessment and treatment plan 1.2 Determine the immediate and proximate needs and goals of the client 1.3 Review the scope of client needs and client interactions with other support services 1.4 Identify therapeutic models and techniques with potential to meet desired outcomes 1.5 Analyse and select specific options and strategies that best meet client needs 1.6 Integrate techniques and strategies to maximise potential outcomes for client |
2. Implement intervention and support strategies | 2.1 Establish professional relationship within appropriate worker/client boundaries 2.2 Use counselling and other intervention techniques and strategies as planned 2.3 Recognise and respond to difficult or challenging situations 2.4 Adapt and refine approaches based on client interactions and own observations 2.5 Maintain engagement with reticent or reluctant clients 2.6 Include exploration of issues beyond the immediate scope of the intervention that may impact on progress 2.7 Document client interventions according to organisation policy |
3. Make holistic evaluation of client progress | 3.1 Monitor and review client progress against planned goals 3.2 Adjust intervention and support strategies based on outcomes of review 3.3 Evaluate personal and agency ability to deliver services that address all client needs 3.4 Determine client’s physical, social, emotional and other needs that cannot be met in agency service |
4. Collaborate with others | 4.1 Identify other options and services able to assist client needs 4.2 Consult with other services about potential to provide services to clients and for shared care work 4.3 Make referrals to other services according to organisation protocols 4.4 Work collaboratively with significant others, co-workers and other services to support client needs |
Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance. |
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency. |