CHCEDU003
Provide sexual and reproductive health information to clients


Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate with and provide information to others in the area of sexual and reproductive health in one to one or small group environments.

This unit applies to workers in both health and community sectors. Workers at this level will be part of a professional team and under the guidance of a supervisor.

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. Ensure the rights of clients are observed

1.1 Participate in personal and professional development activities to ensure own attitudes and values are identified

1.2 Develop and implement strategies which enable delivery of a service to clients that ensures own attitudes and values are not imposed on clients and clients feel their attitudes and values are respected

1.3 Ensure all interactions with clients demonstrate respect and dignity for their rights

1.4 Employ a range of non-verbal and verbal techniques to ensure own attitudes and values are not communicated to or imposed on clients and clients feel their attitudes and values are respected

2. Employ appropriate techniques with clients

2.1 Provide referrals in situations where own personal and professional abilities do not match client priorities

2.2 Apply an appropriate model of sexuality development in assessing clients priorities

2.3 Provide information about relevant legal issues in appropriate situations

2.4 Operate in accordance with legal obligations to ensure compliance with duty of care obligations

2.5 Develop and implement strategies which facilitate clients to express their own attitudes and values

3. Provide information about sexual and reproductive health

3.1 Undertake planning to ensure client priorities will be met by the information provided

3.2 Provide information that is age and culturally appropriate in a non-judgemental way

3.3 Routinely evaluate the effectiveness of the information offered. Review and adjust approach and activities accordingly

3.4 Provide appropriate, relevant and accurate resources and materials to enable clients to effectively maintain their sexual and reproductive health

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