Application
This unit describes skills and knowledge required to understand and apply concepts of human psychology in the development of leisure programs to facilitate satisfying involvement of clients in leisure activities.
This unit applies to workers in a range of community services and health contexts who provide leisure and health services. Work is undertaken with minimal supervision within broad but generally well-defined guidelines.
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. Apply the social psychology of leisure to clients | 1.1 Determine how the concepts of motivation and freedom as the psychological foundations of leisure relate to a specific client group 1.2 Identify key aspects of leisure behaviour of clients 1.3 Analyse client psychological perspective and experience of leisure 1.4 Identify the potential psychological benefits of leisure for clients |
2. Identify ways in which leisure activities may contribute to well being in line with lifespan | 2.1 Identify key aspects of health, illness and well being influencing client 2.2 Identify factors that may be contributing to an individual’s health, well being and satisfaction in life 2.3 Identify how leisure may be related to the happiness and well being of the client 2.4 Develop strategies to use leisure activities as a means to optimise well being, taking into account developmental status, individual differences, preferences and needs of clients |
3. Identify leisure and health strategies to assist in pain management | 3.1 Identify client’s reactions to pain and associated methods of pain management 3.2 Identify ways in which aspects of a leisure and health program may be used to assist in pain management of clients |
4. Develop plans to facilitate socially acceptable behaviour in a leisure and health context | 4.1 Contribute effectively to development and implementation of a team approach to behaviour management 4.2 Determine if behaviour of clients is indicating unmet needs and develop strategies to address needs 4.3 Identify triggers that may lead to socially unacceptable behaviour of clients involved in leisure and health activities 4.4 Outline ways of preventing and managing anger and conflict of clients involved in leisure and health program 4.5 Determine how the effectiveness of behaviour management strategies will be evaluated and revised throughout the provision of leisure and health activities |
Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (such as 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.