Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to educate community members on burn and scald hazards and other risk factors within the home and community.
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.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements define the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify burn and scald risk factors | 1.1 Demonstrate respect for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community values, beliefs and gender roles when assessing burn and scald hazards 1.2 Establish high-risk age groups, families or community members 1.3 Identify the perceptions that high-risk groups have of risk-taking behaviour 1.4 Undertake risk assessment of client’s environment to identify potential burn and scald hazards 1.5 Complete risk assessment of potential burn and scald hazards within the workplace and community setting 1.6 Research national burns epidemiology for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to raise burns awareness |
2. Provide prevention information and education | 2.1 Communicate basic steps of burns first aid to client or community member 2.2 Demonstrate safer practices for identified burn and scald hazards 2.3 Deliver prevention information and education to clients or community members 2.4 Provide appropriate burns prevention and education literature and resources to clients and community members 2.5 Identify burn or scald prevention infrastructure legislation in housing standards and inform clients and community members 2.6 Identify and make contact with services from which mechanical prevention aids can be obtained and installed (i.e. smoke alarms) |
3. Evaluate burns and scalds prevention strategies | 3.1 Evaluate prevention strategies according to workplace policy and procedures 3.2 Monitor incidence and severity of burn or scald injuries in the community 3.3 Obtain feedback from clients and community members in relation to prevention and education strategies implemented 3.4 Identify burns prevention programs and other resources available to the community 3.5 Identify and share successful burns prevention strategies with other communities |
Evidence of Performance
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:
explained and described burns prevention strategies using clear, simple language
worked with community to seek input and feedback on burns prevention programs
observed, obtained and interpreted information from at least three clients in relation to burn injuries, client behaviour and health services
worked with clients, colleagues, community members and other agencies as required
performed a risk assessment of potential burn hazards in the community.
All performance evidence must be performed at least once.
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role.
This includes knowledge of:
effective strategies to monitor and manage identified burn risks in line with community needs and sensitivities
methods of evaluating burns prevention programs and providing feedback to health service management and the community in line with organisation and community requirements
epidemiology of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
the range of burn injuries:
o thermal burn
o chemical burn
o electrical burn
o cold injury
prevention information and safer practices for identified burn and scald hazards
basic home fire safety including high-risk groups, behaviour that contributes to fire injury and fatalities, and smoke alarm placement, installation and maintenance
appropriate burns education and prevention literature
other burns prevention programs locally, in the region, state, territory and/or federally and resources available to health workers
legislation around burn or scald prevention infrastructure in housing
sources providing advice around mechanical prevention aids
ways to contact and access available health and support services in the region
Advanced Medical Program Video-Conferencing facilities.
Assessment Conditions
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.
Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance. | |
Numeracy | in order to undertake risk assessments, including calculating probability and likelihood |
Other foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.