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Evidence Guide: CHCDSP003 - Support the safety of vulnerable parties in family dispute resolution

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CHCDSP003 - Support the safety of vulnerable parties in family dispute resolution

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Elements define the essential outcomes

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Assess the needs of vulnerable parties

  1. Identify and use standard protocols that screenfor the existence of safety and vulnerability issues
  2. Seek specialist assistance with screening protocols according to case requirements
  3. Ensure protocols are in place before entering into an agreement to provide family dispute resolution to parties
  4. Recognise possible impact and riskof dispute resolution process for those involved and make informed judgment about when not to proceed
Identify and use standard protocols that screenfor the existence of safety and vulnerability issues

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Seek specialist assistance with screening protocols according to case requirements

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Ensure protocols are in place before entering into an agreement to provide family dispute resolution to parties

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Recognise possible impact and riskof dispute resolution process for those involved and make informed judgment about when not to proceed

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Take measures to protect vulnerable parties

  1. Activate pre-determined security protocols
  2. Establish a climate for the disclosure of physical and emotional safety concerns
  3. Establish each person’s understanding of essential rules for respectful and safe participation in the process
  4. Organise and use personal protective and screening measures
Activate pre-determined security protocols

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Establish a climate for the disclosure of physical and emotional safety concerns

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Establish each person’s understanding of essential rules for respectful and safe participation in the process

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Organise and use personal protective and screening measures

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Manage situations that threaten safety

  1. Identify situations and behaviours that threaten safety of self or participants
  2. Refer participants to community supports and alternative programs according to their individual needs
  3. Follow established steps to suspend or terminate the family dispute resolution session to protect the safety of the participants
  4. Adhere to organisational and legislative reporting and documentation requirements
Identify situations and behaviours that threaten safety of self or participants

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Refer participants to community supports and alternative programs according to their individual needs

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Follow established steps to suspend or terminate the family dispute resolution session to protect the safety of the participants

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Adhere to organisational and legislative reporting and documentation requirements

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Assess the needs of vulnerable parties

1.1 Identify and use standard protocols that screenfor the existence of safety and vulnerability issues

1.2 Seek specialist assistance with screening protocols according to case requirements

1.3 Ensure protocols are in place before entering into an agreement to provide family dispute resolution to parties

1.4 Recognise possible impact and riskof dispute resolution process for those involved and make informed judgment about when not to proceed

2. Take measures to protect vulnerable parties

2.1 Activate pre-determined security protocols

2.2 Establish a climate for the disclosure of physical and emotional safety concerns

2.3 Establish each person’s understanding of essential rules for respectful and safe participation in the process

2.4 Organise and use personal protective and screening measures

3. Manage situations that threaten safety

3.1 Identify situations and behaviours that threaten safety of self or participants

3.2 Refer participants to community supports and alternative programs according to their individual needs

3.3 Follow established steps to suspend or terminate the family dispute resolution session to protect the safety of the participants

3.4 Adhere to organisational and legislative reporting and documentation requirements

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Assess the needs of vulnerable parties

1.1 Identify and use standard protocols that screenfor the existence of safety and vulnerability issues

1.2 Seek specialist assistance with screening protocols according to case requirements

1.3 Ensure protocols are in place before entering into an agreement to provide family dispute resolution to parties

1.4 Recognise possible impact and riskof dispute resolution process for those involved and make informed judgment about when not to proceed

2. Take measures to protect vulnerable parties

2.1 Activate pre-determined security protocols

2.2 Establish a climate for the disclosure of physical and emotional safety concerns

2.3 Establish each person’s understanding of essential rules for respectful and safe participation in the process

2.4 Organise and use personal protective and screening measures

3. Manage situations that threaten safety

3.1 Identify situations and behaviours that threaten safety of self or participants

3.2 Refer participants to community supports and alternative programs according to their individual needs

3.3 Follow established steps to suspend or terminate the family dispute resolution session to protect the safety of the participants

3.4 Adhere to organisational and legislative reporting and documentation requirements

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:

performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit according to legal requirements and ethical standards during a period of 50 hours of dispute resolution work with clients, under the supervision of an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP), in a dispute resolution service

facilitated, either individually or in a co-facilitation capacity, at least 5 different dispute resolution processes that individually or cumulatively include matters involving:

domestic and family violence

mental health issues

alcohol and other drugs abuse

vulnerabilities associated with people cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds

managed sessions where all parties are present, and in a shuttle situation.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

legal and ethical considerations for the dispute resolution process in relation to protecting safety of vulnerable parties, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:

children in the workplace and child-focused practice

codes of conduct

discrimination

duty of care

human rights

mandatory reporting

practitioner/client boundaries

policy frameworks

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

records management

rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients

specific legislative frameworks that apply to family dispute resolution, including:

provisions for children and property in the Family Law Act 1975, Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

Family Law (Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners) Regulation 2008 in terms of family dispute resolution practitioner obligations and role

work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations

work health and safety

key areas of diversity that may lead to vulnerability and their characteristics, including:

culture, race, ethnicity

disability

religious or spiritual beliefs

gender, including transgender and intersex

generational

sexual identity – lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual

what constitutes a vulnerable party in family dispute resolution context, and associated responses and strategies, including those for situations involving:

domestic and family violence

alcohol and other drugs abuse

mental health issues

vulnerabilities associated with cultural and linguistic diversity, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

impact of trauma

potential needs of vulnerable groups, including:

protective factors

physical, mental and emotional health issues/care needs

consideration of impacts of discrimination, trauma, exclusion and negative attitudes procedures and instruments to screen for vulnerability and other significant factors that may affect a party’s ability to participate before and during the dispute resolution process

safety planning requirements and procedures for clients and staff as well as limitations

how violent, controlling and intimidating behaviour may manifest, and how to respond, including:

coercion by one party over another

aggressive body language

inappropriate expressions of emotions

real or perceived threatening behaviour or language

silence, stalling, sabotage and dominance of time in the process

withdrawing with intent to terminate the session before agreements reached, as a matter of abuse of power

refusing to negotiate on any issue

techniques and protocols for dealing with potentially volatile clients and group situations

community, educational or other resources for referral or use within the dispute resolution process, including those specifically related to services for vulnerable parties

self knowledge, including personal and cultural attitudes toward family conflict and the impact of self on the parties and process.