Apply legal and ethical responsibilities in counselling practice

Formats and tools

Unit Description
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Assessment Tool
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Assessment Template
generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
Assessment Matrix
a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
Wiki Markup
mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
Evidence Guide
create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
Competency Mapping Template
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
Observation Checklist
create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)

Self Assessment Survey
A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
Moodle Outcomes
Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
Registered Training Organisations
Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver CHCCSL508A, 'Apply legal and ethical responsibilities in counselling practice'.
Google Links
links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
Books
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Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Address client and counsellor rights and responsibilities within counselling practice

1.1 Identify, analyse and apply current industry standards of ethical and legal practice in counselling

1.2 Identify the responsibilities of a counsellor and apply to ensure delivery of legal and ethical counselling services

1.4 Formulate appropriate procedures to ensure rights are communicated to clients

1.4 Establish and communicate client rights in counselling practice and within the client-counsellor relationship in accordance with organisation procedures

2. Analyse issues involved in counselling practice and client-counsellor relationships

2.1 Identify and apply strategies to resolve situations of risk or potential risk

2.2 Analyse and apply strategies to resolve issues involved in working with individual difference

2.3 Analyse and apply strategies to resolve issues arising from 'high need' clients

2.4 Explore personal and professional issues that may impact on the counselling practice or the client-counsellor relationship

2.5 Formulate ways of minimising the impact of personal biases and value systems

3. Demonstrate ethical practice in client-counsellor relationships

3.1 Use work practices that apply the responsibilities of a counsellor, including the rights of minors

3.2 Where appropriate, ensure clients are informed of circumstances (legislative requirements) which may override confidentiality

3.3 Identify and apply strategies to minimise risk in client-counsellor relationships

3.4 Identify the potential for litigation associated with sexual relationships between client and counsellor

3.5 Formulate processes on national and state legislation regarding sexual behaviour towards clients as part of strategy to prevent risk

3.6 Identify and apply strategies to minimise the ethical dilemmas of dual relationships

4. Formulate a plan for ongoing personal and professional development

4.1 Identify the role and function of a professional practice supervisor

4.2 Identify areas for growth and plan ongoing personal and professional development and supervision

4.3 Reflect upon challenges that may impact on the counselling process, including own motivations for choosing a helping profession

4.4 Undertake self evaluation in relation to identified potential challenges for counsellors

5. Formulate referral procedures

5.1 Identify appropriate steps towards referral

5.2 Communicate referral issues to client

5.3 Formulate documentation for referrals containing information required by relevant agency

5.4 Clarify appropriate duration of therapeutic engagement to ensure counselling work continues to address client's interests


Qualifications and Skillsets

CHCCSL508A appears in the following qualifications:

  • CHC50608 - Diploma of Community Services Work
  • CHC51708 - Diploma of Counselling