Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- 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 HLTAHW416B, 'Provide information and strategies in maternal and child health'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Provide information and strategies in maternal and child health' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Provide health information and support for pregnancy | 1.1 Provide information on maintaining good health during pregnancy and risk factors for the mother and baby 1.2 Discuss issues relating to nutrition of mother and baby with mothers 1.3 Provide information on birthing options, signs of labour, stages of labour, pain management techniques and family attendance at delivery 1.4 Identify local birthing practices and cultural beliefs and discuss with women in planning and advocating for appropriate childbirth 1.5 Discuss roles, relationships and responsibilities to support safe birthing, including the role of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker as an advocate for women and families 1.6 Discuss and identify signs of onset of labour and support women to attend a birthing facility as required 1.7 Provide physical and emotional support to women as appropriate during hospitalisation |
2. Provide health information and support after birth | 2.1 Provide information and support for self-care and wellbeing during the post-natal period 2.2 Provide advice to mothers on routine care of the newborn 2.3 Implement strategies to establish and support breast-feeding 2.4 Discuss with the client the importance of nutrition, physical activity, rest, sleep and support with domestic tasks and care of family in the immediate postnatal period 2.5 Identify minor post-natal problems for mother and newborn and provide appropriate advice 2.6 Provide information on contraceptive options |
3. Follow-up mothers and babies | 3.1 Maintain registers of women undergoing antenatal care according to organisational policies and procedures 3.2 Keep schedules of participation in antenatal care and use them to organise continuing care 3.3 Organise reminders, transport and other assistance to attend care and/or provide according to women's needs 3.4 Regularly update records according to organisation protocols 3.5 Keep statistics on attendance for antenatal care and birthing outcomes and use to evaluate maternal health programs 3.6 Implement strategies to improve maternal and/or neonatal health in line with community requirements and organisation guidelines |