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 HLTEN619B, 'Manage clients and others experiencing loss and grief'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Manage clients and others experiencing loss and grief' 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. Assess the needs of those experiencing loss and grief | 1.1 Identify the effects of grief on the physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioural, social and spiritual domains of a person's experience 1.2 Review knowledge of client and their significant others in relation to the client's condition, management requirements and therapies 1.3 Recognise determinants impacting or potentially impacting on the experience of grief of the client and their significant others 1.4 Recognise potential or actual manifestation of a complicated grief reaction 1.5 Assess needs of client and significant others experiencing loss and grief in consultation/ collaboration with the Registered Nurse and health care team |
2. Plan management of clients and significant others experiencing loss and grief | 2.1 Use a reflective, problem solving approach to analyse the assessment of grief status of client and significant others 2.2 Develop an individualised plan to provide ongoing care, support and education to the client and/or significant others within the health care facility and on discharge in consultation/collaboration with Registered Nurse and health care team 2.3 Analyse, evaluate and modify care plan according to clients progress in consultation/collaboration with the Registered Nurse and health care team |
3. Implement strategies to manage the grief of clients and significant others | 3.1 Use counselling skills to encourage clients and/or significant others to verbalise grief experience 3.2 Support client and/or significant others experiencing loss and grief 3.3 Use specific communication skills in the event of having to break adverse news or assist a health care team member to break adverse news to a client and/or significant others 3.4 Implement critical incident strategies in the event of a crisis situation 3.5 Implement support and safety and welfare measures in the event of a complicated grief reaction 3.6 Identify and access as required relevant additional resources related to loss and grief 3.7 Discuss available resources with client and/or significant others |
4. Develop and implement strategies to manage own stress | 4.1 Identify specific personal and workplace stressors within the context of the nursing profession 4.2 recognise and respond appropriately to physical, behavioural, interpersonal and attitudinal symptoms of professional carer burnout 4.3 Identify, access and incorporate into daily routine relevant resources/activities to relieve stress and prevent professional carer burnout |
5. Provide support for peers and colleagues | 5.1 Recognise symptoms of stress and professional carer burnout in peers and colleagues 5.2 Implement appropriate support and safety and welfare measures for peers and colleagues |