CHCYTH022 - Provide services for the needs and circumstances of young people
Nominal hours
Location
Sunshine
Werribee
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide guidance and role models to young people and their families, or nominated carer to maintain positive and supportive relationships, while identifying problems and establishing goals for change based on maintaining support from family, nominated carer and the general community.
This unit applies to community services work in a range of contexts.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
- providing information to young person, family or nominated carer
- listening to young person’s issues, concerns and feelings
- setting goals and planning actions to achieve goals with young person
- discussing, identifying and encouraging young person to access services
- referring young person to alternative services
- advocate for at least two young people, including:
- negotiating goals, role and scope of advocacy work with young person
- accompanying young person during first stages of service access
- representing young person’s interests and keeping young person informed of representation processes
- completing report on organisational template.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
- target groups relevant to the work context and youth activities and programs
- trauma informed communication strategies for young people
- impacts of change on systems and the role of individuals in the change process
- the importance of focusing on systemic change to support young people’s outcomes
- youth activities and programs relevant to the work context
- legal and safety requirements as they relate to activities and programs in youth work
- funding sources relevant to youth programs
- communication strategies, including negotiation and conflict resolution
- organisational policies and procedures.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):