CHCPRT025 - Identify and report children and young people at risk

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Unit code: CHCPRT025 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
Footscray Nicholson
Sunshine
Werribee
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify children and young people who are at risk and report in line with legislative requirements. This work occurs within legislative and policy frameworks and carries a duty of care responsibility.
This unit applies to workers in a range of job roles providing services to children and young people including in community services and health 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 units 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:

  • implement work practices which support the protection of at least two children and young people, including:
  • complying with regulations, legislation and duty of care responsibilities
  • employing child-focused and ethical work practices to uphold the rights of children and young people
  • maintaining confidentiality
  • identifying and responding to concerns in the protection of children and young people
  • read and interpret the procedures for reporting children and young people at risk in line with organisational policies and procedures and legislative requirements.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • types, indicators and dynamics of abuse:
  • physical
  • emotional
  • psychological
  • sexual
  • neglect
  • parental
  • pre-natal
  • protective and risk factors that apply to different groups:
  • age
  • gender
  • disability
  • culture
  • sexuality
  • key aspects of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • impact of risk of harm
  • characteristics of children and young people of risk
  • characteristics of child-focused work practices
  • engagement techniques for working with children and young people:
  • establishing rapport
  • asking non-leading and open questions
  • active listening techniques
  • duty of care, professional boundaries, and responsibilities
  • impact of trauma on children and young people
  • ethical needs and considerations including:
  • approaches that incorporate the conventions on the rights of the child and human rights
  • obligations as defined by the job specification and employing organisation
  • obligations as stated in relevant codes of practice, licensing, accreditation registration to professional bodies and service agreements
  • principles of ethical decision making
  • overview of legal system and how it pertains to the job role:
  • child protection system, including reporting protocols, responses to reporting and interagency policies
  • child protection legislation in the relevant State or Territory
  • Commonwealth, State or Territory requirements and processes for notifying risk, suspected harm and reporting process
  • statutory and policy requirements relating to job role
  • organisational policies and procedures for:
  • gathering information
  • documentation
  • reporting
  • communication
  • privacy and confidentiality.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the Victoria University Polytechnic e-Learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate IV in Youth Work
CHC40421 | Certificate iv | Duration:

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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