HLTAHA032 - Support maintenance of functional status

Unit code:HLTAHA032Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

Sunshine
Werribee

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide assistance to an Allied Health Professional. Work includes supporting the individual to participate in developmental activities that will enhance or maintain functional status.
This unit applies to Allied Health Assistants and should be performed under the direct, indirect or remote supervision and delegation of an Allied Health Professional (AHP).The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Allied Health Assistant Framework, Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.

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:

assist in the development and implementation of active support strategies for three people, one in simulation and two in the workplace
work collaboratively with three people and carers, one in simulation and two in the workplace, in the development of daily living skills
perform the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 120 hours of allied health assistance work. At least 60% of this work must be carried out in an allied health workplace. The remaining 40% may be carried out in a simulated environment, if an allied health workplace is unavailable.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

procedures for escalation of risks
allied health core competencies:

person-centred care
individual therapy
group therapy
communication of information
equipment and environment

principles and practices of active support and the promotion of individual’s rights, choices and wellbeing when supporting participation in developmental activities
variability and complexities of workplace settings and how they affect service delivery
quality assurance, best practice and accreditation standards
strategies to support, motivate and encourage person and carers
concepts and procedures for stepping down treatment or intervention when person becomes distressed, in pain or wishes to stop
organisational policies and procedures in relation to:

confidentiality
documentation:

reporting
recording person data in relation to diagnostic and therapeutic programs or treatments
written communication to Allied Health Professional
professional behaviour and presentation
infection control practices
work health and safety (WHS)
manual handling
supervision and delegation
manufacturer requirements

scope of practice of the Allied Health Assistant and Allied Health Professional
legal and ethical considerations relevant to allied health:

codes of practice for work in occupational therapy
privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
duty of care
discrimination
human rights
procedures to provide feedback
public liability and professional indemnity insurance

principles of empowering the older person
principles of empowering people living with disability or serious mental illness
changes related to ageing
concepts of holistic health and wellbeing
social determinants of health
concepts of the medical model, the biopsychosocial models and the human rights-based approach of allied health interventions
principles of choice and control
concept of reablement.

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.