CHCAOD008 - Provide advanced interventions to meet the needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues

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Unit code: CHCAOD008 | Study level: TAFE
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City Flinders
Footscray Nicholson
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Sunshine
Werribee
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Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design, implement and monitor ongoing therapeutic interventions drawing on evidence informed models and techniques. It involves holistic consideration of all client needs, and collaboration with other services.  This unit applies to individuals who work with significant autonomy in the provision of interventions and support to clients with alcohol and other drugs (AOD) issues. While work is carried out in the context of an existing treatment plan, the worker may also design and adapt specific strategies.  The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and 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:

  • autonomously planned and provided intervention and support strategies to 2 different clients with AOD issues, and;
  • used at least 2 of the following approaches/models: cognitive behavioural therapy or mindful integrated cognitive behavioural therapy (MiCBT); rational emotive therapy; reality therapy; dialectical behaviour therapy; acceptance and commitment therapy; solution focussed therapy; narrative therapy; resilience based interventions; family counselling; group work and group counselling.

Required reading

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

As part of a course

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