Course Title: Deliver care services using a palliative approach
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3402 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability)
Course Title: Deliver care services using a palliative approach
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Important Information:
This unit is from the Home Community and Care Cluster, which is part C of the Training Package. This is on scope for the benefit of all returning students who are yet to complete their training.
Course Contact: Steve Bruechert
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4063
Course Contact Email: steve.bruechert@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
In this unit you will acquire the skills and knowledge neccesart to care for people with life-threatening or life-limiting illness and/or normal ageing process within a palliative approach
This unit will apply to workers in a residential or community context. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and is carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative approach |
Elements: |
1. Demonstrate commitment to empowerment for people with disability 2. Foster human rights 3. Facilitate choice and self-determination |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
This unit of competency is delivered and assessed with the unit of competency Provide support to people living with dementia (CHCAGE005)
There will be three forms of assessment and they will include a research task, questions and answers in relation to the unit of competency and practical assessment either in a simulated or workplace environment.
The assessment tasks are as follows:
Task 1: Questions and answers
Task 2: Research task
Task 3: Observation in a simulated and workplace environment
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
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