Course Title: Support independence and wellbeing

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3414 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Home and Community)

Course Title: Support independence and wellbeing

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 80

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 course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with

  • CHCCCS015 Provide individualised support 
  • CHCAGE001 Facilitate the empowerment of older people
   


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS6076C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2023

Course Contact: Clare McGlone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929

Course Contact Email: clare.mcglone@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to provide individualised services in ways that support independence, as well as, physical and emotional wellbeing. This course applies to workers in a range of community services contexts who provide frontline support services within the context of an established individualised plan.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCCS023 Support independence and wellbeing

Elements:

1. Recognise and support individual differences

2. Promote independence

3. Support physical wellbeing

4. Support social, emotional and psychological wellbeing

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will have the skills and knowledge required to provide individualised services in ways that support independence, as well as, physical and emotional wellbeing


Overview of Assessment

This unit of competency is delivered and assessed with the following unit sof competency:

  • CHCCCS015 Provide individualised support 
  • CHCAGE001 Facilitate the empowerment of older people

There will be three forms of assessment including knowledge quizzes, simulated assessments and practical assessments undertaken in the work place.

Students are given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required skills. A third (3rd) attempt can only be offered after discussions between teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic. Resubmissions beyond two (2) attempts are at the discretion of the teacher and/or coordinator.