Course Title: Address the needs of people with chronic disease

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4367 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance

Course Title: Address the needs of people with chronic disease

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 75

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:

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Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
SPRT5107C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2020, Term2 2020, Term1 2021, Term2 2021
SPRT5107C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2022, Term2 2022, Term2 2023

Course Contact: Jade Cusworth

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8382

Course Contact Email: jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and address specific issues faced by people who have a chronic disease, in the context of contributing to a holistic approach to support.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CHCCCS001 Address the needs of people with chronic disease
Elements:	1. Determine the person's needs 2. Support the person in a holistic manner 3. Contribute to a coordinated service approach

Learning Outcomes

See Elements Above

Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit in order to be deemed competent.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.

Assessment Task 1:  Written knowledge assessment

Assessment Task 2: Role play and Presentation

Assessment Task 3: Clinical Placement

Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment such as a supervised student clinic or at a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement activity.
 
Competency based training requires you to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.
 
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.