Course Title: Work legally and ethically

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2023

Course Code: HWSS6068C

Course Title: Work legally and ethically

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4423 - Certificate IV in Mental Health

Course Contact: Chris Walters

Course Contact Phone: +61399258268

Course Contact Email: chris.walters@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 55

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role.

This unit applies to community services and health workers who play a proactive role in identifying and meeting their legal and ethical responsibilities.

This unit is delivered and assessed in a cluster with CHCADV001: Facilitate the interests and rights of clients.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
Element:	1. Identify and respond to legal requirements
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Identify, access and interpret sources of information about the legal requirements that apply to the work role 1.2 Identify the scope and nature of own legal rights and responsibilities 1.3 Adhere to legal requirements in work practice according to workplace policies and procedures and scope of role 1.4 Recognise potential or actual breaches and report according to organisation procedures
Element:	2. Identify and meet ethical responsibilities
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Identify, access and interpret sources of information about the ethical responsibilities that apply to the work role 2.2 Identify the scope and nature of own ethical responsibilities 2.3 Meet ethical responsibilities according to workplace policies and protocols, and scope of role 2.4 Recognise potential ethical issues and dilemmas, and discuss with an appropriate person 2.5 Recognise own personal values and attitudes and take into account to ensure non-judgemental practice 2.6 Use effective problem solving techniques when exposed to competing value systems 2.7 Recognise unethical conduct and report to an appropriate person 2.8 Recognise potential and actual conflicts of interest and take appropriate action
Element:	3. Contribute to workplace improvements
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Identify situations where work practices could be improved to meet legal and ethical responsibilities 3.2 Pro-actively share feedback with colleagues and supervisors 3.3 Identify and take opportunities to contribute to the review and development of policies and protocols

Learning Outcomes

This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to effectively demonstrate competency in the above elements.

 

Details of Learning Activities

There will be a range of learning activities to engage students with course material to develop skills, knowledge and understanding in providing services to people within legal and ethical frameworks. The learning activities will be interactive and will include: group work activities, peer learning, discussions, case studies, reflective learning, quizzes and practice learning exercises.

Teaching Schedule

CHCLEG001

Semester 2 - 2023	Course schedule: Work legally and ethically
Week	Topic	Assessment
Week 1	Introduction: Overview Assessments  Determining the mental health services and community services legislative frameworks   The role or organisation policies and procedures   Understanding the nature of community services and mental health services standards
Week 2	Revision  Working within the boundaries of your role   Understanding your role, rights and responsibilities   Adhering to legal requirements in work practice   Following policies and procedures
Week 3	Revision  Identifying ethical responsibilities   Defining ethics   Identifying, accessing and interpreting sources of information about the ethical responsibilities that apply to your role   Meeting ethical responsibilities according to workplace codes, policies and procedure
Week 4	Revision  Maintaining ethical practice   Recognising own personal values and attitudes and taking them into account to ensure non-judgemental practice   Using effective problem-solving techniques to address ethical issues, dilemmas and competing value systems   Apply models to make ethical decisions   Recognising and reporting legal and ethical breaches   Recognising potential or actual legal breaches and making reports   Recognising and reporting potential unethical behaviour   Recognising and reporting conflicts of interest   Contributing to workplace improvements   Identifying ideas for improvements to practice   Sharing feedback with others   Contributing to the review and development of policies and procedures    Assessment Task 1
Week 5	Revision  Human Rights   What are rights   History of Human Rights   Rights within the community   Rights in agencies   Introduction to advocacy   What is advocacy?   Advocacy principles and values   Different types of advocacy and their functions   Advocacy vs empowerment	Assessment Task 1
Week 6	Revision  Understanding interest and needs   Working with clients to identify their rights, interests and needs   Discussing options to meet rights and providing information   Interview skills when meeting a client   Stage 1:   Rapport building and initial start of meeting   Listening skills   Mandatory reporting
Week 7	Revision  Interview skills when meeting with a client   Stage 2   Invitation to talk and defining the issues   Techniques   Listening with interest   Paraphrasing   Working in collaboration with clients   Implementing and practicing collaboration techniques   Collaboration role plays to identify interests and rights   Assessment Task 3 preparation and practice
Week 8	Revision Advocating alongside and on behalf of a client   Accessing a client's ability to self-advocate   Initiating and negotiating strategies for addressing client interests and rights   Representing clients to achieve outcomes   Providing ongoing support   Supporting clients and providing encouragement to exercise their rights and preferences   Accessing risk and promoting dignity of risk while balancing duty of care requirements
Week 9	Revision  Supporting clients to make a complaint   Assessment Task 3 Role Plays practice   Review client progress and follow up support	Assessment Task 2
Week 10	Assessment Task 3 – Role Plays
Week 11	Assessment Task 3 – Role Plays
Week 12	Assessment Task 3 – Role Plays
Week 13	Assessment Task 3 – Role Plays	Assessment Task 3
Week 14	Unit catch up and review

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The learning Lab
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https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops

Overview of Assessment

There are three individual assessment tasks consisting of short answer questions, role plays and a portfolio of work. 

In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must be marked as satisfactory for each assessment task. Students are allowed two submissions per assessment.  Any further resubmissions is at the discretion of the teacher and coordinator.

Assessment tasks include:   

Task 1: Online quiz 

Task 2: Role plays 

Task 3: Simulated Workplace Portfolio 

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Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: This assessment requires students to assess and review policies to ensure they met legal and ethical requirements. Students will be required to assess policies and procedures from a case study and determine their purpose, complete a policy improvement/development document and undertake a self-reflection exercise.

Assessment Task 2: This assessment requires students to complete short answer knowledge questions to consolidate and demonstrate knowledge, understanding and learning from this unit. 

Assessment Task 3: This assessment requires students to demonstrate their skills in assisting a client to make a complaint over 3 role plays.

Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix is located in canvas at the end of each assessment task.

Other Information

Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students

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