Course Title: Promote and facilitate self advocacy
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2024
Course Code: HWSS8153C
Course Title: Promote and facilitate self advocacy
Important Information:
Please note that this course has compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching and assessment activities.
School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4423 - Certificate IV in Mental Health
Course Contact: Jennifer Furby
Course Contact Phone: 9925 8310
Course Contact Email: jennifer.furby@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
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 encourage, support and promote self-advocacy. The promotion and facilitation of self-advocacy contributes to a person’s self-determination, empowerment and right to make informed choices in regard to all aspects of their life.
This unit applies to work with people living with mental illness in a range of community services work contexts.
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: |
CHCMHS008 Promote and facilitate self advocacy |
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Element: |
1. Assist individuals or groups to identify their issues, rights and preferred options |
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Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Apply strategic questioning to clarify advocacy issues 1.2 Review and provide information on self advocacy in relation to individual or group issues 1.3 Assist individual or group to identify their own needs and rights and to determine if their rights are being infringed or not being met 1.4 Work with individuals or groups to evaluate and negotiate advocacy options 1.5 Document advocacy options according to organisation policy and procedures |
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Element: |
2. Enable individuals to gain self-advocacy skills |
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Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
3. Follow up and support individuals after self-advocacy |
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Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Follow up and reflect with the individual the self-advocacy process and outcomes 3.2 Identify further strategies and next steps according to individual’s needs 3.3 Provide additional advocacy support to individuals, when needed, to further enhance their self-advocacy efforts |
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Element: |
4. Promote self-advocacy |
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Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Model aspects of self-advocacy through assertive communication skills 4.2 Identify and use opportunities to promote the right of individuals to self-advocate 4.3 Encourage a culture of self-advocacy and dignity of risk 4.4 Develop promotional material about self-advocacy 4.5 Raise awareness about barriers to self-advocacy |
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.
Details of Learning Activities
Classes where information is shared through talks and group discussions, and exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time in class, will also be spent working on applied assessment tasks.
Teaching Schedule
Please refer to Canvas for a thorough overview of class schedules and assessment task due dates.
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
www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab
The Study Support Hub
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/study-support-hub
English for uni workshops
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops
Overview of Assessment
This unit is part of an integrated program. You must demonstrate critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:
• Oral or written questioning
• Oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of work practice
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.
Regular attendance is necessary.
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 Co-ordinator or the Equitable Learning Services team if you would like to find out more.
Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on Canvas.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:
• Oral or written questioning
• Oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of work practice.
Full assessment briefs are provided in Canvas.
Students enrolled in Vocational Education and Training qualifications are assessed for Competency. To be assessed as Competent means you have consistently demonstrated the required knowledge and skills to a standard expected in the workplace. To be assessed as Competent in this course, you will need to complete each assessment task to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher at the conclusion of each assessment task.
Regular attendance is necessary.
You should refer to the assessment brief which is available through Canvas for a full assessment criterion.
Results that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessments are:
CA - Competency Achieved
NYC - Not Yet Competent
DNS - Did not submit for assessment
This unit is delivered and assessed in a cluster with CHCADV001: Facilitate the Interests and Rights of Clients
You will be given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required knowledge and 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.
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency.
The assessment matrix is 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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