Course Title: Work collaboratively with the care network and other services

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4425 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Course Title: Work collaboratively with the care network and other services

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.

Course Contact: Chris Walters

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8268

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



Course Description

This unit describes the skills knowledge required to work collaboratively with the care network and other potential services for a person with mental illness. This work provides a recovery oriented practice approach, involving a variety of health and community service professionals working collaboratively with the person and their care network.

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:

  • CHCMHS002 Establish self-directed recovery relationships 
  • CHCMHS003 Provide recovery oriented mental health services 

The course also incorporates 80 hours of work-placement activities.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCMHS004 Work collaboratively with the care network and other services

Elements:

1. Identify and build resilience and capacity in the person's care network and community of choice

2. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other services and programs

3. Review and monitor services provided by other organisations and programs

Learning Outcomes

This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to effectively in the above elements.  


Overview of Assessment

There are three individual assessment tasks consisting of short answer questions, role plays and a Self-reflection and Placement Supervisor Report. 

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: Knowledge assessment  

Task 2: Role plays 

Task 3: Self-reflection and Placement Supervisor Report

 

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.