Course Title: Plan and conduct group activities

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4429 Certificate IV in Youth Work

Course Title: Plan and conduct group activities

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 70

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:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus  

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.  

 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS6082C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2024

Course Contact: Dianne Mackay

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Contact Email: dianne.mackay@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to establish, lead and participate in a groups using a collaborative, strengths-based approach.

 This unit applies to any individual involved in planning and leading group activities. Groups may be formal or informal.

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCGRP002 Plan and conduct group activities

Elements:

1.1 Review available information and identify the needs of the group 1.2 Generate ideas for activities that respond to identified needs 1.3 Identify, calculate and document the resources required for group activities 1.4 Identify and follow up on the need to make submissions for potential sources of assistance and resources within scope of own job role 1.5 Organise resources according to organisation procedures

2.1 Seek opportunities actively for collaborative planning and shared ownership with clients 2.2 Solicit, analyse and prioritise information about group's needs and expectations 2.3 Negotiate the purpose of group activities with the group allowing time and opportunity for individuals to articulate their ideas and wishes 2.4 Translate purpose of proposed group activity into a set of documented aims and objectives based on input 2.5 Analyse potential impact on group operation of the values and beliefs of both worker and client 2.6 Design group strategies that promote effective group operation and take into account specific characteristics of participating clients

3.1 Promote opportunities for open dialogue and active listening between group members 3.2 Encourage and model sensitivity to diverse participants 3.3 Use strategies to prevent conflict within own role, power and capacity 3.4 Identify and reinforce the outcomes of positive conflict 3.5 Clarify and confirm principles and practices of conflict resolution in a group and seek agreement to implement them 3.6 Encourage acknowledgement of rights and responsibilities and perceptions of all participants in the conflict situation 3.7 Offer opportunity to all participants for debriefing, support, mediation, consultation and facilitation

4.1 Ensure aims and objectives of the group activity provide the basis for evaluation and feedback 4.2 Seek feedback from group participants on leadership style, group process, achievement of objectives, other achievements and areas for development 4.3 Document evaluation information according to organisation procedures and distribute to relevant people


Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit should be able to demonstrated the following elements 

1. Plan group activities and resources

1.1 Review available information and identify the needs of the group

1.2 Generate ideas for activities that respond to identified needs

1.3 Identify, calculate and document the resources required for group activities

1.4 Identify and follow up on the need to make submissions for potential sources of assistance and resources within scope of own job role

1.5 Organise resources according to organisation procedures

 

2. Coordinate group planning processes

2.1 Seek opportunities actively for collaborative planning and shared ownership with clients

2.2 Solicit, analyse and prioritise information about group’s needs and expectations

2.3 Negotiate the purpose of group activities with the group allowing time and opportunity for individuals to articulate their ideas and wishes

2.4 Translate purpose of proposed group activity into a set of documented aims and objectives based on input

2.5 Analyse potential impact on group operation of the values and beliefs of both worker and client

2.6 Design group strategies that promote effective group operation and take into account specific characteristics of participating clients

 

3. Manage group processes and conflict

 

3.1 Promote opportunities for open dialogue and active listening between group members

3.2 Encourage and model sensitivity to diverse participants

3.3 Use strategies to prevent conflict within own role, power and capacity

3.4 Identify and reinforce the outcomes of positive conflict

3.5 Clarify and confirm principles and practices of conflict resolution in a group and seek agreement to implement them

3.6 Encourage acknowledgement of rights and responsibilities and perceptions of all participants in the conflict situation

3.7 Offer opportunity to all participants for debriefing, support, mediation, consultation and facilitation

 

4. Evaluate group activities

4.1 Ensure aims and objectives of the group activity provide the basis for evaluation and feedback

4.2 Seek feedback from group participants on leadership style, group process, achievement of objectives, other achievements and areas for development

4.3 Document evaluation information according to organisation procedures and distribute to relevant people


Overview of Assessment

This course is assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment.
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete the following assessment tasks to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher when you have completed the assessment tasks. 

Assessments will include:

1 Knowledge Questions

2 Group activities