Course Title: Manage legal and ethical compliance
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2022
Course Code: JUST5756C
Course Title: Manage legal and ethical compliance
School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage
Course Contact: Laura Yeomans
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4289
Course Contact Email: laura.yeomans@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 80
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research information about compliance and ethical practice responsibilities, and then develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities.
This unit applies to people working in roles with managerial responsibility for legal and ethical compliance in small to medium sized organisations. There may or may not be a team of workers involved.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance |
Element: |
1. Research information required for legal compliance |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify sources of information about compliance requirements 1.2 Evaluate own area of work and determine scope of compliance requirements 1.3 Access and interpret information relevant to area of work 1.4 1dentify risks, penalties and consequences of non compliance 1.5 Assess and act on need for specialist legal advice |
Element: |
2. Determine ethical responsibilities |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify the ethical framework that applies to the work context 2.2 Incorporate scope of practice considerations as part of ethical practice 2.3 Evaluate responsibilities to workers, clients and the broader community 2.4 Model ethical behaviour in own work |
Element: |
3. Develop and communicate policies and procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Clearly articulate and document policies and procedures to support legal and ethical practice in readily accessible formats 3.2 Integrate documentation and record keeping requirements into policies and procedures 3.3 Ensure systems protect client information 3.4 Nominate the roles and responsibilities of different people in meeting requirements where multiple people are involved 3.5 Distribute policies, procedures and legal information to colleagues and peers in a timely fashion |
Element: |
4. Monitor compliance |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Evaluate work practices for non-compliance on an ongoing basis, and implement modifications 4.2 Maintain and update required accreditations or certifications 4.3 Refer issues or breaches of ethical or legal practice to relevant peopl |
Element: |
5. Maintain knowledge of compliance requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Identify and use opportunities to maintain knowledge of current and emerging legal requirements and ethical issues 5.2 Share updated knowledge and information with peers and colleagues. 5.3 Pro-actively engage in process of review and improvement |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency above.
Details of Learning Activities
Students will engage in a hybrid unit. This being a combination of workshops and webinars via collaborate ultra within Canvas.
- Students will work within groups.
- Discussion boards.
- Use of break out groups virtually.
- review of class resources
- engagement of association regulations in Industry
Teaching Schedule
Week |
Class & Activities | Assessment Task |
| 1 |
Introduction to unit Review of : Legal terminology Industry Regulations Code of Conduct |
Organise Assessment task 2 groups AT1 & 2 |
| 2 |
Review: Personal Ethics and boundaries Responsibilities and Ethics |
At1 & 2 - Group work in class |
| 3 |
Review: Duty of Care Negligence Clients rights |
At1 & 2 -Group work in Class |
| 4 |
Review: Informed Consent Privacy and Confidential |
At1 & 2 -Group work in Class |
| 5 |
Review: Documentation and the Law Client recordkeeping and keeping accurate documentation |
At1 & 2 -Group work in Class |
| 6 |
Review: Working with Children Misconduct and respect for others |
At1 & 2 -Group work in Class |
| 7 |
Review: Employment Standards |
At1 & 2 -Group work in Class |
| 8 | Assessment 2 interviews with groups |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Assessment Task 1 – Case studies
Assessment Task 2 – Written assessment
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 - written assessment relating to an industry related situations . Students are to respond to the case study by answering all questions within the assessment .Due date - refer to Canvas
Assessment 2 - written assessment completed within a working group . Students are to create a clinic policy book relating to a working clinic. Due date - refer to Canvas
Assessment Matrix
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