Unit of competency
Modification History
Not applicable.
Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work with individuals, groups and the community to identify issues and develop cooperative processes to facilitate change.
This unit applies to workers using a community development approach to carry out work in the health, community services or other sectors. Workers at this level are part of a professional team and have the responsibility of supervision of others.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil
Competency Field
Community Development
Unit Sector
Community Services
Elements and Performance Criteria
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ELEMENTS |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
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Elements describe the essential outcomes |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1. Work with individuals and groups to identify issues. |
1.1. Communicate with individuals and groups to ensure that their story is heard and understood, and to test that there is common understanding. 1.2. Respond to individual and group issues in a manner which shows respect for and a commitment to assist in their resolution. 1.3. Proactively provide referrals to assist in the resolution of issues. 1.4. Identify and address barriers to moving private concerns into public action. 1.5. Identify individual and community strengths, talents and abilities that can address community priorities. |
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2. Work with groups to establish cooperative processes. |
2.1. Identify relevant models of work and establish mechanisms and actions to address group priorities and strengths. 2.2. Organise opportunities to facilitate community participation. 2.3. Establish common goals and coordinate strategies for a cooperative group process. 2.4. Engage key stakeholders in planning, implementing and evaluating strategies for community empowerment and action. 2.5. Follow organisational policies and procedures for reporting. |
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3. Support group processes and skills development. |
3.1. Identify strengths and assets and access available resources to facilitate group and community work strategies and activities. 3.2. Participate in facilitation of effective group meetings to enhance outcomes. 3.3. Support and maintain group processes to facilitate achievement of identified outcomes by the group. 3.4. Monitor effectiveness of group processes and provide information to the group to enable improvement and change. |
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4. Reflect on practice. |
4.1. Reflect on and improve own practice. 4.2. Regularly participate in a review mechanism as a commitment to upgrading skills and knowledge. 4.3. Work with the group to reflect on group practice and processes and identify areas for improvement. |
Foundation Skills
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Foundation skills essential to performance in this unit, but not explicit in the performance criteria are listed here, along with a brief context statement. |
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SKILLS |
DESCRIPTION |
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Reading skills to: |
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Unit Mapping Information
Supersedes and is equivalent to CHCCDE011 Implement community development strategies.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e0c25cc-3d9d-4b43-80d3-bd22cc4f1e53
