Assessment Requirements for CHCAOD009 Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CHCAOD009 Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version was released in CHC Community Services Training Package release 2.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages. Significant changes to elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment, including volume and frequency requirements. Significant change to knowledge evidence.

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be demonstrated evidence that the candidate has:

developed a treatment plan based on existing assessments and within organisation guidelines for 2 people requiring different types of interventions and service supports

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

legal and ethical considerations (international, national, state/territory, local) in AOD work, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:

children in the workplace

codes of conduct

codes of practice

discrimination

dignity of risk

duty of care

human rights

informed consent

mandatory reporting

practice standards

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure, including limitations

policy frameworks

records management

rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients

specific AOD legislation

work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations

work health and safety

different approaches and models of service planning and case management

principles of:

person centred approach

effective communication and negotiation techniques

organisation policies, procedures and guidelines for individual treatment plans

types of issues beyond the scope of AOD services where referral or inter-agency collaboration may be required

role of family members and others in the client support network in relation to successful treatment planning, implementation and review

types of information and terminology found in client assessments and how to interpret these

what constitutes effective treatment goals for AOD issues

AOD service delivery models including:

inpatient

outpatient

residential

home based

outreach

technology delivered

brief and longer term treatments and interventions available, when and how they are used

processes for the matching of treatment goals to different interventions and strategies aimed at abstinence and controlled AOD use

ways of using stages of change to identify appropriate treatment goals, strategies and referral options

barriers and cultural factors that may impact on a person with AOD issues achieving treatment goals and ways to address this

how and where to access specialist AOD information

factors affecting support work with people from specific groups:

men

women

young people

elders

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. The following conditions must have been met for this unit:

use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:

client assessments

organisation policies and procedures

modelling of industry operating conditions, including involvement of people with whom the candidate can interact

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e0c25cc-3d9d-4b43-80d3-bd22cc4f1e53