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Describe social services in the
community
level:
4
credit:
4
planned review date:
June 2006
sub-field:
Social Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe
social services in the community.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Community Support Services ITO
Limited (Careerforce).
special notes:
1
People awarded credit in this unit standard are able to
outline the meaning of the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
and the relevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to social
service work, and are able to apply this competence to
the context of assessment for this unit standard (for
further clarification, please refer to Unit 19408, Outline
the meaning and relevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in
social service work).
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Glossary
Needs for social services include cultural, physical,
spiritual, and mental needs, and may include but are
not limited to: abuse, neglect, and violence issues;
alcohol and drug issues; alternative care; ageing;
career guidance and employment; criminal justice;
cultural needs; disabilities; economic development;
education; finance and income support; gender issues;
grief and loss; housing and land; human rights; infertility
and pregnancy; legal issues; physical and mental
health; recreation; sexuality; youth issues; whānau,
hapū, and iwi needs.
Sources of information may include but are not limited
to: Citizen's Advice Bureaux, community houses,
libraries social service directories, social service
networks, agency or organisational information bases
and directories, statutes, statutory regulations, by-laws,
telephone directories, advertisements, promotional
materials, pamphlets, videos.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe social services in the community.
performance criteria
1.1
Social services in the community are identified from a range of sources of
information.
Range:
evidence is required of three sources of information.
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1.2
The description lists social service providers in the community from each of the
major categories of social service providers.
Range:
1.3
Social services in the community are described in terms of their kaupapa or
mission statement.
Range:
1.4
evidence is required for each of the social service providers listed
for performance criterion 1.2.
Social services in the community are described in terms of the range of services
they provide to meet needs for social services.
Range:
1.5
major categories of social service providers - central government,
regional government, local government, non-governmental
organisations, Iwi/Maōri social services, Pacific Island social
services.
Evidence is required of one social service provider from each
category.
evidence is required of description of two services for each of five
needs for social services from the range in the Glossary.
Social services in the community are described in terms of the accessibility and
availability of the social services they provide.
Range:
accessibility and availability may include but are not limited to costs to access the service, eligibility criteria, target populations,
physical access.
Evidence is required of two of the range for each of the services
identified for performance criterion 1.4.
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Comments to:
Careerforce
PO Box 2637
Wellington 6140
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0222]
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