NZQA Expiring unit standard
23392 version 4
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Title
Describe ethical behaviour in a health, disability, or community
setting
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe
consumer rights and ethical behaviour in a health, disability, or
community setting.
Classification
Health, Disability, and Aged Support > Health and Disability
Principles in Practice
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Version 3 was republished to correct errors in the replacement information.
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Legislation and codes relevant to this unit standard include:
Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services
Consumers’ Rights) Regulations 1996 (the Code of Rights);
Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Human Rights Act 1993;
Privacy Act 1993.
2
New Zealand Standards relevant to this unit standard include:
NZS 8134.0:2008 Health and disability services Standards – Health and disability
services (general) Standard;
NZS 8134.1:2008 Health and disability services Standards – Health and disability
services (core) Standards;
NZS 8134.2:2008 Health and disability services Standards – Health and disability
services (restraint minimisation and safe practice) Standards;
NZS 8134.3:2008 Health and disability services Standards – Health and disability
services (infection prevention and control) Standards;
NZS 8158:2003 Home and Community Support Sector Standard; available at
http://www.standards.co.nz/.
3
This unit standard may be assessed against in a simulated environment.
Assessment may be based on a case study, or on actual people, or on a combination
of the two.
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Definitions
Consumer refers to a person accessing services in a health or disability setting in
either a residential care facility or in a private home – the person’s own or a friend’s,
group’s, or family member’s.
This unit standard is
expiring
Community Support Services ITO Limited
SSB Code 101814
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
23392 version 4
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Organisation’s policies and procedures are the policies and procedures of the
employing organisation of the candidate and include ethical codes, standards, and
other organisational requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe consumer rights in a health, disability, or community setting.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Consumer rights are described in terms of the Code of Rights.
Range
1.2
evidence is required for four rights.
Rights to privacy are described in terms of the definition of privacy in the Code
of Rights.
Range
evidence is required for two aspects of privacy.
Outcome 2
Describe ethical behaviour in a health, disability, or community setting.
Range
towards consumers, towards colleagues.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Characteristics of ethical behaviour are described in terms of their application to
a health, disability, or community setting.
2.2
Community expectations of providers' ethical conduct are described in terms of
their application to a health, disability, or community setting.
2.3
This unit standard is
The ways in which personal
values, cultural practices, ethical requirements, and
expiring
consumer rights can all be respected are described in terms of the
organisation’s policies and procedures.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 16849 have been
replaced by unit standard 28542.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Community Support Services ITO Limited
SSB Code 101814
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
23392 version 4
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 October 2007
31 December 2016
Revision
2
21 January 2011
31 December 2016
Review
3
19 March 2015
31 December 2018
Rollover
4
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0024
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is
expiring
Community Support Services ITO Limited
SSB Code 101814
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016