NZQA registered unit standard
28537 version 1
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Title
Develop and implement a self-care plan as a youth worker in the
youth development sector
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit standard is for experienced people working with
young people in the youth development sector.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and
describe personal wellness requirements; and develop and
implement a self-care plan, as a youth worker in the youth
development sector.
Classification
Social Services > Youth Development
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and codes relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to:
Code of Ethics for Youth Work in Aotearoa New Zealand;
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989;
Crimes Act 1961;
Human Rights Act 1993;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Official Information Act 1982;
Privacy Act 1993.
2
Definitions
Organisational policies and procedures – policies, procedures, and methodologies of
an organisation. They include legislative and regulatory requirements which may
apply across an organisation, a specific site, or a workplace. Requirements are
documented in the organisation’s health and safety plans, contract work
programmes, quality assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents
and codes of ethics.
Needs of youth worker – may include but are not limited to: cultural, economic,
educational, emotional, psychological, physical, spiritual, social, political.
Wellness – an holistic concept, and means more than the absence of disease.
Wellness implies emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing, within the
cultural context of the person.
Youth development sector – a situation where youth development practice is being
used intentionally to promote positive development of young people. Examples
include education, sport, community development, religious groups, cultural groups,
and interest groups.
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Assessment note
This unit standard requires particular depth of disclosure of personal information. All
communications with and between people preparing for award of this unit standard
are treated confidentially by accredited providers, and others involved in preparation
for assessment. The scope and limits of confidentiality are defined through
negotiation, and informed consent, and criteria established by legislation, ethical
practice, and organisational policies and procedures.
Sources of criteria as established by legislation, ethical practice, and organisational
policies and procedures include but are not limited to: Official Information Act 1982,
Privacy Act 1993, youth development organisation codes of conduct, codes of
practice issued by the Privacy Commissioner, youth development codes of ethics,
and organisational policies and procedures, strategic plans, kawa, or tikanga.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify and describe personal wellness requirements as a youth worker in the youth
development sector.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Elements that enhance personal wellness are identified and described in terms
of the candidate’s own needs.
Range
1.2
elements that enhance personal wellness may include but are not
limited to – nutrition; exercise; rest; creativity; personal and
professional self-esteem; management of anger and stress; job
satisfaction and security; personal and professional relationships;
balanced lifestyle between family/whānau, friends, leisure,
recreation, and work; professional supervision; spirituality;
evidence is required of five elements.
Life events that could impact on personal wellness are identified and described
in terms of their potential impact on the candidate’s personal wellness.
Range
life events may include but are not limited to – relationship issues;
family/whānau or household issues; education-related issues; loss
of physical or mental abilities; physical and mental illness; grief
and loss; employment-related issues; financial-related issues;
housing changes;
evidence is required of three life events and one potential impact
for each.
Outcome 2
Develop and implement a self-care plan as a youth worker in the youth development
sector.
Range
self-care strategies may include but are not limited to – nutrition; exercise; rest;
management of anger and stress; education; training; career development;
conflict resolution; mental, physical, or spiritual healing; grief resolution;
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changes to the balance of lifestyle between family/whānau, friends, leisure,
recreation, and work; professional supervision;
evidence is required of a minimum of four strategies.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Self-care strategies to enhance and maintain personal wellness are identified in
terms of the candidate’s own requirements.
2.2
Self-care strategies to minimise the impact of life events on personal wellness
are identified in terms of the candidate’s own requirements.
2.3
The self-care plan is implemented in terms of the strategies identified in the
plan.
2.4
The self-care plan is evaluated in terms of changes to personal wellness.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 March 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0222
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 (CMRs). 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.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Community Support Services ITO Limited info@careerforce.org.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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