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Collaborate within and across sectors in a health, disability or
community context
Level
5
Credits
7
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people who are, or who intend to be
employed in disability support assessment, planning, and coordination in the
community support sector.
People credited with unit standard are able to: develop and maintain
networks with stakeholders; identify support needs in conjunction with
assessors from other funding streams; collaborate with stakeholders within
and across sectors in planning, allocation and coordination of supports; and
plan for support and/or service development within and across sectors in
health, disability or community settings.
Subfield
Community Support
Domain
Disability Support Assessment, Planning, and
Coordination
Status
Registered
Status date
20 March 2008
Date version published
20 March 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Community Support Services Industry Training
Organisation Limited
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0024
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Special notes
1
The performance of all elements of this unit standard must comply with any relevant
cultural or legislative requirements including the rights and responsibilities of people
receiving services or supports as outlined in the Health and Disability Commissioner
(Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights) Regulations 1996.
2
In this sector, support should be given to a person in a manner that is individualised,
acknowledges diversity, and maximises the potential for achievement of the person’s
goals. Support must be appropriate to the needs of the person and utilise existing
strengths and, wherever possible, optimise the use of the local community.
Performance of the elements of this unit standard must fit within these broad
parameters.
3
This unit standard cannot be assessed against in a simulated environment. It is
required that people seeking credit for this unit standard demonstrate competence
and be assessed in the workplace. This can be through paid or unpaid employment,
or in placements in a service provider workplace negotiated by an education
provider.
4
An ability to integrate theory with practice in the workplace must be demonstrated.
This will call for evidence of consistency in collaboration within and across sectors in
a range of situations.
5
Coordination may include family/whanau or support networks where appropriate.
6
On all occasions the decision to involve the person’s family/whanau or support
networks will be the decision of the person receiving the service.
7
Coordination is based on a support plan which is based on an assessment that may
have been developed by a person other than the person seeking credit for this unit
standard. The agreed needs and goals referred to in this unit standard are those
needs and goals that were documented as part of that assessment process.
8
Definition
Organisation’s policies and procedures are the policies and procedures of the
employing organisation of the candidate and include ethical codes, standards, and
requirements of the organisation involved.
9
Range
Stakeholders within and across sectors may include but are not limited to –
government departments, district health boards, funded service providers, education
providers and agencies, mental health providers and agencies, and local
government.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Develop and maintain networks with stakeholders in health, disability or community
settings.
Performance criteria
1.1
Networks are identified and developed in accordance with stakeholder and
organisational requirements.
1.2
Organisations identified for networking are described in terms of their roles and
responsibilities.
Range
evidence must be presented for four organisations.
1.3
Contact with networks is planned, maintained and purposeful in accordance
with organisational requirements.
1.4
Processes for cooperation and collaboration are utilised and accord with the
organisation’s policies and procedures.
Element 2
Identify support needs in conjunction with assessors from other funding streams in health,
disability or community settings.
Performance criteria
2.1
Assessors from other sectors collaborate in the disability support assessment
process in accordance with the requirements and agreement of the person
being assessed.
2.2
Documenting and reporting of the disability support assessment is collaborative
in accordance with the agreement of the person and the organisation’s policies
and procedures.
Element 3
Collaborate with stakeholders within and across sectors in planning, allocation and
coordination of supports in health, disability or community settings.
Performance criteria
3.1
Planning minimises duplication of process and records in accordance with the
agreement of the person and the organisation’s policies and procedures.
3.2
Resources are deployed collaboratively in response to the person’s needs to
maximise outcomes and in accordance with the organisations’ policies and
procedures.
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3.3
Key worker and lead roles within and across sectors are clear, documented and
maintained in accordance with the organisation’s policies and procedures.
Element 4
Plan for support and or service development within and across sectors in health, disability
or community settings.
Performance criteria
4.1
Information is shared on support/service gaps and reported in accordance with
the organisations’ policies and procedures.
4.2
Planning for, and development of, supports/services is shared to meet gaps
within and across sectors in accordance with the organisation’s policies and
procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation Limited
enquiries@cssito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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