NZQA registered unit standard
26891 version 1
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Title
Describe effects of brain injury on communication, and implement
strategies to support a person after brain injury
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
effects of brain injury on communication for a person after brain
injury, and strategies to support a person with communication
after brain injury; and implement strategies to support a person
with communication after brain injury.
Classification
Health, Disability, and Aged Support > Brain Injury Support
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 26888, Describe effects of brain injury on cognitive
function, and implement strategies to support a person after
brain injury.
Explanatory notes
1
Codes and standards relevant to this unit standard include:
Health and Disability Commissioner (The Code of Health and Disability Services
Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996;
NZS 8158:2003 Home and Community Support Sector Standard.
2
References include:
Accident Compensation Corporation. (2006). Traumatic brain injury: Diagnosis, acute
management and rehabilitation. Wellington: New Zealand Guidelines Group for ACC,
available at http://www.acc.co.nz (search for ACC2404);
Centre for Neuro Skills Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) available at
http://www.neuroskills.com/assess.shtml, and http://www.shoestringgraphics.com/CP2020/medtech/glossary/glasgow.htm.
3
Support should aim to: maintain, improve, or restore a consumer's independence
and/or interdependence; utilise the consumer's existing strengths; and where
possible, utilise the resources of the local community.
Community Support Services ITO Limited
SSB Code 101814
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Definitions
Service plan is a generic term that covers the individual or group plans (which may
also be referred to by other names) that are developed by service providers for
people receiving support (and may include their family/whānau as appropriate).
Voice changes may include but are not limited to: changes in – vocal range, intensity,
pitch, tone, rhythm, or inflection.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the effects of brain injury on communication for a person after brain injury.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Aspects of a person’s communication that may be affected by brain injury are
described.
Range
1.2
Communication impairments experienced by a person after brain injury are
described.
Range
1.3
cognitive communication, expressive language, receptive
language, social communication, oromotor function, voice
changes, non-verbal, affect recognition, vision, hearing.
expressive and/or receptive dysphasia, cognitive communication
dysfunction, dysarthria, dysphonia, dysfluency, pragmatic
language impairment, acquired dyslexia, vision, hearing.
Communication impairments experienced by a person after brain injury are
described in terms of their impact on the person, and his or her ability to
maintain life roles.
Range
life roles may include but are not limited to – family/whānau
relationships, social, cultural, spiritual, economic, community,
vocational, educational, civic;
evidence is required for the impact of two communication
impairments on a minimum of three life roles.
Outcome 2
Describe strategies to support a person with communication after brain injury.
Range
evidence is required for a minimum of four strategies.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Strategies to support a person with communication after brain injury are
described in accordance with the person’s service plan.
Community Support Services ITO Limited
SSB Code 101814
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26891 version 1
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strategies may include but are not limited to – prompting,
communication books and boards, augmentative communication
devices, education, allowing response time, personal organisers,
education, self-monitoring, self-cueing, study skills, computers,
internet access, mobile phones, Braille, sign language(s).
Range
Outcome 3
Implement strategies to support a person with communication after brain injury.
Range
evidence is required for a minimum of four strategies.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Strategies to support a person with communication after brain injury are
implemented in accordance with the person’s service plan.
strategies may include but not limited to – prompting,
communication books and boards, augmentative communication
devices, education, allowing response time, personal organisers,
education, self-monitoring, self-cueing, study skills, computers,
internet access, mobile phones, Braille, sign language(s).
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 November 2010
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0024
This AMAP 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, 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 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.
Community Support Services ITO Limited
SSB Code 101814
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26891 version 1
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Consent 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 ITO Limited
enquiries@careerforce.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
Community Support Services ITO Limited
SSB Code 101814
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016