NZQA registered unit standard
9135 version 5
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Title
Identify and apply ethical guidelines for working with young people
who have special education needs
Level
5
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
purpose of codes of ethics; describe and apply a code of ethics
relevant for working with young people with special education
needs; and describe procedures for dealing with ethical
concerns.
Classification
Special Education > Professional Practice in Special Education
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is interpreted in accordance with current Ministry of Education,
Special Education Policy Guidelines, which can be accessed via the Ministry of
Education’s website http://www.education.govt.nz.
2
This unit standard is also interpreted in accordance with the following legislation:
Privacy Act 1993, Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994, Protected
Disclosures Act 2000.
3
Young people refers to infants, toddlers and young children, children, and
adolescents.
4
References
Stonehouse, A, Our Code of Ethics at Work (Watson, A.C.T: Australian Early
Childhood Association, Revised 1998);
NZEI Te Riu Roa Code of Ethics. This publication can be accessed via the NZEI
website:
http://www.nzei.org.nz/documents/About-us/NZEI_code_of_ethics_July_2008.pdf.
New Zealand Teachers Council Code of Ethics. This publication can be accessed
via the Teachers Council website:
http://www.teacherscouncil.co.nz/content/code-ethics-registered-teachers-0.
5
This unit standard is intended for those who work in home, community, and
education settings with young people who have special education needs. This
includes working in a manner appropriate to different cultural groups.
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SSB Code 130301
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NZQA registered unit standard
9135 version 5
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the purpose of codes of ethics.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Purpose of codes of ethics and situations in which they apply are identified and
described.
1.2
Difference between codes of ethics, policy statements, regulations, and legal
requirements is described.
Outcome 2
Describe and apply a code of ethics relevant for working with young people with special
education needs.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Code of ethics is described in terms of interaction with young people with
special education needs.
Range
2.2
includes but is not limited to – an individual’s responsibilities, client
rights, legal requirements, privacy, advocacy.
Code of ethics is applied to a real situation in a workplace.
Range
includes but is not limited to – individual’s responsibilities, client
rights, legal requirements, privacy, advocacy.
Outcome 3
Describe procedures for dealing with ethical concerns in accordance with workplace
practice.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Ways to raise ethical concerns are described.
3.2
Complaint procedures for unresolved ethical issues are described.
3.3
Unresolved ethical issue is identified and options for resolution are described.
Planned review date
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
31 December 2018
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NZQA registered unit standard
9135 version 5
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 March 1997
31 December 2010
Revision
2
14 August 2002
31 December 2010
Review
3
25 July 2006
31 December 2012
Review
4
22 October 2010
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
5
20 August 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0100
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
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