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level:
5
credit:
6
planned review date:
June 2006
sub-field:
Social Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage
admission to residential care; contribute to planning for
residential care of the resident; contribute to residential care
of the resident; and contribute to evaluation of the residential
care plan.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and
teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Community Support Services ITO
Limited (Careerforce).
special notes:
1
People awarded credit in this unit standard are able to
explain the application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the
social services, and are able to apply this competence
to the context of assessment for this unit standard (for
further clarification, please refer to Unit 7927, Explain
the application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the social
services).
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Those who may be the subject of residential care
include children, young persons, and adults (including
elders).
They may require residential care for:
parenting purposes, care and protection, safety from
self endangerment, prevention of criminal offending,
youth justice requirements, physical or mental health
needs, disability related needs, prevention or
management of alcohol or drug usage, economic
development, health care, housing, human rights, legal
issues, sexuality and sexual orientation needs,
prevention of abuse, neglect, or violence. In the
context of this unit standard, residents may be
individuals or groups. People awarded credit for this
unit standard demonstrate competence in one context,
with any combination of the above factors.
3
Glossary
Abuse, neglect, and violence includes abusive,
neglectful, violent, or controlling behaviour that may be
economic, emotional, physical, social, verbal, spiritual,
and/or sexual in nature. It also includes role abuse,
which means the abuse of power by an individual or
agency that has a professional, service, or status-based
role in relation to survivors. Abuse, neglect, and
violence may occur within or outside of families and
whānau.
Characteristics and needs of residents may include but
are not limited to: physical, spiritual, and mental
characteristics,
including age
and
stage
of
development, culture, disability, gender, health status,
language, sexual orientation; and needs to be
respected, affirmed, supported, physical comfort,
safety, and privacy.
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Information sufficient for the purpose of determining
individual placement and needs within the residence
may include indicators of distress, grief, or separation;
indicators of needs for medical assessment; risks of
abuse, neglect, or violence to other residents and/or
staff; indicators, signs, or disclosures of abuse, neglect,
violence, or self endangerment; the nature of any
identified
abuse,
neglect,
violence,
or
self
endangerment; the degree of risk of continuing abuse,
neglect, violence, or self endangerment; the
characteristics of the resident; the safety of the
resident.
Programme may include but is not limited to:
educational, recreational, vocational, and therapeutic
activities, programmes, and projects for individuals or
groups in the residential setting. People awarded credit
for this unit standard demonstrate competence in one
context, with any combination of the above factors.
Role and responsibilities in the plan may include design
and development of ongoing agreements, plans or
programmes; monitoring and assessment of the
resident and agreements, plans or programmes;
reporting
in
accordance
with
legislative
or
organisational requirements; education; advice and
information giving; networking; brokerage; advocacy.
Self endangerment may include suicide risk, risks
resulting from mental illness, risks from alcohol or drug
usage.
Service provider standards include but are not limited
to: service provider strategic plans, kaupapa, governing
legislation, staff manuals, kawa, or tikanga.
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All communications are treated confidentially, except
where there is an ethical, legal, or organisational duty
on the social service worker to report abuse, neglect,
and violence. Residents are informed of the scope and
limits of confidentiality as defined by criteria established
by legislation, ethical practice, and service provider
guidelines. In the context of this unit standard, sources
of criteria established by legislation, ethical practice,
and service provider guidelines include but are not
limited to: Children, Young Persons and Their Families
Act 1989, Domestic Violence Act 1995 Section 43,
Health Act 1956 Sections 22B and 22C, Official
Information Act 1982, Privacy Act 1993, service
provider codes of conduct, codes of practice issued by
the Privacy Commissioner, social service codes of
ethics, and service provider guidelines, protocols, staff
manuals, strategic plans, kawa, or tikanga.
5
Other statutes and criteria relevant to this unit standard:
Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966, Children,
Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989, Criminal
Justice Act 1985, Guardianship Act 1968, Health Act
1956, Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001,
Mental
Health
(Compulsory
Assessment
and
Treatment) Act 1992 and Old People's Homes
Regulations 1987. People awarded this unit standard
demonstrate knowledge of the provisions of these
statutes and criteria relating to residential care,
according to their relevance to the assessment context.
6
People awarded credit in this unit standard show that
their actions are guided and supported by valid theory
for social service practice. Evidence is required of
social service theory that is derived from authoritative
sources, which may include but are not limited to: body
of knowledge related to social service work; cultural
theory; practice research.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Manage admission to residential care.
performance criteria
1.1
Information regarding the residence and residential life is provided to the
resident and clarified as required by the resident.
Range:
information regarding the residence and residential life may
include but is not limited to - residential rules and procedures,
residence programmes and resources, resident rights and
responsibilities, grievance procedures.
1.2
Assessment on admission elicits information sufficient for the purpose of
determining individual placement and needs within the residence.
1.3
Admission procedures are completed in accordance with service provider
standards.
element 2
Contribute to planning for residential care of the resident.
performance criteria
2.1
Contributions to planning for residential care address all factors relevant to
continuing care of the resident.
Range:
2.2
factors relevant to continuing care of the resident may include but
are not limited to - objectives for admission to the residence,
integration of the individual into the residence, outcomes of the
admission assessment, ethical practice, service provider
standards.
Contributions to planning have the safety and wellbeing of the resident and
other residents as their first consideration.
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2.3
Contributions to planning address all essential features of a residential care
plan.
Range:
essential features of a residential care plan may include but are
not limited to – matching of the resident’s needs with the services
provided by the residence; objectives of the plan; resources that
are available to achieve the objectives of the plan; a time frame
that is consistent with the use of available resources; the roles and
responsibilities of people in the plan; contingencies and
procedures to be followed in relation to contingencies; methods of
evaluating progress.
element 3
Contribute to residential care of the resident.
performance criteria
3.1
Contributions to residential care have the safety and wellbeing of the resident
and other residents as their first consideration.
3.2
Contributions to residential care are in accordance with the social service
worker’s role and responsibilities in the plan.
3.3
Ongoing contact of the resident with their family or whānau throughout the
period of residence is facilitated in accordance with the plan.
Range:
3.4
Supervision and custodial care of the resident is carried out according to the
plan and residential requirements.
Range:
3.5
ongoing contact may include but is not limited to - telephone, mail,
visiting, planned joint meetings with residential staff.
residential requirements may include but are not limited to physical and behavioural boundaries; legislative requirements;
escort requirements; health and safety management; behavioural
management.
Contributions to the plan encourage self-determination of the resident within
residential constraints and discourage dependency on the social service worker
or service provider.
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element 4
Contribute to evaluation of the residential care plan.
performance criteria
4.1
Contributions are directed towards assisting parties to the plan to identify
progress in achieving the objectives of the residential care plan.
4.2
Contributions are directed towards assisting parties to the plan to evaluate the
safety and wellbeing of the resident and other residents.
4.3
Contributions assist parties to the plan to review the residential care plan,
identify further options, and where necessary to amend the plan according to
the outcomes of the evaluation of progress.
Comments to:
Careerforce
PO Box 2637
Wellington 6140
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0222]
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