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COMMUNITY WORK
Facilitate development of social service
liaison and networking in the
community
level:
6
credit:
6
planned review date:
June 2006
sub-field:
Social Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: facilitate
identification and evaluation of current social service liaison
and networks in the community; facilitate planning to develop
social service liaison and networking in the community; and
facilitate implementation of the social service liaison and
networking 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
implement Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the social services
according to the authority and resources available to
them, and are able to demonstrate application of this
competence to the context of assessment for this unit
standard (for further clarification, please refer to Unit
7928, Implement Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the social
services).
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Glossary
Community may include but is not limited to: a
community of interest, a community of locality, a
cultural community, a kin group.
Nature of the community or network is determined by
reference to factors that may include but are not limited
to the age and stage of development, cultures,
disabilities, gender, health status, interests, kin
relationships, language, sexual orientation, and/or
socio-economic status, of the members of the
community or network.
3
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.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Facilitate identification and evaluation of current social service liaison and networks in the
community.
performance criteria
1.1
Facilitation role(s) and method(s) match the nature of the community or
network.
Range:
role(s) may include but are not limited to - educator, enabler,
facilitator, leader, presenter, researcher;
method(s) may include but are not limited to - group discussion,
hui, individual dialogue, oral and written presentation, seminar,
workshop.
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1.2
Networking and liaison needs within the community are identified and
prioritised.
Range:
networking and liaison needs may include but are not limited to organisational, professional, and personal.
1.3
Current networks are identified and evaluated against identified community
networking and liaison needs and priorities.
1.4
Evaluation identifies needs that are being met or unmet by current networks and
any aspects of current networks that require modification or enhancement.
element 2
Facilitate planning to develop social service liaison and networking in the community.
performance criteria
2.1
Facilitation method(s) match the nature of the community or network.
Range:
2.2
facilitation method(s) may include but are not limited to - group
discussion, hui, individual dialogue, oral and written presentation,
seminar, workshop.
Facilitation of planning enables the preparation of a liaison and networking plan
that includes essential factors.
Range:
essential factors may include but are not limited to – objectives;
strategies; resources that are available to meet objectives; time
frames consistent with the use of available resources to achieve
the objectives; responsibilities and accountabilities of people who
will implement the plan; contingencies and procedures to be
followed in relation to contingencies; methods for evaluating
progress towards achieving the objectives.
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element 3
Facilitate implementation of the social service liaison and networking plan.
performance criteria
3.1
Facilitation role(s) and method(s) match the nature of the community or network
and the people implementing the plan.
Range:
facilitation role(s) may include but are not limited to - educator,
enabler, facilitator, leader, presenter, researcher;
facilitation method(s) may include but are not limited to - group
discussion, hui, individual dialogue, oral and written presentation,
seminar, workshop.
3.2
Facilitation enables implementation of the liaison and networking strategies in
accordance with the plan.
3.3
Facilitation enables evaluation of liaison and networking strategies using
methods that measure outcomes against liaison and networking objectives.
3.4
Where necessary, strategies are revised according to the outcomes of the
evaluation.
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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