Primary Health Care Planning
Project 2011
Participant Selection Strategy
1. Background
The Care Planning Workforce Development project aims to improve the delivery of effective person-centred and
integrated care across and within agencies through the provision of a structured and sustainable training
approach and resources to support best practice in care planning.
The training, Implement goal directed care planning will address gaps in skills and knowledge in care planning
for a broad range of practitioners across the community and health sector and will include definition of
terminology, good practice examples and reference to Victorian care planning principles and guidelines.
For the Implement goal directed care planning unit training to contribute to the objectives of practice and
process development, it has to involve the right participants and the right combination of participants in the
learning situation.
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to plan care for clients through
provision of services and resources aimed at maximizing and enhancing their independence and quality of life.
Study level- Advanced Practice Qualification
Vocational Graduate Certificate (TAFE)
This is a specifically designed “Advanced Practice” unit which provides a basis for assessment and training of
skills and knowledge required for work involving delivery of high level interventions in care planning and
coordination.
This unit will be applicable for those practitioners who require a high level of knowledge and skills in the area of
care planning specialization for application in the following contexts
 Provide specialist services to clients with complex needs and diverse needs
 Act as a resource for other workers
 Provide practice supervision to staff
 Work intensively with clients
Practitioners at this level are making high level, independent, complex judgments in highly specialised work
contexts. Their role may also involve full responsibility and accountability for all aspects of work of self and
others and functions including service planning, delivery and evaluation.
Duration
75 nominal hours (approximately 3one day workshops across a 6-8 weeks block)
The location for the workshops are yet to be determined but will be held in a location central to attending
organizations
Workshop training content will follow best practice guidelines, address identified gaps in skills and knowledge
and provide consistent definitions, principles and practice of an integrated, person-centered approach. Themes
will include person-centered practice and goal setting, documentation and communication, understanding the
key/worker/care coordinator roles and responsibilities, case conferencing skills and working with general
practitioners.
Unit code
CHCCM702A
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Assessment of competency attained
Participants will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the elements of care planning and demonstrate skills
for putting this into practice. These requirements will be assessed through:
 Workbook entries that respond to scenarios and questionnaires
 Workshop case studies, activities and participation
 Evidence gathered from the workplace setting or through simulation of the workplace setting in the
workshop.
A statement of attainment will be presented to the participant on successful completion of the unit. Participants
may undertake additional units to complete related health and/or community services certificates.
2. How to access the training
Proposals for funding under this program will be accepted from Victorian health and community services
agencies that are members of their Primary Care Partnership and are actively engaged in Service Coordination.
3. Eligible Participants
Eligible participants are those that work in a range of community and health sector contexts where a high level
of care planning skills and knowledge are required.
Occupational title may include:
 Client assessment and case management
 Case manager
 Assessment officer
 Assessor
 Child protection worker
 Child safety officer
 Social worker
 Key worker/care coordinator
4. Entry Requirement
This unit is suited to candidates who have significant experience working as a care planner/care coordinator in
the community or health sector, involving the exercise of independent judgement and decision making skills.
It is recommended that candidates have:
 An undergraduate degree or postgraduate qualification related to work in the health and/or community
sector
OR
 Significant previous work experience in a community and/or health organisation, in a role involving the
self directed application of knowledge with substantial depth in care planning/care coordination.
5. Work application requirements
For successful statement of attainment of the unit competencies, candidates must demonstrate application of
high level skills and knowledge in care planning, including investigative research and analysis and application of
findings in a community or health sector work context relevant to care planning.
6. Co-payment
Organisations that wish to access subsidised training for multiple applicants will be required to make a financial
contribution.
7. Mandatory Agency Requirements
Agencies MUST demonstrate:
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arrangements that are necessary to ensure that all participants enrolled in the unit are able to
complete workshop and assessment requirements
commitment to continuous service improvement
commitment to service coordination as evidenced by agency or program submission of the Service
Coordination Survey 2010
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commitment by participants to lead care planning development in their agency and contribute to PCP
service coordination activities.
8. Multiple Applications
An organization may submit applications for more than one participant. A separate application MUST be
submitted for each participant.
9. Applications
Each agency must submit an application for each applicant which addresses the agency and participant
selection criteria. Applications that do not address all of the criteria are unlikely to score well during the
assessment phase
10. Selection Criteria
Applications must complete the Selection Criteria. The Selection Criteria table outlines the issues that will be
taken into consideration when assessing an application against each individual assessment criteria. It is
important that applications succinctly address each of these criteria and that evidence is provided to support
any assertions.
Late applications will not be considered.
10. Closing Date
Applications will close at 5pm on Wednesday 7th September 2011
11. Assessment of Applications
Applications under this program will undergo a formal assessment process. Applications for funding will be
considered against the eligibility and application requirements, and assessed by a panel of senior Departmental
staff.
All applications will be ranked according to the ability to demonstrate the required criteria and weighted using
the priority areas identified.
Following assessment and ranking, recommendations on successful applications will be submitted to the
Primary Health Care Planning Project Board for approval.
12. Notification of Results
All agencies/applicants will be notified in writing as to the outcome of their application for a funded training
position, following the completion of the assessment process.
Workshop timetables and outlines, objectives for the workshops and desired learning outcomes will be provided
to successful applicants prior to the training. A copy of the unit – Implement goal directed care planning will be
provided to participants prior to training commencement.
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