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Assessment Summary / Cover Sheet
This form is to be completed by the assessor and used a final record of student competency. All student submissions
including any associated checklists (outlined below) are to be attached to this cover sheet before placing on the students
file. Student results are not to be entered onto the Student Management System unless all relevant paperwork is
completed and attached to this form.
Unit Code/ Title CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and families
Student Instructions
For this assessment, you are to be observed on 3 separate occasions (2 observations by your
workplace supervisor and 1 observation by your assessor). For this assessment, you will need
to support relationships with carers and families.
1. For this task you are required to assess and respond to the needs of at least 3 different
people and their carers or family members in the context of their job role.
a. While you are working with the clients and their families, you will need to use strengths-
based solutions to respond to both routine and unpredictable problems related to care
relationships.
2. While you are working with these three people you are required to keep a journal. This
journal should include the following information:
a. The strategies you use to work in a positive manner with each family.
b. The family patterns and structures and how they impact each person
c. The types of lifecycle transitions and the positive and negative impacts these create
d. The impact of the caring role on family members
e. The pathways each family take to enter the service and the implications for all
stakeholders
f. The attitudes, stereotypes and false beliefs that family members and other stakeholders
have about the person and the service
g. The carer support services and resources used by each person and their support team
h. How carer and family members supported the person
i. What changes occurred in the care relationship and how you respond to those changes
j. How you promote the carer rights, health and wellbeing during your work with each
client.
Student Instructions
This is an open book written test. Therefore, you are allowed to bring books/ resources that
can help you to answer the test.
Your assessor will set a date and time for this open book written test.
STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS
Please refer to the instructions below regarding completing this assessment
This is an open book written test. In the time allocated, you are to answer all of the following questions. Make sure you:
Print Clearly
Answer all questions
Use a pen. Assessments written in pencil will not be accepted.
Ask your assessor if you do not understand a question. Whist your assessor cannot tell you the answer, he/she may be able to re-
word the question for you
Do not talk to your classmates. If you are caught talking, you will be asked to leave and your assessment will not be marked.
Do not cheat or plagiarise the work of others. Anyone caught cheating will automatically be marked Not Yet Competent for this unit.
There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule.
QUESTIONS
1. For this task you are to write an information pamphlet for community service employees
about supporting relationships with carers and families. Your pamphlet will need to
cover the following sections:
a. Including carers and family members as part of the support team
b. Assessing and responding to changes in the care relationship
c. Monitoring and promoting carer rights, health and well being
d. Roles and responsibilities of clients, family members, friends and support
workers
e. How discrimination and privacy, confidentiality and disclosure are managed
2 . What are the basic principles of person-centred practice, strengths-based practice and
active support.
4. What steps can you take to include carers and family members as part of the support
team?
5. List four types of legislation and government policies designed to protect you and the
people you work with.
6. What steps can you take to ensure that you maintain the confidentiality of clients, their
carers and related information?
8. Why might care relationships change, and what do you need to do if care relationships do
change?
9. What are some types of assistance you can offer to carers to help them manage a
changing relationship?
10. Briefly discuss the current best practice approaches for service delivery.
12. Discuss four services that you may recommend to carers to assist them to continue caring
for their friend or family member.
Before you hand in your written assessment, make sure that you:
1. Re-check your answers and make sure you are happy with your responses
2. Have written your Name, Student ID and Date
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