SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE AND WELLBEING
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E L E M E N T S A N D P E R F O R M A NC E C R I T E R I A
1. Recognise and support individual differences
1.1 Recognise and respect the person’s social, cultural and spiritual differences
1.2 Avoid imposing own values and attitudes on others and support the person to express their own identity and preferences
1.3 Consider the person’s individual needs, stage of life, development and strengths when engaging in support activities
1.4 Recognise, respect and accommodate the person’s expressions of identity and sexuality as appropriate in the context of their age or stage of life
1.5 Promote and facilitate opportunities for participation in activities that reflect the person’s individual physical, social, cultural and spiritual needs
2. Promote independence 2.1 Support the person to identify and acknowledge their own strengths and self-care capacity
2.2 Assist the person to identify opportunities to utilise their strengths, while communicating the importance of using available support when required
2.3 Provide information and assistance to the person in order to facilitate access to support services and resources when needed
2.4 Provide support that allows the person to self- manage their own service delivery as appropriate
2.5 Encourage the person to build, strengthen and maintain independence
3. Support physical wellbeing 3.1 Promote and encourage daily living habits that contribute to healthy lifestyle
3.2 Support and assist the person to maintain a safe and healthy environment
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3.3 Identify hazards and report according to organisation procedures
3.4 Identify variations in a person’s physical condition and report according to organisation procedures
3.5 Recognise indications that the person’s physical situation is affecting their wellbeing and report according to organisation procedures
3.6 Identify physical health situations beyond scope of own role and report to relevant person
4. Support social, emotional and psychological wellbeing
4.1 Promote self-esteem and confidence through use of positive and supportive communication
4.2 Contribute to the person’s sense of security through use of safe and predictable routines
4.3 Encourage and facilitate participation in social, cultural, spiritual activities, using existing and potential new networks and as per the person’s preferences
4.4 Identify aspects of supporting a person’s wellbeing outside scope of knowledge, skills and/or job role and seek appropriate support
4.5 Identify variations to a person’s wellbeing and report according to organisation procedures
4.6 Identify any cultural or financial issues impacting on the person’s wellbeing
4.7 Identify the person’s risk and protective factors in relation to mental health
4.8 Recognise and report possible indicators of abuse or neglect and report according to organisation procedures
4.9 Identify situations beyond scope of own role and report to relevant person
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P E R F O R M A N C E E V I D E N C E A N D K N O W L E D G E E V I D E N C E
This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit.
PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE
The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be demonstrated evidence that the candidate has:
Safely supported at least 3 people to enhance independence and wellbeing
Performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit
during a period of at least 120 hours of direct support work in at least one
aged care, home and community, disability or community service
organisation
KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively
complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and
manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:
Basic human needs:
o Physical
o Psychological
o Spiritual
o Cultural
o Sexual
Concept of self-actualisation
Human development across the lifespan
Wellbeing, including:
o Physical
SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE AND WELLBEING
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS
Discussion Questions (DQ)
- Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
- Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
- One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
- I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation
- Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
- In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
- Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
- Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality
- Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
- Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
- I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes
- I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
- As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
- It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy
- For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
- Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
- Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
- Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy
- The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
- Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
- If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
- I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
- As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication
- Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
- Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
- Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.
