CHCAOD008 — Provide advanced interventions to meet the needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues

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What an assessment for CHCAOD008 must cover

80 assessable components: 4 elements (21 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 47 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Design intervention and support strategies

1.1Evaluate information from client assessment and treatment plan
1.2Determine the immediate and proximate needs and goals of the client
1.3Review the scope of client needs and client interactions with other support services
1.4Identify therapeutic models and techniques with potential to meet desired outcomes
1.5Analyse and select specific options and strategies that best meet client needs
1.6Integrate techniques and strategies to maximise potential outcomes for client

2 Implement intervention and support strategies

2.1Establish professional relationship within appropriate worker/client boundaries
2.2Use counselling and other intervention techniques and strategies as planned
2.3Recognise and respond to difficult or challenging situations
2.4Adapt and refine approaches based on client interactions and own observations
2.5Maintain engagement with reticent or reluctant clients
2.6Include exploration of issues beyond the immediate scope of the intervention that may impact on progress
2.7Document client interventions according to organisation policy

3 Make holistic evaluation of client progress

3.1Monitor and review client progress against planned goals
3.2Adjust intervention and support strategies based on outcomes of review
3.3Evaluate personal and agency ability to deliver services that address all client needs
3.4Determine client’s physical, social, emotional and other needs that cannot be met in agency service

4 Collaborate with others

4.1Identify other options and services able to assist client needs
4.2Consult with other services about potential to provide services to clients and for shared care work
4.3Make referrals to other services according to organisation protocols
4.4Work collaboratively with significant others, co-workers and other services to support client needs

Performance evidence

autonomously planned and provided intervention and support strategies to 2 different clients with AOD issues:
used at least 2 of the following approaches/models:
cognitive behavioural therapy or mindful integrated cognitive behavioural therapy (MiCBT)
rational emotive therapy
reality therapy
dialectical behaviour therapy
acceptance and commitment therapy
solution focussed therapy
narrative therapy
resilience based interventions
family counselling
group work and group counselling

Knowledge evidence

legal and ethical considerations (international, national, state/territory, local) in AOD work, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:
children in the workplace
codes of conduct
codes of practice
discrimination
dignity of risk
duty of care
human rights
informed consent
mandatory reporting
practice standards
privacy, confidentiality and disclosure, including limitations
policy frameworks
records management
rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients
specific AOD legislation
work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations
work health and safety
counselling and other therapeutic models and techniques appropriate to client AOD issues and scope of role, including when and how these may be used:
cognitive behavioural therapy
mindful integrated cognitive behavioural therapy (MiCBT)
rational emotive therapy
reality therapy
dialectical behaviour therapy
acceptance and commitment therapy
solution focussed therapy
narrative therapy
resilience based interventions
family counselling
group work and group counselling
ways that different models and techniques may be integrated and when this may be appropriate
techniques for teaching clients self-management skills and self-report measures
factors affecting support work with people from specific groups:
men
women
young people
elders
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)
techniques for dealing with difficult communication situations, including:
managing emotions
defusing anger
clarifying the issues
maintaining composure and professional attitude
providing support
seeking assistance
measures for monitoring client outcomes

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Questions about assessing CHCAOD008

What does an assessment tool for CHCAOD008 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCAOD008 needs to address all 80 unit components: 4 elements with 21 performance criteria, 12 performance evidence requirements, 47 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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