CHCCSL007 — Support counselling clients in decision-making processes
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What an assessment for CHCCSL007 must cover
20 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 7 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 Assist clients to clarify goals and requirements
- 1.1Explain clearly to clients the policy on record-keeping and confidentiality
- 1.2Encourage clients to identify and explore their aims, requirements and ideas
- 1.3Assist clients to identify practical goals and requirements for these, and discuss with clients how goals might be modified based on client strengths
- 1.4Identify situations where aims and requirements of clients cannot be met, and make referrals to alternative sources of guidance and support
2 Explore options with clients
- 2.1Identify collaboratively potential courses of action for meeting individual aims and requirements
- 2.2Identify and explore factors which could influence the preference for, and ability to achieve, a course of action
- 2.3Determine and explore features and likely consequences of possible courses of action
- 2.4Check client’s understanding of what is likely to be involved in each possible course of action
3 Support client to reach decisions
- 3.1Assist clients to assess possible advantages and disadvantages of each possible course of action, and their appropriateness for meeting client requirements
- 3.2Encourage clients to decide on a course of action and to consider alternatives which could be used, if necessary
- 3.3Document decisions and agreed ongoing support within organisation guidelines
Performance evidence
- worked collaboratively to provide decision- making and action planning support to at least 3 clients
- demonstrated skills in working with 3 different decision- making models for the following: - identifying and exploring options - counselling process and methods - problem solving - action planning - documenting decisions
Knowledge evidence
- legal and ethical considerations for counselling, and how these are applied in individual practice: - codes of conduct/practice - discrimination - duty of care - human rights - practitioner/client boundaries - privacy, confidentiality and disclosure - records management - rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients - work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations - work health and safety
- different agency and organisation models of counselling and intervention
- types of goals that may be set for different circumstances
- key concepts, principles and practices of 3 different decision-making models
- obstacles to decision making and planning in the counselling context
- problem solving and action planning techniques in the counselling context
- referral options
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Questions about assessing CHCCSL007
What does an assessment tool for CHCCSL007 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCCSL007 needs to address all 20 unit components: 3 elements with 11 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 7 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CHCCSL007?
Auditori pulls the current release of CHCCSL007 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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Related units
- CHCCSL001 — Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
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- CHCCSL003 — Facilitate the counselling relationship and process
- CHCCSL004 — Research and apply personality and development theories
- CHCCSL005 — Apply learning theories in counselling
- CHCCSL006 — Select and use counselling therapies
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