CHCFAM008 — Work within a child inclusive framework

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What an assessment for CHCFAM008 must cover

41 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 16 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 Engage with parents to gather developmental history

1.1Analyse existing information about the context for the child inclusive process and consult with professional colleagues
1.2Engage parents/carers in establishing trust and confidence in the child consultant’s role using communication and facilitation skills
1.3Take and document an appropriate history about the child in relation to the presenting concern

2 Engage children and young people in assessment interviews

2.1Use verbal, non-verbal and projective interview methods to gain an understanding of child needs and views
2.2Explain role and boundaries of self as child consultant role to children
2.3Explain and familiarise children with organisation processes that affect them directly

3 Formulate the child’s material into a working knowledge of their needs and experiences

3.1Analyse information and reach substantiated clinical understanding of the child’s experience of conflict and separation issues, weighed by their developmental level and other salient factors in the case
3.2Formulate content and process material from the child, including documentation requirements as required by the organisation
3.3Consider how best to communicate findings to the parents or adult parties responsible for the child

4 Communicate needs, rights and interests of children and young people as expressed by them

4.1Engage significant others and assess their ability to accept child/young person opinions, views and concerns
4.2Communicate children’s and young peoples opinions, views and concerns, using their own words and expressed efforts
4.3Facilitate communication between children and/or young people and significant adults as appropriate
4.4Provide timely and sensitive feedback to significant adults
4.5Model to significant adults appropriate inclusion of children and young people needs and views in planning and decision-making

5 Ensure safety of children and young people in participation process

5.1Explain own and organisation actions for ensuring safety and minimising risk to children and young people
5.2Undertake risk and safety management of children and young people according to organisation procedures
5.3Seek feedback about safety issues from children and young people
5.4Debrief children and young people after incidents according to organisation procedures
5.5Implement support systems for children and young people that support emotional and physical safety
5.6Create and maintain a child and young person friendly environment
5.7Identify and monitor family relationship dynamics and issues

Performance evidence

worked in the child consultant role with at least 5 different children impacted by parental separation, conflict or divorce to ascertain and address their needs including working with: abnormal developmental process and psychopathology, situations involving domestic and family violence, situations involving abuse of the child
engaged children using effective: age appropriate language and interview techniques, non-verbal communication, case notes recording, empathy and rapport building, observation, active listening, verbal and non-verbal and projective interview methods
applied critical thinking and content management skills including: obtaining, identifying, analysing, prioritising and evaluating information, assessing issues and options and reasoning logically, reading, comprehending and using relevant documentation, writing clearly and concisely using neutral language
used the following skills with parents/carers: conflict resolution, negotiation

Knowledge evidence

legal and ethical considerations (national and state/territory) for child inclusive practice, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice: codes of conduct, discrimination, duty of care, human rights, mandatory reporting, privacy, confidentiality and disclosure and limitation in child inclusive practice, records management and reporting, rights and responsibilities of workers and employers, specific legislation that impacts child inclusive practice, including: child protection legislation, family law, including the intentions of the Shared Parenting provisions of the Family Law Act 1975 and practices that will support families to achieve these goals, domestic and family violence laws, work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations, work health and safety, including risk management
principles and practice standards for working within the child’s best interests
differences between child-focused practice and child centred practice
child inclusive/centred practice strategies
impacts of family separation and attachment distress, and how to identify them through observation
developmental sequelae of separation and conflict
child development (social, physical, cognitive and emotional) and lifespan development, including: attachment theory, developmental models, family systems theory, psycho-emotional development, child psychopathology
inner world of the child and its expression through play and behaviour
theories on the vulnerability and resilience of children in high level parental conflict contexts
importance of peer relationships for children
communication models working with and engaging children
indicators of, child physical and emotional responses to, and implications of: abuse and neglect, blended families, alcohol and other drugs, disability, domestic and family violence, hostility and aggression, grief and loss, mental illness, parental conflict and separation, social isolation, trauma
parenting and family dynamics in different cultures
case management processes
child rights to protection, active right to participate, to choose course of action and make decision at their level of ability
service options for referral

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What does an assessment tool for CHCFAM008 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCFAM008 needs to address all 41 unit components: 5 elements with 21 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 16 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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