CHCPRT028Work effectively in child protection to support children, young people and families

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What an assessment for CHCPRT028 must cover

58 assessable components: 2 elements (12 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 34 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. 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 Provide quality care for children and young people.

  • 1.1Comply with duty of care policy, and regulatory, legislative and legal requirements.
  • 1.2Identify and implement organisational policies and procedures.
  • 1.3Reflect on personal values and attitudes and acknowledge their potential impact when working in child protection contexts.
  • 1.4Follow risk-assessment procedures when undertaking child protection work.
  • 1.5Support the rights, interests and needs of children, young people and families when carrying out work tasks.
  • 1.6Ensure communication is age-appropriate, sensitive and respectful when dealing with children, young people and families.

2 Perform ethical and safe work practices.

  • 2.1Observe lines of accountability in work undertaken in child protection and communicate decisions to relevant authorities.
  • 2.2Use self-management techniques to support worker safety and wellbeing in professional practices.
  • 2.3Use the relevant code of ethics, professional and organisational standards to guide service delivery.
  • 2.4Develop a safety plan and responses to address emergency situations and other contingencies based on ethical standards and organisational policies and procedures.
  • 2.5Support staff to identify and resolve ethical dilemmas.
  • 2.6Acknowledge the challenges inherent in the work and develop strategies to address the challenges.

Performance evidence

  • work with at least two children or young people and their families, including:
  • providing services in accordance with duty of care policy and legislative requirements
  • sensitively and appropriately communicating information about the child protection system
  • supporting quality care for children and young people
  • use self-management techniques to support own safety and wellbeing, including:
  • developing a safety plan for direct contact with children, young people and families
  • identifying and appropriately managing the challenges of child protection work, including stress on at least two occasions
  • overcoming barriers to effective self-care on at least two occasions
  • deal effectively with stakeholders in the system, including:
  • identifying and addressing challenges or barriers faced by children, young people and families on at least two occasions

Knowledge evidence

  • history and recent developments in child protection
  • approaches of child-centred, family-focused practice
  • children’s court procedures:
  • preparing and supporting children, young people and families pre- and post-court
  • preparing for court
  • indicators, effects and dynamics of abuse and neglect:
  • the relationships between abuse and neglect
  • family violence
  • substance misuse
  • mental illness
  • disability
  • issues related to the placement of children:
  • attachment and trauma
  • effects of removal and incarceration
  • maximising safe family involvement and contact during placement
  • ongoing assessment of risk while in placement
  • pre-crisis planning for young people in out-of-home care
  • restoration and reunification planning for return home of children and young people
  • legal implications and responsibilities of statutory work:
  • government policies
  • Commonwealth, State or Territory requirements for the interview process, mandatory reporting and reciprocal reporting
  • relationship between the legal, political and social framework
  • organisational policies and procedures relating to child protection work:
  • case management processes
  • duty of care
  • roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and relationship to own work
  • strategies used to address challenges of child protection work
  • the ethical and social framework:
  • overview of Commonwealth, State or Territory child protection orders
  • government strategic plans
  • practice principles
  • standards of care
  • professional codes and ethical frameworks
  • age appropriate oral communication techniques

Foundation skills

  • Oral communication skills: to: facilitate collaborative discussions with children, young people and their families.
  • Writing skills: to: complete familiar forms.

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Questions about assessing CHCPRT028

What does an assessment tool for CHCPRT028 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCPRT028 needs to address all 58 unit components: 2 elements with 12 performance criteria, 10 performance evidence requirements, 34 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 CHCPRT028?

Auditori pulls the current release of CHCPRT028 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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