CHCYTH018 — Work with young people to establish support networks

1 Support young people to develop and use personal resources.

• 1.1Listen to young people’s stories and experiences in relation to their support networks, friends and others.
• 1.2Work with young people to explore desires, strengths, possibilities and goals in relation to their support networks and assess the safety, benefits or other of those relationships.
• 1.3Encourage and assist young people to develop and maintain relationships with their support networks, friends, support networks and service agencies according to each young person’s goals and the safety, benefits, or other, of those relationships.
• 1.4Enable contact between young people and networks in the community according to young people’s needs and interests.

2 Assist young people to develop the personal skills to manage their relationships.

• 2.1Provide support to young people in a manner which maintains the integrity of individual rights, self-determination and personal dignity and recognises the impact of negative perceptions of young people.
• 2.2Enable young people to develop effective communication skills to build supportive relationships.
• 2.3Support young people to explore new ways of seeing relationships and situations with their support networks and others where possible.
• 2.4Assist young people to develop decision making, coping and resiliency skills in ongoing situations.

3 Establish relationships and exchange information with support network, with the young person’s permission.

• 3.1Communicate with the young person’s support networks, friends and support people, in accordance with the interests of the young person and organisational policies and procedures.
• 3.2Seek the young person’s permission prior to contact with key stakeholders.
• 3.3Keep young people informed about contact with others.
• 3.4Clarify own role with support networks members by providing specific and general information about own values, practice frameworks and work processes.
• 3.5Maintain the young person’s confidentiality.
• 3.6Listen without judgement to the experiences and concerns of support networks, friends and support people.
• 3.7Gather and provide information that is relevant, timely and assists to address concerns.
• 3.8Analyse own values and their impact on attitudes, interactions and other work practices, as well as to detect and avoid personalising issues, discrimination and stereotyping.

4 Work collaboratively to address the needs and rights of young people.

• 4.1Encourage active participation and effective communication between all stakeholders.
• 4.2Monitor behaviour and mood of young people.
• 4.3Support and validate the young person’s experiences and emotional responses.
• 4.4Identify issues and concerns for the young person and their support networks and possible areas of change to behaviour and relationships.
• 4.5Use interaction with support network members to encourage personal reflection on relationships, expectations and personal responsibility.
• 4.6Provide respectful information about interactions within the support network and how young people respond.

5 Develop and implement action plan to support young person.

• 5.1Prioritise competing agendas of key stakeholders prioritising the rights and interests of the young.
• 5.2Set goals in line with young person’s and support networks values, opinions and expectations.
• 5.3Develop plans that outline actions to be taken and allocates resources.
• 5.4Implement, monitor and evaluate progress made by young person and their support networks.
• 5.5Refer support network problems to specialist staff and agencies according to their needs.
• 5.6Refer young people and their families to specialists according to the nature and urgency of their needs.

What does an assessment tool for CHCYTH018 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCYTH018 needs to address all 46 unit components: 5 elements with 28 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 14 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 CHCYTH018?

Auditori pulls the current release of CHCYTH018 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.

Is the first assessment tool really free?

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Can I check my existing CHCYTH018 assessment instead of generating a new one?

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