Diploma of Community Services CHCDEV002 Application Assessment

CHCDEV002 – Application Assessment
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Unit code: CHCDEV002
Unit title: Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in
community work and services
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This unit is delivered AQF – level 4. The unit is written and assessed at the level to ensure that students gain the
knowledge and skills to the unit outcome.
Employment Outcomes applicable to this unit
Level 5 (Diploma
 Community Care Manager
 Coordinator of Volunteer Work
 Team Leader
 Care Team Leader
 Family Services Coordinator
 Support Facilitator (Community Services)
 Community Housing Resources Worker
 Community Development Worker for Social
Housing
 Community Recreation Coordinator
 Housing Manager
 Housing Assistant
 Assistant Community Worker
 Community Worker
 Aboriginal Housing Worker
 Community Services Coordinator
 Case Coordinator (Disability)
 Youth Housing Support Worker
 Family Support Worker
 Community Access Coordinator
 Pastoral Care Counsellor
 Aboriginal Neighbourhood House Coordinator
 Case Coordinator (Community Services)
 Welfare Support Worker
 Senior Youth Worker
 Disability Team Leader
 Support Facilitator (Disability)
 Community Housing Worker
 Community Work Coordinator
 Early Intervention Worker
 Community Program Coordinator
 Pastoral Care Worker
 Assistant Community Services Worker

Learner Instructions
Resources to complete this unit of competency may include:
To establish overall competency for this unit you may utilise workplace resources such as the ones listed below.
You are not limited to, the following resources:
 Legislation
 Residential Care Manual
 Aged Care Act
 Disability Act
 Mental Health Act
 Industry and organisation service standards
 Industry and organisation codes of practice/ethics
 Accreditation standards
 International and national charters
 Organisation policy and procedure
 Residents/resident/clients/consumers
 Workplace documents
 Workplace
 Industry – web
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 Attend all training sessions as this will assist with your knowledge and understanding of the unit
requirements.
 If you need assistance please contact your trainer/assessor and ask for it
Visual materials may be provided to support your learning experience. In some cases the DVD may
not have been recorded in the specific environment in which you are training in, the content is
considered to be transferrable and relevant to the overall application of skills within the community
sector.
Learner Assessment Instructions
Assessment Process for the Learner
If you feel you can demonstrate or have prior skills for this unit, it is recommended that you inform your
assessor and apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for this.
Overall Assessment
As a learner you are required to demonstrate competency for each unit within your chosen qualification.
To achieve competency, follow the steps below:
1. Knowledge Assessment – Written questions and Case Studies.
2. Complete the minimum 120 hours of workplace requirements.
Additional Assessment
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Overall Assessment
Your learners are required to demonstrate competency for each unit within their chosen qualification.
Competency will need to be demonstrated through the following methods:
1. Knowledge Assessment – Written questions and Case Studies.
2. Workplace application.
3. Completed assessor confirmation
Note: should the learner be required to re-submit or repeat the assessment, a new assessment (full
or partial) is to be provided to the learner with a new assessment cover sheet.
Part B – Activities

1. Select three (3) consumer experiences from the list below. S NS
a) Identify the possible effects and consequences of inequality on the consumer as an individual,
as part of the community and family.
b) Identify the most appropriate program to meet the consumer needs. Discuss your reasons.
 Families experiencing
homelessness
 Women and children
experiencing domestic
violence
 Asylum seekers
 People living with mental
illness
 Long term unemployed
 Aged
 People living with a
disability
 People experiencing drug
addiction
 LGBTIQ young people
 Aboriginal people
 Low-income earners
 Single parents
4 Selected Possible effects and consequences of inequality
on the consumer as an individual and as part of
the community and family
Most appropriate program
to meet consumer needs.
Reasons Why.
1
Women and children
experiencing
domestic violence
The domestic violence against the women and
children are commonly reported issue to Department
of Communities and Justice(DCJ). The violence
against the children affects their entire life. In the
past decade, many women faces domestic violence in
their families and also forced marriage and children
were forced to work at an early age in the factories
by the families which affect their mental as well as
their physical health. Children and women facing the
domestic violence faces consequences such as
increased anxiety and depression, stress and
disorders in the children.
Campaigns are organized to
make an effort to reduce and
end the domestic violence
faced by women and children.
The Campaign against
Domestic Violence (CADV)
was founded in 1991 to deal
with violence which is faced
by women and reduce the
inequality faced by the
women in the society.
2
People living with
disability
The inequality faced by the disabled person in the
workplace an also in the community can impact their
mental health which can have negative impact on the
person as they face that they are discriminated form
the other person in the workplace. Living with the
disability is not easy as they can face social and
financial issues and the person is unable to perform
their daily task. It is observed that people with
disability faces criticism in the society.
Under employment act
various privileges are giving
to the disabled person so that
they are not ill-treated and
discriminated on the basis of
their disability. The
government has started a
Comprehensive Program for
Persons with Disabilities
which aims to promote and
focuses on preventing the
areas of disability and provide
opportunities to the disabled
person.
3
People living with
mental illness
It is a cause of disability in the person and can cause
various emotional, behavior and physical stress. The
person with this disability faces abuse and violence
and not only the disabled person but their family also
faces discrimination in the society as well. Sometimes
their human rights are also violated like paying low
income because of their disability.
The government funds in
variety of programs and
campaigns which provides
variety of support services to
the person with mental
illness. This includes income,
community support. The
government have also
introduced the schemes
where the disabled person are
provided monthly amount for
their care and future.

1. Select four (4) initiatives from the list below.
Outline the aim and benefits of the program for the consumer.
S NS
 Anti-smoking and quit
campaign
 Breast cancer screening
 Prostrate screening
 Diabetes
 Drug abuse
 Falls prevention
 Healthy ageing
 Indigenous health
 Leisure and health
 Mental health campaigns
 Nutrition, eat well, and
obesity programs
 Physical activity
 Safe driving
 Wearing a seat belt
4 selected Aim and benefits of the program for the consumer.
1
Mental health
campaigns
Aim:1. To raise the awareness and give priority to the mental issues around the world
and support the programs relating to the mental illness.
2. To reduce the stigma associated with the mental illness.
3. To provide better care and opportunities as normal person has in order to live
their life peacefully.
Benefit: It helps to raise the awareness related to the important health issues so that
individual gets the information and services. Awareness creates new improvement for
the disabled person. It increases the knowledge connected with the mental health. It
helps to decrease the stigma related top mental health and raises confidence and the
ways to approach the person who is suffering form the mental illness. These programs
help to reduce the negative thoughts which arise to the person suffering form the
disability.
2
Nutrition, eat well
and obesity
programs
Aim: The aim of the nutrition program is to motivate people to eat balanced and
healthy diet and also focuses on maintaining the health in future and also creates
awareness of not eating healthy food which can cause serious health problems and
result in obesity which can be dangerous for a person.
Benefit:The benefit of introducing the nutrition and eat well program is to spread
awareness and benefits of the including balanced diet in the daily lifestyle and also
light exercise in the lifestyle. It also specifies the benefits such as reduced risk
diseases, how obesity can cause life threat for person.
3
Wearing seat belt
Aim: The purpose of wear seat belt program is to create awareness about the safety
of the person and encourages the drivers and the passengers to put their seat belts in
order to avoid serious injuries.
Benefit: The benefit of this program is for the protection of the consumers in order to
avoid serious accidents which can arise in not wearing the seat belt. Strict laws have
been made regarding wearing of seat belts and is mandatory and responsibility that
the consumers have to follow these rules.
4
Diabetes
Aim: The purpose of the program is to increase and spread awareness about
diabetes and consequences related and take appropriate measures in prevention of
this cause by organizing various related activities. The awareness program help to
safeguard and improve the health of a person.
Benefit: These programs in beneficial as it educates people about the harmful effects
of diabetes and also suggest the ways to reduce its effects and also provided the diet
and food which should be avoided in this type of health problem.

2. Listed below are some key topics currently being analysed by the Australian
Government.
Answer the questions for each topic.
Your answers will vary from others as there will be your own personal beliefs, morals and
religion that may affect your answers.
S NS
Euthanasia
Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?
Yes No 
Provide a rationale for your decision.
No, the person is not allowed to end their lives through assisted suicide as firstly attempting
suicide is considered illegal in the eyes of law and also creates negative image in towards the
society as every person will have the same mindset and ending their lives due to the disease.
Analyse any possible cultural effects or consequences from this?
The people will have the negative mentality if people have the mindset for ending up their lives
when they are suffering form the disease. Apart from this, an individual has no right to violate the
laws of the government which they are bound to comply.
Analyse any possible social effects or consequences from this?
It will create a negative impact on the society if the person wants to die due to their bad health
which cannot be cured and the society will also especially the old aged person will have the same
mentality.
Analyse any possible health effects or consequences from this?
It can have both positive and negative impact on the health of a person as it depends upon the
mindset of the person whether it is right to take such decisions that can have impact on the
society.
Analyse any possible employment effects or consequences from this?
If People do not have knowledge about the laws and opt for assisted suicide so in this case there
will be increase in the death that can affect the employment as well.