CHC33015 - CHCDIS001: Contribute to Skills Development Approach

This assignment focuses on contributing to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach within the context of disability support (CHCDIS001). It addresses the social model of disability, the impact of social devaluation, and the importance of competency and image enhancement for individuals with disabilities. The assignment also covers the four principles of person-centered practice, the three aims of a strengths-based approach, and the concept of active support. Furthermore, it explores how person-centered practice supports individuals, the role of local community education and capacity building, and current best practices in disability support. The student's responses demonstrate an understanding of these concepts and their application in improving the lives of people with disabilities.

Assessment Cover Sheet
Student and Trainer/Assessor Details
Student ID
Student name
Contact number
Email address
Trainer/Assessor name
Course and Unit Details
Course code CHC33015
Course name Certificate III in Individual Support
Unit code CHCDIS001
Unit name Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
Assessment Submission Method
☐ By hand to
trainer/assessor
☐ By email to
trainer/assessor
☐ Online submission via Learning Management
System (LMS)
☐ By Australia Post to RTO ☐ Any other method
_________________________________________________
(Please mention here)
Student Declaration
• I certify that the work submitted for this assessment pack is my own. I have clearly referenced any
sources used in my submission. I understand that a false declaration is a form of malpractice;
• I have kept a copy of this assessment pack and all relevant notes, attachments, and reference
material that I used in the production of the assessment pack;
• For the purposes of assessment, I give the trainer/assessor of this assessment the permission to:
o Reproduce this assessment and provide a copy to another member of staff; and
o Take steps to authenticate the assessment, including communicating a copy of this
assessment to a checking service (which may retain a copy of the assessment on its
database for future plagiarism checking).
Student signature: ________________________________
Date: ____/_____/______________
CHCDIS001 Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach Current Version: 26 May 2020
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Pre-Assessment Checklist: Task 1 - Knowledge Test
The purpose of this checklist
The pre-assessment checklist helps students determine if they are ready for assessment. The
trainer/assessor must review the checklist with the student before the student attempts the
assessment task. If any items of the checklist are incomplete or not clear to the student, the
trainer/assessor must provide relevant information to the student to ensure they understand the
requirements of the assessment task. The student must ensure they are ready for the assessment
task before undertaking it.
Section 1: Information for Students
☐ Make sure you have completed the necessary prior learning before attempting this assessment.
☐ Make sure your trainer/assessor clearly explained the assessment process and tasks to be
completed.
☐ Make sure you understand what evidence is required to be collected and how.
☐ Make sure you know your rights and the Complaints and Appeal process.
☐ Make sure you discuss any special needs or reasonable adjustments to be considered during the
assessment (refer to the Reasonable Adjustments Strategy Matrix - Appendix A and negotiate these
with your trainer/assessor).
☐ Make sure that you have access to a computer and the internet (if you prefer to type the answers).
☐ Make sure that you have all the required resources needed to complete this assessment task.
☐ The due date of this assessment task is in accordance with your timetable.
☐ In exceptional (compelling and compassionate) circumstances, an extension to submit an
assessment can be granted by the trainer/assessor. Evidence of the compelling and compassionate
circumstances must be provided together with your request for an extension to submit your
assessment work.
☐ The request for an extension to submit your assessment work must be made before the due date.
Section 2: Reasonable adjustments
I confirm that I have reviewed the Reasonable Adjustments guidelines and criteria as provided
in Appendix A and attached relevant evidence as required and select the correct checkbox.
☐ I do require reasonable adjustment
☐ I do not require reasonable adjustment
Declaration (Student to complete)
☐ I confirm that the purpose and procedure of this assessment task has been clearly explained to
me.
☐ I confirm that I have been consulted about any special needs I might have in relation to the
assessment process.
☐ I confirm that the criteria used for this assessment has been discussed with me, as have the
consequences and possible outcomes of this assessment.
☐ I confirm I have accessed and understand the assessment information as provided in the Training
Organisation’s Student Handbook.
☐ I confirm I have been given fair notice of the date, time, venue and/or other arrangements for this
assessment.
☐ I confirm that I am ready for assessment.
Student Name: ______________________________________
Student Signature: ___________________________________
Assessment method-based instructions and guidelines:
Knowledge Test
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Assessment type
 Written Questions
Instructions provided to the student:
Assessment task description:
 This is the first (1) assessment task you must successfully complete to be deemed competent
in this unit of competency.
 The Knowledge Test is comprised of seventeen (17) written questions
 You must respond to all questions and submit them to your Trainer/Assessor.
 You must answer all questions to the required level, e.g. provide an answer within the
required word limit, to be deemed satisfactory in this task
 You will receive your feedback within two (2) weeks, and you will be notified by your
Trainer/Assessor when your results are available.
Applicable conditions:
 All knowledge tests are untimed and are conducted as open book assessment (this means you
can refer to your textbook during the test).
 You must read and respond to all questions.
 You may handwrite/use a computer to answer the questions.
 You must complete the task independently.
 No marks or grades are allocated for this assessment task. The outcome of the task will be
Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory.
 As you complete this assessment task, you are predominately demonstrating your written
skills and knowledge to your trainer/assessor.
Resubmissions and reattempts:
 Where a student’s answers are deemed not satisfactory after the first attempt, a resubmission
attempt will be allowed.
 The student may speak to their trainer/assessor if they have any difficulty in completing this
task and require reasonable adjustments.
 For more information, please refer to the Training Organisation’s Student Handbook.
Location:
 This assessment task may be completed in:
☐ a classroom
☐ learning management system (i.e. Moodle),
☐ workplace,
☐ or an independent learning environment.
 Your trainer/assessor will provide you with further information regarding the location for
completing this assessment task.
Instructions for answering the written questions:
 Complete a written assessment consisting of a series of questions.
 You will be required to answer all the questions correctly.
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 Do not start answering questions without understanding what is required. Read the questions
carefully and critically analyse them for a few seconds; this will help you to identify what
information is needed in the answer.
 Your answers must demonstrate an understanding and application of the relevant concepts
and critical thinking.
 Be concise, to the point and write answers within the word-limit given to each question. Do not
provide irrelevant information. Remember, quantity is not quality.
 You must write your responses in your own words.
 Use non-discriminatory language. The language used should not devalue, demean, or exclude
individuals or groups based on attributes such as gender, disability, culture, race, religion,
sexual preference or age. Gender-inclusive language should be used.
 When you quote, paraphrase, summarise or copy information from other sources to write your
answers or research your work, always acknowledge the source.
Purpose of the assessment
This assessment task is designed to evaluate student’s knowledge essential to assist with supporting
the ongoing skill development of a person with disability and knowledge regarding the following:
 Knowledge to current practices, philosophies and theories.
 Knowledge to identify and develop social model of disability.
 Knowledge to acquire practices which focus on the individual person.
 Knowledge to develop concepts of vulnerability, power, independence and interdependence.
 Knowledge to recognise assessment processes relating to ongoing skills development.
 Knowledge to choose and organise assessments processes and protocols used by the
organisation or service.
 Knowledge to identify communication needs, strategies and resources.
 Knowledge to identify principles of access and equity.
 Knowledge to legal and ethical considerations for working with people with disability.
 Knowledge to tools, equipment and other resources used in the learning process.
 Knowledge to various teaching and learning strategies.
 Knowledge to develop strategies for identifying and maximising informal learning
opportunities.
 Knowledge to select services and resources available to people with special needs.
 Knowledge to develop strategies to create independence.
 Knowledge to incidental learning and the importance of recognising opportunities for learning.
Task instructions
 This is an individual assessment.
 To ensure your responses are satisfactory, consult a range of learning resources and other
information such as handouts, textbooks, learner resources etc.
 To be assessed as Satisfactory in this assessment task, all questions must be answered
correctly.
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Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Test
Provide your response to each question in the box below.
Q1: Answer the following questions:
1.1. Describe the social model of disability. Write your
answer in 30-60 words.
1.2. Explain the impact of social devaluation on the quality
of life. Write your answer in 30-60 words.
1.3. Why is it important to maintain competency and image
enhancement for a person with a disability? Write your
answer in 30-60 words.
1.4. What are the four (4) principles of person-centred
practice?
1.5. What are the three (3) aims of a strengths-based
approach?
1.6. Explain the concept of active support in disability in 30-
60 words.
1.7. Explain how person-centred practise supports an
individual person. Write your answer in 30-60 words.
1.8. How can local community education and capacity
building be used to support development? Explain your
answer in 40-70 words.
1.9. Explain the current best practices in disability in 30-60
words.
Satisfactory
response
Yes ☐ No ☐
1.1 The social model of disability refers to way of viewing the world, it helps disable
person to view the things. According to this model, people are disabled by barriers in
society, not by difference. There are many barriers like, physical, or any other. This social
model is related to a person’s disadvantage to the combination of personal traits and
social setting.
1.2 Social devaluation can be defined as systematic belief which a group or person has
less social value than others. This devaluation has negative impact on the individual or
group. Socially devaluated parties are having less opportunities and they have to work
hard. Social devaluation has negative impact on the quality of life because people are not
getting opportunities and they have to survive.
1.3 It is important to maintain competency and image enhancement for a person with
disability because image strategies help in improving chances of other people to respond
positively to people who are disable. Competency and image enhancement helps disable
person to get good treatment for other people and society will accept their disability.
When a disable person creates good image in front of others then they can live their life
easily.
1.4 four principles of person centred care: affording people dignity, compassion and
respect, offering coordinated care, support of treatment. These are some principles of
person centred care which can be applied so that they can get well soon.
1.5 three aims of strengths based approach are, promoting the use of informal supportive
networks, offering assertive community involvement and emphasising relationship
between client and manager. It is important to fulfil these aims so that there will be no
issue. These strengths based approach focuses on individual’s strength. This will help in
boosting confidence of individual person and they can perform well.
1.6 active support is a approach of person centred which helps in providing direct support
to individual people. The main aim of active support is to make sure that people with
disabilities get opportunities and they can live their life easily. The goal of active support
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is to focus on people who are disable and provide them all the facilities.
1.7 Person centred practice support individuals as it focuses on improving health of an
individual person. The focus is on what they can do, abilities they are having, not their
disability or condition. Support centred practice focuses on achieving person’s aspirations
and identify ways by which they can boost confidence of disable persons. It will help them
in learning new things and they can do work easily.
1.8 local community education and capacity building be used to support development and
make positive contribution. Capacity building is important for development of community
because it is valuable and have long term impact. It fosters a sense of ownership and
empowerment. This helps in development of community and contribute positively in
achieving goals and objectives. It is essential to educate local community so that they can
get relevant information and make contribution in development.
1.9 current best practices in disability are, provide good services to people who are
disable and remove all the barriers. Disable people should get all the necessary facilities
which will help them in living their life safely. Removal of barriers will help in further
study of persons who are disable and get better opportunities in future. Disable persons
are also having right to education and enjoy their life.
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Assessor Feedback:
Q2: Answer the following questions: Satisfactory
response
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2.1. How does disability make a person feel vulnerable and
interdependent? Write your answer in 30-60 words.
2.2. What are the risks that people with a disability face in
the community? Write your answer in 30-60 words.
2.3. What is considered abuse of a person with a disability?
Write your answer in 30-60 words.
2.4. How can you promote empowerment and
independence in disability? Write your answer in 50-100
words.
2.5. Explain the concept of power in the context of disability
support. Write your answer in 30-60 words.
Yes ☐ No ☐
2.1 Disability makes a person feel vulnerable and interdependent because they are not
able to do their work and depending on others. Disable person is experiencing domestic
abuse and not able to protect themselves. They are facing many problems and people are
not giving them respect because they are dependent on someone else. Risk of abuse can
be increased as disable person is reliable on others.
2.2 The risk that people with a disability face in the community are, feeling of being
ignored, nit getting proper respect and feel like they are not having any right or treated
like they belong to some other category. Families of disable person has to face many
challenges such as, emotional, financial and physical.
2.3 Abuse of a person with disability refers to when disable persons are abused
physically, financially, psychologically or sexually. Disability abuse is considered as a hate
crime. People who are dependent on others does not mean that society will abuse with
them. They are having right to live their life like other people and enjoy their life.
2.4 To promote empowerment and independence in disability some ways can be applied
such as, empower your relatives and friends to make decisions and actively participate for
providing rights to disable person. Trust others and build teams or support network in the
society. This will help in promoting empowerment and independence in disability. Another
way to promote independence is to be positive and celebrate improvements. When small
changes are being celebrated then it helps in boosting confidence of people and disable
person will also feel good. Proper instructions should be given to team members so that
they can work efficiently and encourage them to complete task.
2.5 Power in the context of disability support means to disable person are able to do their
work and they are not completely dependent on others. To support disable persons teams
should be form and fight for rights of people with disability. All are having equal rights
and opportunities to live their life and enjoy.
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Assessor Feedback:
Q3: Answer the following questions;
3.1. What are four (4) factors you must consider when
conducting an assessment related to the person's ongoing
skills' development?
3.2. What skills and competencies must be observed while
conducting an assessment? Identify and mention four (4)
skills and competencies.
Satisfactory
response
Yes ☐ No ☐
3.1 Four factors are, provide training and development sessions, gather relevant
information from different sources, choose best method for collecting data and be
consistent with questions. These are some factors which should be consider when
conducting an assessment.
3.2 Four skills and competencies are, give your employees a test, gather feedback from
teams, ask to prepare self- assessment, and put them in real situations so that they can
know what skills are required.
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Assessor Feedback:
Q4: Answer the following questions:
4.1. Explain how assessment processes and protocols
should be used by a service providing disability care
support. Write your answer in 30-60 words.
4.2. Identify six (6) parameters that assessment processes
and protocols should follow when recording observations on
skills and competencies to ensure they are accurate and
objective.
Satisfactory
response
Yes ☐ No ☐
4.1 Assessment process and protocols should be used by a service providing disability
care support is to gather information which is required by local coordinator at the time of
interacting with person, their family members or carer. This will help in providing better
care to people with disability and assessment will be conducted in responsive way and
completed within the time period given.
4.2 Six parameters that assessment processes and protocols should follow when
recording observations on skills and competencies are, reliability, validity,
standardization, formative assessment, quality of feedback and fairness. These will help
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in recording observations on skills and competencies.
Assessor Feedback:
Q5: Answer the following questions;
5.1. Explain the communication needs, strategies and
resources you need to consider when working with people
with a disability. Answer in 50-100 words.
5.2. Discuss ways to maintain successful communication
with people who have a disability. Answer in 100-150 words.
Satisfactory
response
Yes ☐ No ☐
5.1 Communication needs, strategies and resources to be consider when working with
people with a disability are, be polite and patient with people who are disable so that
they can understand what a person want to say. Use non- verbal communication or
symbols because it is easy for disable person to understand. Use sound cues, reduce
distractions, break down things which is beneficial for people with disability to
understand and respond to question. When non- verbal communication is used then it
becomes easy to interact with disable person. Be genuine and polite with people who are
disable and try to understand their emotions.
5.2 Some ways to maintain successful communication with people who have a disability
are, use normal tone of voice, do not raise voice unless asked to because this is not good
for health of people with disability. Another way is to be polite and patient with people
and interact with them in a polite manner, do not rush the conversation. When you will
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rush the conversation then people will not able to understand what you are trying to
convey. Speak directly to the person rather than person with them. Be flexible and do not
repeat things that is not understood. There should be proper communication between
persona and use simple words so that disable person can understand. It is important to
frame simple and easy sentences which will help in proper interaction. Avoid large and
complex sentences because it will be difficult for people with disability to understand.
Assessor Feedback:
Q6: Answer the following questions:
6.1. What are the principles and practices of access and
equity? Answer using 30-60 words.
6.2. What are the barriers to access and equity in the
following areas of disability support:
Satisfactory
response
Yes ☐ No ☐
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