CHCCCS003 Project: Increasing Safety of Individuals at Suicide Risk

This project, designed for the CHCCCS003 unit, focuses on increasing the safety of individuals at risk of suicide. The assignment includes two parts. Project 1 requires the student to imagine they are a lecturer and outline a lecture on identifying and assessing suicide risk, exploring how to recognize signs, explore indications, and formulate appropriate questions and responses, as well as how to facilitate intervention. Project 2 involves writing an email as a manager of an organization that supports individuals at risk of suicide, detailing how to facilitate links to further support, empower clients to make informed choices, provide information on available services, and create a supportive environment. The project emphasizes practical application of knowledge and skills in a mental health context, aiming to equip students with the ability to respond effectively to individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts.

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CONTENTS

1. LEARNING OUTLINE
Within this resource, you will be covering the following key topics:
 Identify and assess the person’s current suicide risk
 Collaborate to increase immediate safety
 Facilitate links to further support
 Review and report on support provided
Assessment tasks
To achieve competency in this unit, you must satisfactorily complete:
Assessment Method
Suggested timeframe
required to complete this
assessment:
Written Assignment – Questions 4 hours
Written Assignment - Project 4 hours
Observation – Role Play 3 hours
2. FLEXIBILITY OF ASSESSMENT
 If you have any learning needs identified in the table below, please advise your assessor who
will apply the appropriate assessment variation to facilitate successful completion.
 The assessor will modify the training plan to reflect any adjustment made.
Needs Area: Student with English as a
second language
Assessment
Type Variation/Suggestion
General
suggestions
 Speak clearly and pronounce words correctly
 Use simple words and phrases.
Written
activities
 Trainer/Assessor/Workplace Mentor may document the Student’s
responses on their behalf
 A translator could be used to ensure the Student could detail the
assessment activities required.
Verbal
Assessment
 Trainer/Assessor could request the Student try and document the
answers if unable to communicate the answers in English
 A verbal translator could be used to ensure the Student describe
the assessment activities required.
Needs Area: Student with a disability
General
suggestions
 Hearing disability:

o Speak clearly and face the Student so they can see your lips
o Avoid reliance on verbal forms of assessment
o Conduct assessment away from background noise and other
distractions
 Sight disability:
o Speak clearly using descriptive sentences
o Try auditory and kinaesthetic approaches to training and
assessment
 Dyslexia:
o Use various learning styles; including visual, auditory and
kinaesthetic approaches.
o Depending on the severity of the need, try to not rely on written
forms of assessment
o Incorporate more observation and verbal assessments (turn the
written activities into an interview/discussion, rather than the
Student writing their responses)
o Ensure the Student is comfortable and not embarrassed and
reassure them that you are there to help.
Written
activities
 Trainer/Assessor/Workplace Mentor may document the Student’s
responses on their behalf
Verbal
Assessment
 Dependent on the disability responses could be documented by
Trainer/Assessor

Unit code & title:
CHCCCS003 - Increase
the safety of
individuals at risk of
suicide
Assessment task: Project
TO BE COMPLETED
BY STUDENT
Student
name Click or tap here to enter text. Course
ID
Click or tap here
to enter text.
Please read carefully
before submitting
your assessment
task(s). It may cause a
DELAY in processing
your work if you do
not follow
instructions.
How to submit your
assessment
physically:
1. Make your
declaration by
ticking ALL
boxes under the
“Student
Declaration“
section below
2. Write your full
name in the
Student name
box above, along
with your Course
ID
3. Write your
signature in the
“Student
Signature” box
below

4. Write the Date
below as date of
physical
submission to
PTA
5. Submit your
assessment via
your Trainer,
Trainer
Coordinator, or
campus
reception
How to submit your
assessment
electronically:
1. Make your
declaration by
ticking ALL
boxes under the
“Student
declaration”
section.
2. Type your full
name in the
“Student
Signature” box.
3. Type the Date
below as date of
submission
(same date of
email)
4. You MUST email
the completed
assessment to
your trainer’s
PTA from the
email address
you provided in
your enrolment
form. Please
contact your
Training
Coordinator if

you would like to
update your
email address.
5. You MUST
include the
completed
assessment and
ALL necessary
supporting
evidence (if
applicable) in
one email.
6. Email Subject
line should
include at least
Unit Code,
Assessment
Tool & your Full
Name.
e.g. CHCDIV001
– Project – Mary
Smith
Your trainer will provide
feedback on your
assessment task(s)
within 30 calendar
days of your
submission. Please
check with your trainer
if you do not hear back
from them. Fail to follow
the above instructions
will cause delays.
Student declaration
☒ I have been
advised of the
assessment
requirements, and I
have been made aware
of my rights and
responsibilities as an
assessment candidate,

and I choose to be
assessed at this time.
☒ This assessment is
my own work except
where I have made
reference to others
work. I am aware that a
false declaration may
lead to the withdrawal
of the qualification or
statement of
attainment.
☒ I understand it is
my responsibility to
keep a copy of my work
submitted for this task
as it will not be returned
to me.
Student
signature Click or tap here to enter text. Date Click or tap here
to enter text.
TO BE COMPLETED BY PTA ASSESSOR
Please read carefully before
marking assessment task(s). It may
cause a DELAY in processing
student’s work if you do not follow
instructions.
When the assessment has been
submitted physically:
1. Make your declaration by
ticking the box under the
“Assessor Declaration“
section below
2. Write your full name in the
Assessor name box below
3. Write your signature in the
“Assessor signature” box
below
4. Write the Date below as date

of marking the assessment
(within 30 days of student’s
submission date)
When the assessment has been
submitted electronically:
1. Make your declaration by
ticking the box under the
“Assessor Declaration“
section below
2. Type your full name in the
Assessor name box below
3. Type your signature in the
“Assessor signature” box
below
4. Type the Date below as date of
marking the assessment
(within 30 days of student’s
submission date)
5. You MUST email the marked
assessment from your PTA
email address.
6. You MUST include the marked
assessment, other necessary
supporting evidence (if
applicable) and the student’s
ORIGINAL submission email in
one email.
You should provide feedback on the
assessment task to your student.
Assessor declaration
☒ I have reviewed every answer in
this assessment task before making
the assessment decision.
Satisfactory Not Satisfactory Resubmit
☐ ☐
Assessor name: Click or tap here to enter text.
Assessor signature: Click or tap here to enter text. Date:

Feedback to student:
Click or tap here to enter text.

3. ASSESSMENT – PROJECT
Instructions:
 The purpose of this Project is to evaluate your knowledge and skills in increasing
the safety of individuals at risk of suicide.
 To achieve competency in this assessment, you must answer all the questions
below satisfactorily.
 This assessment takes approximately 4 hours to complete.
 There are two parts to this project. Read the questions thoroughly.
 Present answers in a clear and orderly manner.
 Ensure that your answers are in your own words and your own work. Do not cheat
or plagiarise the work of others.
 Most questions can be answered with information from the Student Unit Guide and
classroom notes. Cite any additional reference materials you use.
 Ask your Trainer/Assessor to clarify any part of the assessment.
 Once completed, submit to your Trainer/Assessor on or before the due date.
For an Email submission:
 Reply to the Trainer/Assessor email, attaching your answers in a word document
 Ensure each section of the project is answered.
 Include the question number and question with each answer, where appropriate.
 Answer in complete sentences, where appropriate
Resources:
 CHCCCS003 Student Unit Guide and classroom notes.
 Any academic resources you would like to use (textbooks, for example).
 Internet access for scholarly articles (google scholar – don’t use Wikipedia); and
 Computer access.