ACMADT401 — Assess prospective handler’s suitability for an assistance dog

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What an assessment for ACMADT401 must cover

35 assessable components: 5 elements (19 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 Determine the prospective handler’s assistance needs

1.1Review health care professional referral and other information to gain an indication of prospective handler’s personal care support requirements
1.2Discuss purpose of care needs assessment with parties involved, including prospective handler and/or carer and/or family, referencing the role assistance dogs can play
1.3Identify prospective handler’s household situation, other pets, other household members and any allergies that may be impacted
1.4Assess prospective handler’s expectations, noting limitations of an assistance dog’s assistive behaviour, and discuss human and assistance dog bond
1.5Gather and record information according to workplace policies and procedures

2 Determine if an assistance dog would improve prospective handler’s personal welfare and explain the process

2.1Discuss environmental risk assessment issues for functions associated with prospective handler’s care needs
2.2Liaise with prospective handler regarding issues that may be relevant to their circumstances
2.3Liaise with prospective handler to assess if an assistance dog would improve their personal welfare
2.4Explain process of attaining an assistance dog, and manage prospective handler’s expectations of the types of support an assistance dog can provide

3 Determine the prospective handler’s ability to care for an assistance dog

3.1Discuss needs of assistance dog with prospective handler, and contingency planning for dog’s care when required
3.2Determine prospective handler’s ability to meet assistance dog’s nutritional and housing needs, and enrich dog’s physical, emotional and mental health and lifestyle needs
3.3Determine if prospective handler can satisfy animal welfare regulatory/legislative requirements
3.4Determine if prospective handler is motivated for a long-term reciprocal relationship with a dog beyond the assistive tasks it can provide
3.5Assess possible distractions and/or challenges to the dog’s needs and in relation to the dog providing required in-home and/or public access assistance

4 Determine if a dog is suitable as an assistance dog

4.1Determine if being an assistance dog is in the welfare interests of the dog
4.2Determine if a dog’s temperament, needs, health, capability and behaviour are suited to a handler’s assistive requirements and public access, if required

5 Make assessment and complete documentation

5.1Use information gathered to determine the prospective handler’s suitability for an assistance dog
5.2Discuss findings with the prospective handler
5.3Complete prospective handler suitability assessment documentation for an assistance dog according to personal requirements and workplace procedures

Performance evidence

assessed and documented four prospective handlers’ personal care support requirements, with a view to determining an assistance dog’s suitability in meeting prospective handlers’ needs, and prospective handlers’ ability to care for and provide a good lifestyle for the dog: - across the four handlers, there must be at least three different personal care support requirements - one of the four handlers’ personal care support requirements must include a prospective handler with declining or fluctuating functionality.

Knowledge evidence

awareness of human disability or disorders that may require the employment of an assistance dog, including: - physical - sensory - mental health - neurological, including neurodegenerative - developmental
factors that indicate that a prospective handler is able to care for an assistance dog, including: - being able to participate in the dog’s training process - being able to independently train and care for an assistance dog - having a stable home with access to suitable rest - ensuring prospective handler’s carers, if relevant, can also care for the dog’s welfare and lifestyle - financial capability to provide the dog’s basic veterinary needs, including desexing, grooming and preventatives - understanding the principle of consent testing and the dog’s readiness to work - being able to ensure the dog’s physical, social, emotional and mental wellbeing - being motivated for a long-term reciprocal relationship with a dog during its lifetime beyond the assistive tasks that it can provide - previous animal experience - satisfying minimum standards around police check, alcohol issues, history of violence and fence height
methods of communicating effectively and sensitively to handlers
relevant legislation/regulations as they relate to an assistance dog’s public access
pet insurance options
dog breeds and breed types, and associated characteristics and temperaments that make them desirable as assistance dogs
types of support that an assistance dog can provide
capabilities and limitations of assistance dogs
environmental risk assessment liaison requirements
animal welfare practices as conceptualised in the five domains: - nutrition - environment - health - behaviour - mental state
contingency planning for the care of an assistance dog in a temporary handler separation circumstance
workplace care assessment documentation, including record-keeping and privacy requirements.

Foundation skills

Reading: Gather and interpret medical and personal care requirements from approved sources to identify relevant and key information
Writing: Address all criteria matching assistance dogs with prospective handler, incorporating vocabulary, grammatical structure and conventions appropriate to text and audience
Oral communication: Use open-ended questions, active listening and paraphrasing to gather information Provide concise and accurate advice using language appropriate to the prospective dog handler

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