CHCCSL001 — Establish and confirm the counselling relationship

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What an assessment for CHCCSL001 must cover

34 assessable components: 3 elements (13 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 17 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Use a structured approach to counselling

1.1Analyse existing client information prior to commencement of counselling session
1.2Use initial session to gather additional client information as a foundation for counselling process
1.3Select and use communication techniques that support the initial counselling session objectives
1.4Follow a structured approach to counselling based on client needs and expectations

2 Establish the nature of the helping relationship

2.1Provide information that assists clients to understand the nature of the counselling service on offer
2.2Clarify, confirm or modify client expectations of the counselling service
2.3Identify client anxieties about the counselling process and explore with clients
2.4Acknowledge and show respect for client’s immediate concerns
2.5Clarify both expectations and commitment to the counselling relationship and confirm with clients
2.6Identify indicators of client issues beyond scope of own role and report or refer according to presenting issue and organisation requirements

3 Confirm the helping relationship

3.1Explore options and approaches for the relationship with clients according to individual need
3.2Agree priorities and develop a plan for counselling in collaboration with the client
3.3Make documented agreement with the client that addresses disclosure and organisation requirements

Performance evidence

conducted an initial session with at least 3 different clients presenting with different issues, to establish, confirm and document the nature of the helping relationship
followed the structure and process of a counselling interview
developed counselling plans that include required: safety or reporting issues, recording of clients own identified priorities, observations of client requirements, involvement of other agencies/referral information, special needs information, goals, evaluation strategies
used communication techniques, including: effective use of body language, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings, open and closed questioning or probing, summarising, reframing

Knowledge evidence

legal and ethical considerations for the initial stages of counselling, and how these are applied in individual practice
codes of conduct/practice
contract requirements, formats for contracts and key information for inclusion in a counselling contract
discrimination
duty of care
human rights
mandatory reporting
practitioner/client boundaries
privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
records management
rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients
work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations of the counsellor role
work health and safety
the counselling process, including: what clients have a right to expect, principles of person-centred practice, purpose of counselling, how counselling has evolved as a helping relationship, place of counselling within the helping services, scope and nature of the counselling relationship, including professional limitations, impact of own values on the counselling relationship
counselling planning, its scope, and techniques for creating a counselling plan, including requirements for: safety or reporting issues, recording of clients own identified priorities, observations of client requirements, involvement of other agencies/referral information, special needs information, goals, evaluation strategies
communication techniques, including: effective use of body language, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings, open and closed questioning or probing, summarising, reframing
types of issues with which clients may present, the extent to which these fall within the counselling scope of practice, and options for referral, including for: alcohol and other drugs, domestic and family violence, financial difficulty, homelessness, mental illness, problem gambling

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What does an assessment tool for CHCCSL001 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCCSL001 needs to address all 34 unit components: 3 elements with 13 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 17 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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