CHCCSL002 — Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills

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44 assessable components: 3 elements (13 performance criteria), 14 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 Communicate effectively

1.1Identify communication barriers and use strategies to overcome these barriers in the client-counsellor relationship
1.2Facilitate the client-counsellor relationship through selection and use of micro skills
1.3Integrate the principles of effective communication into work practices
1.4Observe and respond to non-verbal communication cues
1.5Consider and respond to the impacts of different communication techniques on the client-counsellor relationship in the context of individual clients
1.6Integrate case note taking with minimum distraction

2 Use specialised counselling interviewing skills

2.1Select and use communication skills according to the sequence of a counselling interview
2.2Identify points at which specialised counselling interviewing skills are appropriate for inclusion
2.3Use specialised counselling communication techniques based on their impacts and potential to enhance client development and growth
2.4Identify and respond appropriately to strong client emotional reactions

3 Evaluate own communication

3.1Reflect on and evaluate own communication with clients
3.2Recognise the effect of own values and beliefs on communication with clients
3.3Identify and respond to the need for development of own skills and knowledge

Performance evidence

interviewed at least 3 different clients using specialised interpersonal communication and counselling interviewing skills, including:
micro-skills and communication techniques, including:
attending behaviours – active listening,
reflection of content, summarising
questioning skills – open, closed, simple and compound questions
client observation skills
noting and reflecting skills
providing client feedback
specialised counseling interviewing skills, including:
challenging
reframing
focussing
integrated clear case note taking into the interview process
completed a structured process of self-reflection and evaluation of own communication used during the 3 interviews.

Knowledge evidence

legal and ethical considerations for communication in counselling practice, and how these are applied in individual practice: - codes of conduct/practice - discrimination - duty of care - human rights - practitioner/client boundaries - privacy, confidentiality and disclosure - rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients - work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations of the counsellor role - work health and safety
principles of person-centred practice
key objectives of counselling interviewing
stages of a counselling interview
potential impacts of using different communication skills and techniques in counselling contexts
communication techniques and micro-skills including: - attending behaviours – active listening, reflection of content feeling, summarising - questioning skills – open, closed, simple and compound questions - client observation skills - noting and reflecting skills - providing client feedback
specialised counselling communication techniques, and how they are used, including: - challenging - reframing - focusing
components of the communication process including: - encoder - decoder
primary factors that impact on the communication process including: - context - participants - rules - messages - channels - noise - feedback
communication barriers and resolution strategies, including: - environmental - physical - individual perceptions - cultural issues - language - age issues - disability
mechanisms that enhance effective interpersonal communication
observational techniques including: - facial expressions - non-verbal behaviour - posture - silence
ways in which different people absorb information, including: - visual - auditory - kinaesthetic
obstacles to the counselling process
impacts of trauma and stress on the communication process, including on: - concentration and attention - memory - use of verbal and written language - use of body language
challenging within the counselling session
self-evaluation practices, including: - how to recognise own biases - impact of own values on the counselling relationship.

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What does an assessment tool for CHCCSL002 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCCSL002 needs to address all 44 unit components: 3 elements with 13 performance criteria, 14 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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