CHCFAM002 — Work with a child-focused approach

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What an assessment for CHCFAM002 must cover

70 assessable components: 4 elements (20 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 47 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 Make child needs central to service provision

1.1Review client information to establish the context for the family and the child
1.2Seek clarification and understanding of court orders to determine legal parameters of any service provision or interventions
1.3Plan and document activities and interactions that are suited to individual child needs in collaboration with parents
1.4Provide an environment, equipment and resources that supports safe interactions of child and parents
1.5Recognise and respond to the needs of reluctant or non-participative children
1.6Identify and report information according to legislative requirements

2 Support parents to maintain child focused approaches

2.1Focus on children’s issues as a matter of priority in interactions with parents
2.2Ensure the child is at the centre of support and intervention plans
2.3Select and use interpersonal skills that engage parents/carers and facilitate understanding of required behaviour
2.4Recognise and manage parents’ inappropriate attempts to exchange information
2.5Recognise and manage inter parental disputes

3 Respond to situations requiring child inclusive process

3.1Recognise situations when child inclusive process is required
3.2Discuss with parents/carers the appropriateness and usefulness of engaging children
3.3Communicate the role of child consultant to parents/carers and children, and the differences from own role
3.4Obtain consent from children and adults to engage a child consultant
3.5Engage the services of a child consultant to represent the needs, perceptions and attachments of children according to organisation procedures
3.6Communicate with the child consultant about the child’s best interests and methods of integrating child’s need and views into own work processes

4 Monitor and evaluate child-focused practice

4.1Obtain and use feedback from parents/carers and children about the experiences of the service to inform improvements
4.2Review practices and policies for their effectiveness in relation to child-focused practice
4.3Identify and respond to the need for guidance and direction for colleagues

Performance evidence

consistently applied the concepts and intention of working in the child’s best interests as stated in the Family Law Act 1975 in the planning, provision and monitoring of services to at least 3 families with children experiencing conflict
responded appropriately to situations where: the child is vulnerable or at risk
responded appropriately to situations where: there is a requirement for child inclusive practice

Knowledge evidence

legal and ethical considerations for child-focused practice, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:
codes of conduct
discrimination
duty of care
human rights, including:
child rights to protection
active right to participate
right to choose course of action and make decision at their level of ability in any planning processes
mandatory reporting
privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
records management
rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients
specific legislative frameworks that apply to child-focused practice, including:
principles and practice standards for working within the child’s best interests as stated in Family Law Act
the key components of, and differences between, child-focused practice and child inclusive practice, and when they are used
types of court orders that may influence the delivery of services
work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations, including the separate role of child consultants and when this may be appropriate
work health and safety
case management principles of assessment, planning, monitoring and review
stages of child development and relevance to work with vulnerable children
attachment and family systems theories and how these are applied to working with vulnerable and traumatised children
importance of peer relationships for vulnerable and isolated children
principles of empowerment and application of these to work practice
types of issues that are important to children in situations involving family conflict
equipment, activities and resources that support engagement with children
indicators of abuse, types of abuse, children who are particularly vulnerable and reporting systems
indicators, effects and dynamics on family relationships, and implications for children of:
conflict
family violence and abuse
substance use
mental illness
disability
separation and divorce
trauma
parenting and family dynamics in different cultures
service options for referral to relationship support and interventions services
concepts of parent alienation in separation and divorce and their application to work
effects of loss, grief and depression on children experiencing family conflict
indicators of, and responses to, child anxiety including childhood resilience
ways that parents may make inappropriate attempts to exchange information
strategies to manage inter parental disputes including:
ensuring safety of vulnerable clients
using assertiveness and negation skills
modelling
reinforcing the organisations policy on rights and responsibilities of both clients and workers
undertaking risk assessments for vulnerability
re-focusing attention on child’s expressed wants and needs

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What does an assessment tool for CHCFAM002 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCFAM002 needs to address all 70 unit components: 4 elements with 20 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 47 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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