CHCMHS007 — Work effectively in trauma informed care
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What an assessment for CHCMHS007 must cover
53 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 38 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 Work from a trauma informed care perspective
- 1.1Apply the key principles and practices of trauma informed care
- 1.2Promote safe environments and relationships with those affected by trauma, including preventing traumatisation and re-traumatisation in the context of service use
- 1.3Respond to disclosures of past and current trauma or abuse using principles of trauma informed care
- 1.4Respond to behaviours and distress related to trauma using principles of trauma informed care
- 1.5Assist individuals affected by trauma to identify personal resources and strengths
- 1.6Recognise the coping strategies and adaptations of individuals who have experienced trauma
- 1.7Identify resources and strengths within individuals who have experienced trauma
2 Utilise self-care strategies
- 2.1Apply self-care strategies in managing re-traumatisation
- 2.2Apply self-care strategies in managing vicarious trauma
3 Contribute to the continuous improvement of trauma informed care in services
- 3.1Reflect upon own practice and work environment and identify opportunities to embed trauma informed care and practice in service delivery
- 3.2Identify barriers to implementing trauma informed care and practice and refer to appropriate/senior personnel
- 3.3Participate in organisation policy development on trauma informed care according to job role
- 3.4Identify and participate in strategies to enhance service delivery of trauma informed care
- 3.5Invite and respond to consumer feedback on trauma informed practices and service delivery
Performance evidence
- worked from a trauma informed care perspective with at least 3 people with mental illness
Knowledge evidence
- legal and ethical considerations (international, national, state/territory, local) for trauma related practice, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:
- codes of practice
- discrimination
- dignity of risk
- duty of care
- human rights
- informed consent
- mandatory reporting
- practice standards
- privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
- policy frameworks
- records management
- rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and individuals accessing the service
- specific legislative requirements related to trauma
- work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations
- work health and safety
- trauma, including:
- prevalence of trauma in the general population and with service users
- definitions of trauma and complex trauma and its impacts
- how trauma impacts development of those affected
- the dynamics of interpersonal violence and the relationship to trauma
- the way individuals cope and manage the impact of trauma
- the potential for and causes of re-traumatisation, in particular in accessing or receiving services
- gender differences in the application of trauma informed care
- common beliefs and attitudes towards people who experience interpersonal violence and how this impacts on their access to services
- values and core principles and features of trauma informed care and practice, including:
- understanding trauma and its impact
- promoting safety in environments and relationships
- ensuring cultural competence
- supporting control, choice and autonomy
- fostering healthy, supportive relationships
- promoting the belief that recovery is possible
- promoting strengths based, collaborative practices
- impacts of traumatic events that occur when accessing or receiving services (including the use of compulsory treatment, seclusion and restraint)
- role of triggers and ‘flashback’ (re-experiencing), re-victimisation and re-traumatisation
- referral options and resources available to support self-advocacy
- links between suicidality, self-harm and interpersonal trauma
- self-care strategies for workers
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Questions about assessing CHCMHS007
What does an assessment tool for CHCMHS007 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCMHS007 needs to address all 53 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 38 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CHCMHS007?
Auditori pulls the current release of CHCMHS007 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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Related units
- CHCMHS001 — Work with people with mental health issues
- CHCMHS002 — Establish self-directed recovery relationships
- CHCMHS003 — Provide recovery oriented mental health services
- CHCMHS004 — Work collaboratively with the care network and other services
- CHCMHS005 — Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
- CHCMHS006 — Facilitate the recovery process with the person, family and carers
- CHCMHS008 — Promote and facilitate self advocacy
- CHCMHS009 — Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs
- CHCMHS010 — Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity
- CHCMHS011 — Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
- CHCMHS012 — Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives
- CHCMHS013 — Implement trauma informed care
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