CHCMHS012Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives

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What an assessment for CHCMHS012 must cover

41 assessable components: 4 elements (30 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 9 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 Collect information to support the development of a wellness plan

  • 1.1Provide information and resources that will enable the person to make informed choices about wellness planning
  • 1.2Develop a shared understanding of the person’s goals, preferences and values in relation to wellness planning
  • 1.3Work collaboratively to identify any cultural factors that may influence wellness planning
  • 1.4Work collaboratively to identify who may need to be consulted regarding the wellness plan
  • 1.5Identify, access and review other information or documents that need to be referred to during the planning process

2 Support the development of a wellness plan

  • 2.1Develop a shared and whole of life understanding of what wellness means for the person
  • 2.2Together identify previously useful approaches, factors, and situations that promote and support wellness for the person
  • 2.3Work collaboratively to decide the type of wellness plan to be completed and the items and areas to be included
  • 2.4Work collaboratively to identify factors, trigger situations and early signs of unwellness
  • 2.5Identify options, potential strategies and actions the person will take
  • 2.6Identify other people to be included in the wellness plan and the actions they will take
  • 2.7Seek agreement and consent from others according to legal and ethical requirements
  • 2.8Document the agreed plan

3 Support the development of an advanced directive

  • 3.1Provide information and resources about advanced directives, their purpose and legal standing
  • 3.2Collaboratively identify the scope of the advanced directive to be developed
  • 3.3Work with the person to decide what service, support, treatment and medication instructions or restrictions are to be included
  • 3.4Collaboratively develop and document specific instructions
  • 3.5Jointly determine what life management or other instructions are to be included
  • 3.6Review plan to ensure directive and instructions are clear and unambiguous
  • 3.7Determine the preferred way to confirm capacity at the time of signing
  • 3.8Access legal and other specialist advice according to scope and nature of directive requirements
  • 3.9Work collaboratively to identify and locate a suitable willing independent witness
  • 3.10Identify with whom and where the directive and any copies will be stored

4 Implement wellness or other plans

  • 4.1Act preventatively to promote wellness by maintaining positive and emotionally safe environments
  • 4.2Promptly, sensitively and supportively respond to people in distress or crisis
  • 4.3Collaboratively discuss the nature of distress and implement wellness strategies
  • 4.4Follow instructions in wellness plan or advanced directives
  • 4.5Seek emergency assistance and back up support from supervisor or other workers according to the needs of the person and the worker
  • 4.6Identity situations that require debriefing, reflective practice or other support and initiate within scope of own job role
  • 4.7Complete accurate documentation and reports according to organisation procedures

Performance evidence

  • worked collaboratively with 3 different people with mental illness to create and implement a wellness plan
  • developed at least 1 advanced directive

Knowledge evidence

  • legal and ethical considerations (international, national, state/territory, local) for wellness plans and advanced directives, 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 for advanced directives, work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations, work health and safety
  • values and principles of the mental health sector, including: recovery, recovery oriented practice, health promotion and prevention, holistic approach, empowerment/disempowerment, access and equity, early intervention, rights, social justice and inclusion, citizenship
  • purpose and limitations of wellness plans and advanced directives
  • different types and formats of wellness plans particularly those which have been designed and developed by people who have experienced mental illness
  • various formats for advanced directives
  • purpose of statements of capacity
  • role and requirements for witnesses
  • community, support and mental health services
  • services for people experiencing mental distress, unwellness and crisis

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Questions about assessing CHCMHS012

What does an assessment tool for CHCMHS012 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCMHS012 needs to address all 41 unit components: 4 elements with 30 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 9 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 CHCMHS012?

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