CHCPWK004 — Work effectively in consumer mental health peer work

1 Establish and maintain effective consumer peer work relationships

• 1.1Use lived experience of mental health to maintain a safe and positive working relationship
• 1.2Clarify role expectations and define appropriate relationship guidelines
• 1.3Use peer work communication strategies to build a working relationship based on shared understanding

2 Explore consumer preferences, values, meanings, needs and goals

• 2.1Use a strengths based approach to discuss with the consumer their abilities to address their own needs and aspirations in recovery
• 2.2Discuss with consumer their sense of identity and choices for personal wellness, development of self-efficacy and discovering meaning and purpose in life
• 2.3Confirm consumer preferences, values, meanings, needs and goals

3 Facilitate access to resources and information

• 3.1Provide information about opportunities and strategies for consumers to achieve their identified aspirations and discuss and support preferred action
• 3.2Provide a range of appropriate information and education that enables consumers to make informed choices about their right to participate in all aspects of service
• 3.3Maintain accurate information and resources and review regularly for currency and relevance

4 Provide consumer peer services

• 4.1Use strategies to ensure all interactions with consumers reflect peer ethics
• 4.2Work in collaboration with consumer and relevant others according to job role requirements
• 4.3Facilitate and support consumer networks and social connections
• 4.4Respond promptly and supportively to consumers in distress or crisis, taking into account duty of care, job role and organisation policies and procedures
• 4.5Complete documentation, records of service and reports as this applies to peer work and job role requirements
• 4.6Follow organisation’s policy and procedures particularly in relation to code of conduct, ethics, duty of care, record keeping, confidentiality and privacy, as this applies to consumer peer work
• 4.7Maintain confidentiality of information and explained limits of confidentiality to others

5 Work within a peer work framework

• 5.1Maintain and uphold a peer perspective and identity informed by knowledge of consumer perspectives
• 5.2Consult regularly with consumers to remain informed and ensure authentic representation of consumer perspectives
• 5.3Identify and minimise role strain, role conflict and role confusion issues in a timely way
• 5.4Maintain boundaries appropriate to the delivery of peer delivered services
• 5.5Utilise consumer developed resources and literature for access to service users and staff
• 5.6Undertake development activities about working from a lived experience perspective

6 Work collaboratively with other staff

• 6.1Recognise limits of own knowledge, abilities and work role and make appropriate referral in accordance with organisation’s policy and procedures
• 6.2Reflect on own attitudes, behaviours and practice and how this affects other people
• 6.3Work collaboratively with other service staff and mental health workers to support holistic and seamless services
• 6.4Contribute to policy development about peer issues
• 6.5Promote the service and peer work to other workers

What does an assessment tool for CHCPWK004 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCPWK004 needs to address all 54 unit components: 6 elements with 27 performance criteria, 10 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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