Field           Community and Social Services

Rollover and Revision of Sensory Support unit standard 29548

Subfield	Domain	ID
Health, Disability, and Aged Support	Sensory Support	29548

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council has completed the rollover and revision of the unit standard listed above.

Date new versions published                                                               July 2023

Planned review date                                                                              December 2025

Summary

The unit standard was rolled over and revised with amendments made to reflect changes made to practise in the health sector. The review was undertaken alongside Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. The parties consulted to inform the revision included Te Whatu Ora Waitematā and Te Whatu Ora Canterbury.

Main changes

· Guidance Information updated to reflect current practice.

· Definitions updated to include all acronyms used.

· Performance criteria 1.1 and 1.2 updated to be consistent with verb usage in Outcome 1.

· Performance criteria 2.5 updated removing wording already included in Outcome 2.

· Performance criteria 4.1 updated to match verb tense to passive.

· Performance criteria 4.2 updated to reflect changes made to current practise.

· Performance criteria 5.2 updated removing wording already included in Guidance Information.

· Performance criteria 6.1 and 6.2 updated removing wording already included in Guidance Information.

· Performance criteria 7.1,7.2,7.3,7.4,7.5,7.6 updated removing wording already included in Guidance Information.

· Performance criteria 8.1 updated removing wording already included in Guidance Information.