Domain - Professional Development of Social Service Workers

Domain - Professional Development of Social Service Workers

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Level 3

Describe social service work in Aotearoa New Zealand
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

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7915 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This is a theory unit standard for people considering their interest in and suitability for social service work in Aotearoa New Zealand. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe social service work in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Level 4

Prepare a self care plan for social service work
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2

19405 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe personal health requirements, and prepare a plan for self care in social service work.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Integrate knowledge, skills, and values learning in social service work
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard, unit standard 19401 and unit standard 19414 replace unit standard 7920.

19406 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to identify and describe knowledge, skills, and values in social service work, and integrate new learning into a knowledge, skills, and values base for social service work.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Describe professional supervision in the social services
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Version 2

19407 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the role and function of professional social services supervision, and describe factors to be considered when negotiating a contract for professional social services supervision.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of social service ethics
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

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7916 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This is a theory unit standard for beginning social service workers. People credited with this unit standard are able to: outline a code of ethics for social service work; describe the application of a code of ethics to a field of social services; and outline avenues of redress to deal with ethical disputes and grievances in a field of social services.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Describe the roles and functions of social service workers

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7919 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This is a theory-based unit standard for people entering social service work in Aotearoa New Zealand. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the roles and functions of social service workers.

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CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Describe laws related to social services
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

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7945 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This is a theory unit standard for beginning social service workers. People credited with this standard are able to: describe law making bodies in Aotearoa New Zealand; describe how laws are changed in Aotearoa New Zealand and how to contribute to change in laws; describe how to access legal services in Aotearoa New Zealand; and describe selected legal responsibilities of a social service worker.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Level 5

Analyse ethics for social service work
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

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19404 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This is a theory unit standard for social service workers. People credited with this unit standard are able to: analyse a code of ethics for social service work; analyse the application of a code of ethics to the social service worker''s field of social services; and explain avenues of redress to deal with ethical disputes and grievances in the worker''s field of social services.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Contains Maori components

Integrate learning into a behaviour, knowledge, skills, and value base for working as a kaitautoko

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23350 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and explain behaviour, knowledge, skills, and values in kaitautoko practice situations; reflect on self as a kaitautoko in a health or social service provider setting; and integrate new learning into a behaviour, knowledge, skills, and value base for working as a kaitautoko.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Prepare and implement a self-care plan for social service work

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7918 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of personal health; identify and examine the current state of own personal health; and prepare and implement a self-care plan for social service work.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Participate in professional social services supervision as a supervisee

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7922 Unit Standard 9 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the role and function of professional social services supervision; negotiate a contract for professional social services supervision; participate in professional social services supervision; and participate in evaluation and closure of the supervision contract.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Explain legal structures and laws for social service practice
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

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7944 Unit Standard 9 Credits

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This is a theory unit standard for social service workers. People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the role and operation of law and law making bodies in Aotearoa New Zealand; explain how laws are changed in Aotearoa New Zealand and how to contribute to law change; explain how to locate laws related to social services and how to access legal services in Aotearoa New Zealand; and explain legal responsibilities of a social service worker in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Level 6

Reflect on own professional practice and development in social service work
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Version 4

13098 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to reflect on self as a professional worker in a current social service work context, and reflect on future professional direction in social service work.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate self-awareness for social service work

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7917 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe formative influences in own history and life experience; identify and explain the impact of own formative influences on social service work; explain systems for management and development of self-awareness in social service work; and demonstrate self-awareness in own relationships with service users in social service work.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Level 7

Provide professional social services supervision
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7923 Unit Standard 9 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: negotiate a contract for professional social services supervision with a supervisee; implement a contract for professional social services supervision with a supervisee; and effect evaluation and closure of a contract for professional social services supervision with a supervisee.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Provide professional social services supervision as a field educator
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7924 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: negotiate field education opportunities for social service students in social service work; negotiate a contract for field education in social service work; implement the contract for field education in social service work; fulfil responsibilities as a field educator in social service work; and effect evaluation and closure of the contract for field education.

Standard-setting body:

Toit? te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Data as at 2024-04-18 23:01:06.38