Review of Community Support and Human Services unit standards

FIELD COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Review of Community Support and Human Services unit standards

Subfield	Domain	Id
Community Support	Community Field Work	20964, 20965
Human Services	Empowering People with Disabilities	1811, 1816, 1818
	Practical and Professional Skills for Disability Support	1838
	Services, Resources and Communication for Disability Support	16874

The Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation Limited has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published March 2008

Planned review date December 2013

Summary of review and consultation process

These unit standards were part of a review exercise that was initiated in 2004. A feature of the review was the initial two-day sector meeting sponsored by the ITO held in Wellington in May 2004. Prior to the meeting the community support services sector was extensively notified that the review was to be held and an open invitation to attend the meeting was offered. Over 150 people attended the meeting representing all industry sectors and included service providers, government and non-government, government officials, employer and employee representatives, and consumers. The training provider sectors, public and private, were also invited to attend through their respective professional associations. The meeting was an opportunity for all interested parties to air their views on current qualifications and their aspirations for future qualifications development. The review process was completed in 2006. Experts were sought and found to sit on review panels or Standard Setting Teams (SSTs).

The unit standards were submitted to NZQA in batches for review in conjunction with the relevant qualifications.

Main changes resulting from the review

· Changes to classification of standards

· Changes in unit standard titles

· Changes in credits

· Replacement of one unit standard

· Changes to elements and performance criteria to reflect industry requirements and updated methodology and terminology

· Changes to special notes to include updated definitions, industry standards, and legislation

· Five new standards have been developed to reflect industry requirements.

Unit standards categorised as category C expire at the end of December 2010.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification or Id	Level	Nature of accreditation	Classification or Id	Level
Subfield	Human Services	Any	Subfield	Community Support	Same
Domain	Empowering People with Disabilities	Any	Domain	Human Services	Same
Domain	Services, Resources and Communication for Disability Support	Any	Domain	Human Services	Same
Domain	Practical and Professional Skills for Disability Support	Any	Domain	Community Support Services	Same
Standard	1838	4	Standard	23383	4

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

AMAP 0024 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the standards.

Impact on existing qualifications

Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below.

Affected

The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set

The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits

The qualification lists a C or D category standard

Not materially affected

The qualification lists a standard that has a new title

The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

The following Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and will be reviewed in 2008.

Qualification title	Standard in the qualification
National Certificate in Human Services (Level 4) with optional strands in Deaf/hearing Impairment, Intellectual Disability, Physical Disability, and Blind/visual Impairment [Ref: 0728]	1811, 1816, 1818, 1838, 16874

Summary of main changes

All changes are in bold.

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

Subfield Human Services

Community Support

Id	Domain	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
1811	Empowering People with Disabilities Human Services	Demonstrate knowledge of the implications for a sibling when a family/whānau member has a disability	3	3	B
1816	Empowering People with Disabilities Human Services	Identify and discuss values, attitudes and current issues in the field of disabilities Analyse personal and community values and attitudes and their impact on people with disabilities	4	4 5	B
1818	Empowering People with Disabilities Human Services	Demonstrate understanding of the importance of friendships in peoples’ lives for disability support Demonstrate knowledge of the value of relationships in peoples’ lives for disability support	3	3 4	B
1838	Practical and Professional Skills for Disability Support	Teach to enhance independence and community participation of a person with a disability	4	6	C
23383	Community Support Services	Establish and facilitate a learning plan with a person requiring health or disability supports	4	6
16874	Services, Resources and Communication for Disability Support Human Services	Demonstrate an ability to support a person with a communication impairment	4	5	B

Subfield Community Support

Domain Community Field Work

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
20964	Maintain documentation as a community field worker in a health or disability support context	2	2	B
20965	Demonstrate knowledge of epilepsy in a community field work setting	3	4	B

Domain Community Support Services

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
23374	Describe autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and available supports	3	3	New

Domain Human Services

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
23371	Support personal planning to enhance individual lifestyles with a person with a disability	3	4	New
23372	Describe law in relation to intellectual disability and high and complex needs and legal services available to consumers	3	3	New
23373	Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of mental illness on a person with an intellectual disability	3	3	New
23377	Describe and use visual strategies for communicating with Deaf and hearing impaired people	3	2	New