Review of Health, Disability, and Aged Support unit standards

Field Community and Social Services

Review of Health, Disability, and Aged Support unit standards

Subfield

Domain

Health, Disability, and Aged Support

Older Persons’ Health and Wellbeing

23920-23923

Health and Disability Principles in Practice

28984-28994

The Community Support Services ITO Careerforce has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published 18 June 2015

Planned review date 31 December 2020

Summary

The review of the unit standards above was prompted by the outcomes of the mandatory review of qualifications.

New unit standards were created and current unit standards were reviewed to ensure that they are fit for purpose, relevant and aligned with outcomes listed in the new qualifications.

Feedback from stakeholders indicated that there should be a greater emphasis on applying rather than just demonstrating knowledge.

Consultation on the changes was carried out through a series of meetings and workshops with key sector representatives to seek feedback and endorsement. In addition, the changes were publicised through information on Careerforce’s website and a survey inviting comment and feedback.

Main changes

· The titles were amended.

· Recognition of the different stages of dementia and staged person-centred care were included.

· Knowledge around co-existing conditions was included.

· The approval process was included as a separate evidence requirement.

· Risk factors causing dementia was removed.

· Some duplicate outcomes across the four standards were removed and streamlined.

· Reference to ‘Challenging behaviour’ was changed to ‘behaviour’ as a result of sector consultation.

· A practical outcome of strategies to manage behaviour was included.

· Routine clinical tasks and/or observations were included.

· Observe and respond to changes was included.

· Recognising changes in the family and whānau supporting the person and how to respond to these changes were included.

· Identifying the effects of providing care on the support worker and strategies to deal with these effects were included.

· Outcomes and evidence requirements were reviewed to remove content that is repetitive or is already covered at Level 3.

· Eleven new unit standards were created to meet the outcomes listed in the new qualifications.

Impact on registered qualifications

Key to type of impact

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 Careerforce qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated when they are reviewed in 2016. The classifications and/or standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.

Ref	Qualification Title	Classification or ID
0727	National Certificate in Diversional Therapy (Level 4)	23920, 23921, 23922, 23923
1391	National Certificate in Community Support Services (Residential) (Level 3)	23920, 23921, 23922, 23923
1678	National Certificate in Mental Health and Addiction Support (Level 4) with optional strands in Addiction, Family/Whānau, and Kaupapa Māori	23920, 23922

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

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

Community and Social Services > Health, Disability, and Aged Support > Older Persons’ Health and Wellbeing

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
23920	Demonstrate knowledge of dementia, person-centred care, and communication for a person living with dementia Describe dementia, support, and safe practice to support people living with dementia in a health or wellbeing setting	4	6	B
23921	Provide person-centred care when supporting a person living with dementia Provide person-centred support to people living with dementia in a health or wellbeing setting	4	6	B
23922	Demonstrate knowledge of effects of dementia and how to manage them, for those caring for a person living with dementia Manage the effects of providing support for people living with dementia in a health or wellbeing setting	4	4	B
23923	Demonstrate knowledge of support for people living with dementia when their behaviour presents challenges Demonstrate knowledge of behaviour presented by people living with dementia in a health or wellbeing setting	4	4	B

Community and Social Services > Health, Disability, and Aged Support > Health and Disability Principles in Practice

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
28984	Work collaboratively in a health or wellbeing setting	4	10	New
28985	Demonstrate knowledge of service delivery models in a health or wellbeing setting	4	8	New
28986	Apply a service delivery model to support people in a health or wellbeing setting	4	8	New
28987	Contribute to personal plans for people with complex needs in a health or wellbeing setting	4	8	New
28988	Describe conditions when supporting a person with complex needs in a health or wellbeing setting	4	7	New
28989	Apply strategies to support cultural diversity in a health or wellbeing setting	4	6	New
28990	Describe leadership principles and qualities in a health or wellbeing setting	4	4	New
28991	Provide peer mentoring in a health or wellbeing setting	4	6	New
28992	Apply self-reflection in a health or wellbeing setting	4	6	New
28993	Respond to changes and perform routine clinical tasks and/or observations in a health or wellbeing setting	4	5	New
28994	Demonstrate leadership in a health or wellbeing setting	4	6	New