Field Community and Social Services
Review of Mental Health and Addiction Support unit standards
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Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
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Health, Disability, and Aged Support |
Mental Health and Addiction Support |
26983, 26984, 26986, 26988, 26989, 27077 |
Careerforce has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published July 2018
Planned review date December 2023
Summary
The unit standards listed above were reviewed in consultation with key stakeholders to update guidance information and amend some terminology in line with current industry practice. As part of the review, all organisations with consent to assess against the standards being reviewed were invited to comment.
Main changes
· All titles were amended to align with current legislation, government policy and philosophical underpinnings of mental health and addiction support.
· Guidance information was updated.
· Terminology used in the standards, outcomes and performance criteria were amended to align with current practice within the mental health and addiction sector and philosophical underpinnings of mental health and addiction support.
· An additional outcome was added to unit 26986 to focus the knowledge component of this standard on current support provision within a historical context.
· In unit 26988, the three former outcomes were merged into two outcomes to clarify and remove overlap.
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold.
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Key to review category |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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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 |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |
Community and Social Services > Health, Disability, and Aged Support > Mental Health and Addiction Support
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ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
26983 |
Describe and implement strategies for engaging with mental health and addiction service users and their natural supports Describe and implement strategies for engaging with a person accessing MHA services and their natural supports |
4 |
6 |
B |
|
26984 |
Describe mental health and addiction issues and the potential impact of co-existing problems Describe mental health and addiction issues, and the potential impact of co-existing issues |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
26986 |
Describe the mental health and addiction sector in New Zealand and carry out delegated tasks of own role in the sector Describe the mental health and addiction sectors in New Zealand and carry out the role of an MHA support worker |
4 |
8 |
B |
|
26988 |
Describe mental health and addiction issues at different life stages and support a service user at one life stage Describe contributors to, and the impact of, MHA issues on human development and support a person accessing MHA services |
4 |
8 |
B |
|
26989 |
Support mental health and addiction service users to maintain wellness Support a person accessing mental health or addiction services to develop, follow and review a wellbeing support plan |
4 |
8 |
B |
|
27077 |
Describe approaches to, and models of, addiction intervention, and contribute to the application of one model Describe approaches to, and models of, addiction treatment, and explain and apply an approach for a selected model |
4 |
6 |
B |