CHCFAM005

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to facilitate and monitor the contact between the child/children and the non-resident parent in situations where the facilitated contact may be either voluntary (initiated by the family) or involuntary (result of court order).

This unit applies to children’s contact services workers operating according the requirements of the Family Law Act 1975.

Unit mapping information

No equivalent unit

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand Standards and industry codes of practice.

Foundation skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Unit sector or competency field

None specified.

Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units

Not applicable

Assessment conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. The following conditions must be met for this unit:

• use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:
  • client information
  • family law information
  • organisation policies and procedures
  • venue for contact visit
• modelling of industry operating conditions, including:
  • scenarios that involve interactions with other people, including children
  • scenarios that involve problem-solving

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.