CHCDIS017

Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop and facilitate person-centred strategies for participation in various community settings, functions and activities to enhance the psychosocial wellbeing and lifestyle of a person with disability.

This unit applies to workers in varied disability contexts. Work performed requires a range of well developed, person-centred skills where some discretion and judgement is required and workers will take responsibility for their own outputs.

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

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication

Assessment conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace or a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions.

Assessment must ensure access to:

• facilities, equipment and resources that reflect real working conditions and model industry operating conditions and contingencies
• information on local resources, programs, agencies, transport services, aids and equipment available to people with disability
• organisational policies and procedures
• individualised plans
• equipment and resources outlined in individualised plans
• risk assessment tools
• opportunities for engagement with people with disability.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.