Certificate IV in Disability Support - CHC43121
South West TAFE
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS:
This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a range of community settings and peoples\u2019 homes, who provide support in a manner that empowers people with disabilities to achieve greater levels of independence, self-reliance, community participation and wellbeing. Workers promote a person-centred approach, work according to and may contribute to an individualised plan, and work without direct supervision. They may be required to supervise and/or coordinate a small team.The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Subjects
- Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs
- Identify and report abuse
- Assist with movement
- Lead effective workplace relationships
- Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
- Coordinate and monitor home-based support
- Implement continuous improvement
- Manage work health and safety
- Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- Recognise and respond to crisis situations
- Deliver care services using a palliative approach
- Work effectively in trauma informed care
- Prepare meals
- Confirm physical health status
- Provide advocacy and representation services
- Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
- Facilitate community participation and social inclusion
- Coordinate NDIS participant support
- Work with people with mental health issues
- Develop and implement service programs
- Transport individuals
- Conduct individual assessments
- Facilitate independent travel
- Manage and promote diversity
- Meet statutory and organisation information requirements
- Recognise and respond to oral health issues
- Develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports
- Work effectively in disability support
- Develop and provide person-centred service responses
- Use communication to build relationships
- Develop, implement and review quality framework
- Provide services for older people
- Support people with autism spectrum disorder
- Develop and use strategies for communication with augmentative and alternative communication systems
- Provide support to people living with dementia
- Facilitate individual service planning and delivery
- Maintain work health and safety
- Demonstrate leadership in the workplace
- Follow established person-centred behaviour supports
- Prepare for NDIS support coordination
- Assist clients with medication
- Maintain a high standard of service
- Manage partnership agreements with service providers
- Support relationships with carer and family
- Provide loss and grief support
- Address the needs of people with chronic disease
- Assess co-existing needs
- Recognise healthy body systems
- Support positive mealtime experiences
- Provide suicide bereavement support
- Follow basic food safety practices
- Contribute to planning and implementation of care services using a palliative approach
- Provide specialised support
- Develop strategies to address unmet needs
- Visit client residence
- Manage legal and ethical compliance
- Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach
Standard entry requirements
Completion of: CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability)ORCompletion of: CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability)ORCompletion of: CHC30408 Certificate III in Disability PLUS the CHCSS00125 Entry to Certificate IV in Disability Support Skill Set.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Colac | No |
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| Hamilton | No |
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| Portland | No |
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| Warrnambool | No |
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Fee comments
Campuses: Warrnambool.
This is Free TAFE course. Free TAFE is a Victorian Government program that covers tuition fees for priority courses for students who are eligible for government-subsidised training. There may still be some costs like course materials, uniform or excursions applicable to the course you select.
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