CHCDIS002 Follow Established Person Centred Behaviour Supports Assignment Question

CHCDIS002 Follow Established Person-centred Behaviour Supports

ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

This Student Assessment Booklet-I includes Task 1 for assessment of CHCDIS002 Follow established person-centred behaviour supports.

ABOUT YOUR ASSESSMENTS

This unit requires that you complete 3 assessment tasks. You are required to complete all tasks to demonstrate competency in this unit.

Assessment Task	About this task
Assessment Task 1: Written questions	You must correctly answer all questions to show that you understand the knowledge required of this unit.
Assessment Task 2: Role play	You are to undertake a role play using a video on self-injury as guidance.
Assessment Task 3: Journal	You are to record and develop journal reports on three different clients in your workplace.

Supporting resources

You may like to look at the following websites, books and documents for more information about the topics related to this unit:

Arnott, G 2011, The Disability Support Worker, Pearson Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW.
Croft, H 2013, The Australian Carer 3rd edn, Pearson Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW.

PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

provided positive support in response to at least 3 different situations of behaviours of concern
responded to at least 1 critical incident relating to adverse behaviour in accordance with individualised behaviour support plan and organisation’s policies and procedures

KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

principles and practices of positive behaviour support which focuses on the individual person
the social model of disability
the impact of social devaluation on an individual's quality of life
positive lifestyle enhancement strategies, including:
positive reinforcement
motivation
stress management
engagement in meaningful activities
support relationships
nutrition
environmental and systems improvement
organisation policies and procedures relating to behaviour management, including:
critical incidents
accident and incident reporting
restrictions on the use of aversive procedures
principles of effective communication and ways to implement these to minimise behaviours of concern
indicators that people have unmet needs
factors that may contribute to behaviours of concern, including:
physical
emotional
environmental
medications
specialist services and referral options
legal and ethical considerations for working with people with disability:
codes of conduct
dignity of risk
duty of care
human rights, including the united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UNCRPD)
constraint
imprisonment
abuse
practice standards
work safety and health

ASSESSMENT TASK 1: WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Task summary:

§ This is an open book test – you can use the Internet, textbooks and other documents to help you with your answers if required.

§ You must answer all questions correctly.

§ Write your answers in the space provided.

§ If you need more space, you can use extra paper. All extra pieces of paper must include your name and the question number/s you are answering.

§ You may like to use a computer to type your answers. Your assessor will tell you if you can email them the file or if you need to print a hard copy and submit it.

What do I need in order to complete this assessment?

Access to textbooks and other learning materials.
Access to a computer and the Internet (if you prefer to type your answers).

When do I do this task?

You will do this task in your own time.
Write in the due date as advised by your assessor: ________________________________________

what do I need to do if I get something wrong?

If your assessor marks any of your answers as incorrect, they will talk to you about resubmission. You will need to do one of the following:

Answer the questions that were incorrect in writing.
Answer the questions that were incorrect verbally.

Question 1

Provide three types of legislation both on a national level and within your state that is related to protecting human rights and practice standards in disability services.

Your state’s legislation:
Act 1:
Act 2:
Act 3:
Commonwealth legislation:
Act 1:	1. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPC)
Act 2:	2. Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA)
Act 3:	3. National Standards for Disability Services

Question 2

Identify the six National Standards that apply to disability service providers.

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Question 3

Marty is 53 years old and suffers from quadriplegia. He lives in a state government-funded group home and spent days with an undiagnosed broken left leg.

Due to his condition, he was not able to verbally communicate his levels of pain and symptoms, including a protruding bone that went unnoticed by the staff on duty.

After two days a staff member raised concerns to management; however, they decided it was best to wait until the next day to contact a doctor for treatment.

Did the staff exercise their duty of care? Explain your answer.

Question 4

The staff always have trouble with Jodie when it comes to taking her medications, as she becomes physically challenging towards staff on duty.

Jodie has an intellectual disability and tends to become irritable quite frequently.

To teach her a lesson, a staff member punches her and pushes her into a garage for ‘acting up’ and refusing to take her medication.

Jodie was locked in the garage for nearly 24 hours with nothing but a bucket for a toilet, before they let her back inside.

Is this a case of abuse? Explain your answer

Question 5

What are the three types of constraints in the Leisure Constraints Model? How does this impact individuals living with a disability?

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Question 6

What is the UNCRPD? What is its purpose?

Question 7

Describe each of the following articles in the UNCRPD.

Article 19
Article 20
Article 23
Article 25
Article 27

Question 8

What is a code of conduct?

Question 9

Identify at least five sociodemographic characteristics of prisoners with an intellectual disability.

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Question 10

Explain why individuals with a disability are often socially devalued.

Question 11

What is the social model of disability?

Question 12

What is the danger of being overprotective as a disability support worker? How does this impact an individual’s dignity of risk?

Question 13

Explain the why Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is an effective approach for managing behaviours of concern.

Question 14

What are some common immediate response strategies to behaviours of concern or challenging behaviours? Provide at least five examples.

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Question 15

Provide at least three communication strategies for people who are deaf or hearing impaired.

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Question 16

Provide at least three communication strategies for people who are blind or vision impaired.

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Question 17

Provide at least three communication strategies to reduce sensory overload.

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Question 18

What is the Triple C? Why is this used?

Question 19

Provide at least five common reasons which drive behaviours of concern and challenging behaviours.

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Question 20

Explain the difference between a behaviour of concern and a challenging behaviour. Provide an example of each.

Behaviour of concern:

Challenging behaviour:

Question 21

What is a Motivational Assessment Scale (MAS) and how is this used?

Question 22

1. Provide a definition of ‘aversive treatment’ and 3 examples.

Aversive treatment definition:

Example 1:

Example 2:

Example 3:

2. What restrictions are in place around using aversive treatment?

Question 23

Provide an example of how you would apply the following lifestyle enhancement strategies when managing client behaviour.

Positive reinforcement
Motivation
Stress management
Engagement in meaningful activities
Support relationships
Nutrition
Environmental and systems improvement

Question 24

Provide at least three examples of emotional indicators and three examples of physical indicators that suggest person with disabilities has unmet needs

Physical Indicators
Emotional Indicators

Question 25

Describe how each of the following factors are contributors to behaviour of concern or challenging behaviour.

Unrecognised pain or discomfort
Stress
Medications
Communication issues

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