Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assist with supporting people with disability in community participation and social inclusion using a person-centred approach. This involves enabling people to make choices to maximise their participation in various community settings, functions and activities to enhance psychosocial wellbeing and lifestyle in accordance with the person’s needs and preferences.

This unit applies to workers in varied disability services contexts. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under regular direct, indirect or remote supervision.

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.

Foundation Skills

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

Unit Mapping Information

Supersedes and is equivalent to CHCDIS003 Support community participation and social inclusion.

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
• opportunities for engagement with people with disability or people who participate in simulations and scenarios that involve provision of disability support.

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