Hi and welcome to CHCCS400A Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework. This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to work within a legal and ethical framework that supports duty of care requirements.
This unit is to be assessed in relation to the specific legal and ethical context of the work role/s and requirements to which it applies
1.1 legislation and common law
1.2 Overview of Standards
1.3 Types of law—legislation and common law
1.4 Duty of Care
1.5 Negligence
1.6 Privacy and confidentiality
1.7 Laws that support rights
Learning Topic 1 Activity Review
2.1 Service delivery context in the CSI
2.2 Roles and responsibilities of community services workers
2.3 agency policies and procedures
2.4 Working within agency policies and procedures.
2.5 Knowing your limits in your roles and responsibilities
Learning Topic 2 Activity Review
3.1 Ethics and ethical standards
3.2 Australian Institute of Welfare & Community Workers’ (AIWCW) CODE OF ETHICS
3.3 legislation and professional practice
3.4 Standards and codes of practice in the CSI
3.5 Ethics in practice
3.6 Resolving ethical dilemmas or problems
3.7 Unethical conduct
Learning Topic 3 Activity Review
4.1 Rights of all Australians
4.2 The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
4.3 Where do rights come from?
4.4 Client rights and responsibilities
4.5 Helping clients to complain
4.6 Following organisational policy and protocols when managing a complaint
4.7 Role of advocates and advocacy services
Learning Topic 4 Activity Review
