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Support young people to create opportunities in their lives

Support young people to create opportunities in their lives

Unit of competency
National Code
CHCYTH015
State Code
OEK09
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
08/12/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
03/07/2023
Field of Education
090505 - Youth Work
Original Release Date
03/07/2023
Nominal Hours
35
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assist young people to identify the challenges and opportunities in their lives and to work towards their goals on an individual or group level.This unit applies to work undertaken in all youth work roles where the young person is the primary client.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or 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.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Create a relationship of trust and respect.
  • 1.1. Apply principles of youth work practice to facilitate safe individual and group processes for interaction.
  • 1.2. Identify the conditions necessary for young people to change and grow.
  • 1.3. Listen to and observe the young person’s stories, experiences and behaviour and clarify concerns and needs.
  • 1.4. Encourage and support young people to identify relationships between their issues and social structures.
  • 1.5. Respect the young person’s culture and way of interacting.
2. Work with young people to identify their needs, rights, strengths, hopes and opportunities.
  • 2.1. Use communication strategies to identify and explore the young person’s challenges, strengths and resources.
  • 2.2. Encourage the young person to identify and support their own strengths.
  • 2.3. Identify and acknowledge circumstances outside the young person’s control.
  • 2.4. Support the young person to communicate their issues and interests in a way that is suitable to their individual needs, background and culture, and confirm understanding.
  • 2.5 Take action to address immediate issues or concerns.
  • 2.6. Support young person’s agency and right to self-determination.
3. Identify goals with the young person.
  • 3.1. Use methods suited to the young person to consider desired outcomes and create opportunities.
  • 3.2. Perform work tasks within the scope of service delivery and according to organisational policies and procedures.
  • 3.3. Assist young people to explore opportunities and ways of being.
  • 3.4. Identify barriers that hinder the way young people want changes to take place.
4. Develop and implement action plans with the young person.
  • 4.1. Use youth work interventions to create opportunities by developing and implementing action plans.
  • 4.2. Explore and access available resources needed to achieve planned goals.
  • 4.3. Develop proposals, strategies and steps for completing action plans.
  • 4.4. Evaluate action plan and adjust as required to achieve goals.
  • 4.5. Document intervention work according to organisational policies and procedures.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WG828 CHCYTH003 Support young people to create opportunities in their lives Unit of competency