Summative Assessment 8

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Summative Assessment CHCPRT001 Question Eight Services workers need to understand their own job roles and the legislative requirements that impact on them, their clients, and the service they provide. They must understand their job roles, their responsibilities, and their legal obligation. What parts of the legal system do they need to understand and from what sources can they get useful information? 270-300 words. If necessary, conduct independent research. The community trusts and expects service providers to uphold and apply proper standards. As a community worker you have a great deal of responsibility. You must always act in a professional, competent, and ethical manner and you need to be familiar with laws, rules, standards and regulations relevant to the community services industry. These protect the rights of both individuals and workers. They also ensure high-quality and safe services are provided. When supporting a person, it may be necessary to work with a range of other agencies. A person (or their representative) must give consent before any information is shared with or accessed from another agency. Most community organisations gather this consent using a specific form. Consent is given for access to information for a particular purpose. You must not pass on information without the person’s consent. People receiving services have a right to know what you record about them and to see their own records. A person’s record is highly confidential, and you may be required to sign a confidentiality agreement when you are first employed, saying you will not without consent divulge any information you have acquired during or after your involvement with people you provide services to unless legally required to do so. The information that is shared between agencies may include: Information to enable referrals Incident reports Support plans and goals Information about individual needs. Being aware of your legal obligations and understanding a range of legal issues that arise in community services work is important. Consider the responsibilities and limitations of your work role and do not act outside these. In complex situations you may need to consult a legal practitioner on behalf of your employer or the person receiving services. Most of your legal information should be in you Policies and procedures. If you can not find these, you should go and speak to you Manager.
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