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Student Name Student Number Unit Code/s & Name/s Mental Health Cluster CHCMHS001 Work with people with mental health issues CHCCCS004 Assess

Student Name		Student Number
Unit Code/s & Name/s	Mental Health Cluster CHCMHS001 Work with people with mental health issues CHCCCS004 Assess co-existing needs
Assessment Type	Written
Assessment Name	Major Activity	Assessment Task No.	AT3
Assessment Due Date		Date submitted
Assessor Name
Student Declaration: I declare that this assessment is my own work. Any ideas and comments made by other people have been acknowledged as references. I understand that if this statement is found to be false, it will be regarded as misconduct and will be subject to disciplinary action as outlined in the TAFE Queensland Student Rules. I understand that by emailing or submitting this assessment electronically, I agree to this Declaration in lieu of a written signature.
Student Signature		Date
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Instructions to Student

General Instructions:

In these units you are required to demonstrate that you have worked with three (3) people with mental health issues and co-existing needs in ways that support individual empowerment and recovery.

Attached to this assessment task are three (3) individual scenarios.

This task requires you to read the individual scenarios and respond to the questions attached for each scenario.

If you are working intensively with service users with Mental Health and co-existing needs in your work and/or vocational placement, you may choose to consult people from your workplace. However you must consult with your workplace supervisor and TAFE assessor regarding this option.

Information / Materials provided:

Questions are supplied with this assessment task with a learner guide to assist students with their research.

Assessment Criteria:

To achieve a satisfactory result, your assessor will be looking for your ability to demonstrate the following key skills/tasks/knowledge to an acceptable industry standard:

Worked with 3 people with mental health and co-existing needs

Identified risk and support needs of the individuals

Documented sources of information gathering

Identified appropriate assessment techniques with consumer

Documented a range of strengths based communication techniques

Identified assessment processes and subsequent referral to meet consumer need

Completed three (3) assessment tools

Identified stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities in meeting consumer needs

Documented co-existing needs

Identified critical incidents and appropriate strategies to respond

Analysed how cultural background influences service provision

Used strengths based approaches to provide referral

Identified short term goal planning to meet long term outcomes

Described monitoring and reviewing case planning processes

Identified professional development opportunities

	Number of Attempts: You will receive up to two (2) attempts at this assessment task as long as these are submitted within the study period for this unit. Should your 1^st attempt be unsatisfactory (U), your teacher will provide feedback and discuss the relevant sections / questions with you and will arrange a due date for the submission of your 2^nd attempt. If your 2^nd submission is unsatisfactory (U), or you fail to submit a 2^nd attempt, you will receive an overall unsatisfactory result for this assessment task. Only one re-assessment attempt may be granted for each assessment task. For more information, refer to the TAFE Queensland Student Rules TAFEQLD-101 - TAFE Queensland Student Rules and Policies
Submission details	Insert your details on page 1 and sign the Student Declaration. Include this template with your submission. Once you have completed all documents and saved them to your computer, you will need to upload them for marking. To do this, follow these instructions: 1. In the section below named 'Submissions', you have three options; Upload' button, Choose Existing or Record Audio. (Record Audio should only be used if agreed upon with your teacher.) 2. Browse for your file if using either of the first two methods. 3. Upload your file. 4. Repeat steps 1-3 to upload other files. 5. Enter any comments in the box provided, if necessary. 6. Click the 'Submit to Dropbox' button. Assessment to be submitted via: TAFE Queensland Learning Management System: Connect url: https://connect.tafeqld.edu.au/d2l/login Username; 9 digit student number For Password: Reset password go to https://passwordreset.tafeqld.edu.au/default.aspx
Instructions for the Assessor	Benchmark responses have been provided for this activity. TAFE Queensland Assessor should ensure students have identified strategies that are unique to the individuals needs. Assessors should ensure that all tasks have been completed comprehensively.
Note to Student	An overview of all Assessment Tasks relevant to this unit is located in the Unit Study Guide.

Person 1 Mary

Mary is 19 years of age. From the age of 10 she lived in out of home care on a long term guardianship order to the Chief Executive. Since leaving care, she has resided in supported accommodation provided by a Community Housing service. You are employed as a support worker in the community housing service and have recently commenced working with Mary.

Mary has been exposed to multiple developmentally adverse interpersonal traumas throughout her childhood including; witnessing and surviving both physical and emotional abuse from her parents and being sexually abused.

Mary has been diagnosed with a moderate intellectual disability. Her IQ is 73;

She has noticeable developmental delays in speech and motor skills;

She can communicate in basic, simple ways;

She is able to learn basic health and safety skills;

She can complete self-care activities;

She can travel alone to nearby familiar places.

She has been diagnosed by a Psychologist as having disorganised attachment disorder and experiences emotional dysregulation and has a negative self-image.

Marys father is from the Torres Strait. He has not been in Marys life for the last 9 years and his whereabouts are unknown.

Marys mother has a history of drug and alcohol abuse and mental health issues, including periods of hospitalisation. For the first 10 years of Marys life she spent time living with numerous relatives and friends when her mother was unable to care for her. It was whilst being cared for by others that Mary, at the age of 8, was sexually abused by a 30 year old male family member. This continued for 2 years. Mary disclosed the abuse to a teacher which resulted in the matter being investigated. The male was charged with sexual abuse of a minor. It was at this time The Department of Child Safety became involved and Mary subsequently went into care.

Over the last 9 years Mary has engaged in drug and alcohol misuse (marijuana, tobacco). Mary left school early before completing year 10. She has remained unemployed although engages in prostitution at times to earn money. She frequently leaves her residence for days at a time without notifying support staff. Mary regularly self-harms by cutting and the scars are visible on her forearms.

Answer the following questions:

(Use the information provided as a starting point. You may be insightful in expanding on the client profile in order to answer the following questions).

1. Provide an overview of Marys current situation and needs.

Risk factors	Supports and needs

2. List four (4) documents that you would access to provide you with information to find out about Mary, her history and current situation?

Source (documents)	Information

3. Give an overview of how you would organise and conduct any assessments in consultation with Mary.

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4. Identify a range of strengths based communication techniques you will use to engage with and support Mary.

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5. Outline three (3) assessments you would use to identify Marys needs and the services she requires.

Assessment	Referral for service provision

6. Provide evidence of a completed assessment tool for Mary. You can choose an assessment tool from your work place or you can choose one (1) of the following:

- Anxiety and Depression checklist from the Beyond Blue website.

- Non-suicidal Self-Injury Assessment tool from the Cornell Research program on Self-Injury and Recovery.

You should complete the assessment based on the information you have in the scenario and upload it with your completed assessment task to CONNECT.

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7. Identify the stakeholders who might be involved in Marys care team. Outline their roles and types of information and services they would provide.

Stakeholders	Role and Responsibilities

8. Write a paragraph of the range of multiple and inter-related issues that Mary is facing (75 words)

9. Identify two (2) crisis situations that could arise for Mary. Explain how you would respond to each crisis (examples can include; self-injury, suicide attempt, Marys father returning, Pregnancy)

Crisis	Response

10. How might Marys cultural background influence the range of services that could provide additional support?

11. How would you use a strengths based approach to ensure the right match of services and referrals?

12. List three (3) short term goals and three (3) long term outcomes of the goals you and Mary would be working towards.

Short term goal	Long term outcome

13. Describe the process you could use to monitor Marys progress towards achieving outcomes.

14. Write a short reflection on how you could improve your professional practice when working with Mary (50 words).

Nikau is 26 years of age and is a New Zealand Maori with dual citizenship in Australia.

He has been diagnosed by a Psychiatrist with Schizoaffective disorder and is on medication for his condition

He has psychotic episodes in which he experiences delusions and hallucinations that disrupt his perception, thoughts, emotions and behaviour

Nikau has a history of physical violence

He engages frequently in drug and alcohol abuse (marijuana, ICE, cocaine, speed, heroin and tobacco, whatever is available at the time).

From the age of 14 he was heavily involved with local law enforcement and was in youth detention. He often spent time on the streets, homeless or sleeping rough. When involved in fights, he would bite into a glass bottle to cut his mouth, and spit blood, saliva and glass at his opponent, or the police.

As he was a perpetrator of domestic and family violence, his wife, mother and siblings would often have bruises and black eyes; his wife once had a broken arm from him twisting it, as well as frequent cigarette burns. He has spent the last 12 months in prison as a result of his violence that was directed at his wife and police at the time. His behaviour is notorious, and there have been many local press reports about him.

It is said that Nikau hates anyone in a position of authority.

On his release from prison four weeks ago, Nikau was placed in transitional housing on a 12 month conditional release order. The following conditions apply to his order:

He cannot leave the state without permission and cannot travel overseas;

The consumption of alcohol or use of any illicit drug is prohibited;

He is subjected to random drug tests;

He must participate in a community-based rehabilitation program;

Must report regularly to a community corrections officer;

Notify community corrections of any change of address or employment;

Not have any contact with his wife, mother or siblings.

Your role:

You are employed as a support worker in the anger management rehabilitation program.

Answer the following questions:

(Use the information provided as a starting point. You may be insightful in expanding on the client profile in order to answer the following questions).

1. Provide an overview of Nikaus current situation and needs.

Risk factors	Supports and needs

2. List four (4) documents that you would access to provide you with information to find out about Nikau, his history and current situation?

Source (documents)	Information

3. Give an overview of how you would organise and conduct any assessments in consultation with Nikau.

4. Identify a range of strengths based communication techniques you will use to engage with and support Nikau.

5. Outline three (3) assessments you would use to identify Nikaus needs and the services he requires.

Assessment	Referral for service provision

6. Provide evidence of a completed assessment tool for Nikau. You can choose an assessment tool from your work place or you can use the one provided:

- Mens Helpline Anger management tool kit self-evaluation.

You should complete the assessment based on the information you have in the scenario and upload it with your completed assessment task to CONNECT.

7. Identify the stakeholders who might be involved in Nikaus care team. Outline their roles and types of information and services that would provide.

Stakeholders	Role and Responsibilities

8. Write a paragraph of the range of multiple and inter-related issues that Nikau is facing.

9. List two (2) ways you would respond to a crisis in Nikaus life (crisis situations can include; contact with wife, physical violence towards you and/or staff, coming to the program under the influence)

Crisis	Response

10. How might Nikaus cultural background and beliefs influence his decisions to access mental health services?

11. List three (3) short term goals and three (3) long term outcomes of the goals you and Nikau would be working towards.

Short term goal	Long term outcome

12. Write a short reflection on how you could improve your professional practice when working with Nikau

Person 3 Barry

Barry is 17 years of age. He lives in a local youth hostel. You are employed as a youth worker in the hostel and have been working with Barry for the last six weeks. Barry often spends time loitering around the streets and sleeping rough. He has not had any contact with his family for the last 2 years when he ran away from home. Barry and his father had a strained relationship and according to Barry his father would often call him a dirty poof. Barrys mother would not support him.

Barry dropped out of school at the end of grade 9 and has not returned. Barry is homosexual and has had 1 significant relationship in the past that ended abruptly two weeks ago. Barry has difficulty talking about his sexuality and often gets bullied by the other residents in the youth hostel.

He engages in drug and alcohol abuse (marijuana);

He is very shy and lacks self-confidence;

He often feels overwhelmed, guilty, miserable and sad;

He has trouble sleeping;

Does not eat very much as his appetite is minimal;

Is tired all of the time;

He has recently been displaying signs of anxiety and paranoia;

During his anxiety attacks, he worries that something is wrong with his health and any ache or pain suggests that he is dying of a terminal illness;

He constantly has negative thoughts about situations;

He finds it hard to communicate with people face to face;

He has no friends and isolates himself from others.

Answer the following questions:

(Use the information provided as a starting point. You may be creative in expanding on the client profile in order to answer the following questions).

1. Provide an overview of Barrys current situation and needs.

Risk factors	Supports and needs

2. List four (4) documents that you would access to provide you with information to find out about Barry, his history and current situation?

Source (documents)	Information

3. Give an overview of how you would organise and conduct any assessments in consultation with Barry.

4. Identify a range of strengths based communication techniques you will use to engage with and support Barry.

5. Outline three (3) assessments you would use to identify Barrys needs and the services he requires.

Assessment	Referral for service provision

6. Provide evidence of a completed assessment tool for Barry. You can choose an assessment tool from your work place or you can use the one provided:

- Suicide Risk Screener from the National drug and alcohol research centre

7. Identify the stakeholders who might be involved in Barrys care team. Outline their roles and types of information and services that would provide.

Stakeholders	Role and Responsibilities

8. Write a paragraph of the range of multiple and inter-related issues that Barry is facing.

..........................................................................................................................................

9. List two (2) ways you would respond to a crisis in Barrys life (crisis situations can include; sexual assault, suicide attempt, hospitalisation for AOD overdose)

Crisis	Response

10. List three (3) short term goals and three (3) long term outcomes of the goals you and Barry would be working towards.

Short term goal	Long term outcome

11. Write a short reflection on how you could improve your professional practice when working with Barry.

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