Task A – The Community Services Industry (CSI)
1. Name a Community Service organisation that you wish to research :
Rural Nursing Service
2. State the sector that this organisation belongs to.
Nursing and Aged Care
3. The Target Group:
A.
The Elderly: used to describe a person who is beyond middle age and approaching old age. They may also be referred to as senior citizens.
Disabled: Impaired, as in physical functioning. Physically impaired people considered as a group.
Sick: Suffering from or affected with a disease or disorder.
Families: A group of blood relatives, especially parents and their children.
Carers: A person, usually a relative, parent, spouse, …show more content…
Because it is good to evaluate yourself and think about possible changes in work performance. This creates an effective worker and helps you to stay enthusiastic about your work. Once you feel that you know everything you may become stale in your practices and your own professional development.
8 Under the following headings, provide examples of ways that you could get feedback and monitor your own work performance.
a. Formal methods: supervisor, can observe while performing certain tasks and complete a performance appraisal form. Then give feedback as to where your strengths and weaknesses are
b. Informal methods: supervisor or colleague can oversee what tasks that you complete and provide feedback as to where your strengths or weaknesses are eg. Using a blood pressure monitor, have you got the correct positioning, whether you are reading the gauge correctly.
9 Under the following headings, provide examples of various work practices from the
Community Services Industry that you could reflect on.
a. Knowledge:
Approaches to work in the industry and a range of activities which support this Holistic and client-centred …show more content…
Attitudes:
Discussing and negotiating problems and tasks with other team members
Sharing knowledge and skills
Identifying and reporting any risks or hazards
Using business equipment according to instructions
Personal dress, presentation and hygiene
Demeanour in the workplace and attitude displayed to customers and other team members
Taken from (training.gov.au/TrainingComponentFiles/CHC08/CHCCS211B_R1.pdf)
10 From your responses to question 9:
Identify and discuss an area where you would like professional development.
• My professional development is actually getting my certificate in aged care to meet the needs of my organisation I work for and to help me better understand my clients and their needs.
11 From your responses to question 10:
Find a professional development opportunity which addresses this area that you would like professional development in.
a. Name the professional organisation that offers the professional development opportunity.
b. Title of the workshop/course or development that is offered.
c. Costs of the