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CHCMHS011 Assess and promote, social, emotional and physical wellbeing

Assessment Task - Simulation

Assessment Task: Simulation
For this assessment, you are required to assume the role of a worker providing services within a mental health organisation.

Your role is to promote the principles of recovery oriented practice, and to deliver physical, social, emotional and cultural/spiritual wellbeing support to people with Mental illness.

You will be required to demonstrate the criteria identified in each of the four parts for this assessment:

Part 1 - Assess the person's wellbeing
• Provide information and resources to the person to explain social and emotional wellbeing, holistic practice and the available services and programs
• Explore the domains of wellbeing with the person, identifying strengths and strategies that keeps the person strong
• Clarify and demonstrate respect for the person's choices, parameters and boundaries relating to topics to be discussed
• Work with the person to identify other information that may be relevant and assist them in understanding their social emotional wellbeing
• In collaboration with the person, determine other people, including the natural supports, the person wants involved in their plans and support
• Confirm the details of what you will discuss with the person, ensure they are willing to proceed and obtain and document their consent.

Part 2 - Promote physical, social, emotional, cultural/spiritual wellbeing
• Review the person's physical health by discussing any health issues or potential risks to health including fitness and nutrition and encourage them to seek professional advice as required
• Identify when regular health checks were last undertaken and facilitate referrals or appointments as required
• Arrange for health assessments or medication reviews based on the person's needs
• Proactively support and encourage the person to identify areas where physical health could be improved and discuss strategies to address this.
• Promote healthy living habits using established and credible information sources
• Identify and map the person's social network, including their care network, their community participation and others that are providing them with support
• Assess through consultation with the person their level of social inclusion/exclusion or isolation
• Determine the person's current level of involvement in socially based activities and community participation, and develop strategies based on their desire to increase participation in any of these areas
• Identify emotional strengths, challenges and triggers
• Identify activities or people that promote emotional strength and wellbeing
• In collaboration with the person, develop strategies and contingency plans to address emotional challenges and promote resilience and emotional wellbeing
• Work collaboratively to identify the person's preferred cultural and/or spiritual values, beliefs, traditions, activities and practices
• Identify cultural and spiritual needs and activities the person wants to undertake or changes they would like to make
• Identify the people or resources required to introduce these changes
• Support the person to implement cultural/spiritual strategies and access resources
• Case notes: In collaboration with the person, confirm and record the details of the persons preferences, strategies, activities and recommendations including: who they would like involved in their wellbeing support, their community of choice, social inclusion including social network and suggestions for improved physical health. You will also need to record how and when you will support and review the social inclusion strategies with the person to ensure they have been effective. This will be documented in a word document and submitted for assessment purposes.

Part 3 - Review Wellbeing
• For this part of the assessment you will assume it is 4 weeks from your previous meeting with the person.
• You will meet with the person to discuss, recognise and celebrate their progress. Identify new directions and strategies the person may wish to undertake.
• Respond flexibly and utilise contingency plans as required
• Identify any specialist expertise that may be required and provide the person with information (names of organisations etc.) relating to this, according to their needs
• Evaluate the effectiveness of your work and service provision (including any cultural improvements) by gathering feedback from the person you are providing the service to.
• Use the information you have gathered to write (in a word document) a reflection of your practice. As part of this reflection, identify the strategies and plans you will implement for improved practice. Your reflection will be submitted to Moodle for your assessment.