Reference no: EM133910128

Questions

1. Where could you go to find information on your workplace's working with children regulatory requirements for staff and practitioners? Insert a link below to where you can access information for your state or territory.

2. Answer the questions below on Children in the allied health workplace.

a) How is an ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANT is expected to respond to the suspected abuse of a child who is not a client (e.g. the child of a client).

b) What is the purpose of a working with children check

c) How an ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANT is expected to respond to suspected abuse of a child who is a client

d) What are the responsibilities of managers in the development and monitoring of policies and procedures for children in the workplace?

e) List five (5) indicators or risk that a child may have been abused?

f) Do all adults have a legal and ethical obligation to disclose suspected abuse?

3. Answer the following questions on code of conduct and industry codes of practice.

a) What is the difference between a code of conduct and an industry code of practice?

b) What is a managers responsibility in the development and monitoring of:

• The workplace code of conduct

• The industry code of practice?

4. Answer the following questions on complaints management.

a) How is a Complaints Management policy and proceedure beneficial to the Allied Health business? List at least three (3) benefits below.

b) What is a manager's responsibility in the development and monitoring of complaints management policies and procedures?

5. Why is continuing professional education important for allied health workers and what continuing education could an Allied Health Assistant undertake? Provide at least two (2) examples of continuing education and explain how this is relevant to an Allied Health Assistant.

6. What is a manager's responsibility in preventing discrimination in an allied health workplace?

7. Answer the following questions on dignity of risk

a) Explain the legal and ethical requirements of dignity of risk and how this applies to an allied health workplace.

b) What is a manager's responsibility in the development and monitoring of workplace policies and procedures on dignity of risk?

8. Answer the following questions regarding Duty of care.

a) Describe the legal and ethical requirements of duty of care and how they apply in an allied health workplace?

b) What is a manager's responsibilities in the development and monitoring of workplace policies and procedures on duty of care?

9. Explain below 'human rights' and their relevance to an Allied Health Assistant. In your response address the following

a) The Universal declaration of human rights and how this relates to ethical decision making in the workplace

b) The relationship between human needs and human rights

c) How a 'human rights framework' in the allied health workplace would be beneficial

10. What is informed consent and why is this relevant to an allied health worker?

11. Complete the table below to describe the rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients. Provide at least one (1) example for each.

What are the rights and responsibilities of:

An Allied Health worker towards their client

Of a client towards their Allied Health worker

Of an employer towards their employee

Of an employee towards their employer

12. Describe how Industrial Relations Legislations relevant to an allied health worker.

13. Describe below the workplace's responsibilities for providing and maintaining a safe workplace. In your answers consider the following:

WHS inspections

Workplace obligations for Notifiable incidents

The role of an Allied Health Assistant in workplace health and safety

14. Complete the table below with information on how you can use the following sources to obtain information and advice on compliance requirements within an allied health workplace

Source of information Relevance to an allied health workplace

Government departments or regulatory agencies

Industry associations

Plain English documentation to explain legislation

15. Conduct your own research on 'Ahpra' The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency to answer the following questions.

How does Ahpra regulate the Allied Health sector?

What are the functions and operating procedures of Ahpra?

16. How can you as an allied health professional receive up to date information on legal and regulatory requirements relevant to your position? Provide at least three (3) options.

17. Describe what systems or processes could be in place to ensure that client information is protected. You must provide a minimum of three (3) systems or processes.

18. Provide two (2) examples of how you could share new information on reporting and compliance with others in your workplace.

19. How can an allied health assistant become proactively involved in reviewing compliance in the workplace?

20. Provide two (2) examples of:

• Unlawful practices in the workplace

• How a workplace can audit their work practices to ensure these do not occur

21. Complete the below questions on mandatory training, certification and licencing.

a) List below at least (one) 1 example of a certification necessary for:

Allied Health Professionals

Allied Health Assistants

b) What licences or mandatory registration may be required for an allied health workplace?

22. Complete the table below to describe why different types of insurance are relevant to an Allied health Workplace

Type of Business insurance Description

Workers Compensation

Public liability

23. Describe below the legal responsibility and liability that each of the following staff members has in a health care workplace.

Role Legal responsibility and liability

Owner

Manager

Allied Health Professional

Allied Health Assistant

24. Provide two (2) examples below when a translator may be needed in an allied health workplace.

25. Provide an explanation of each of the following:

What are open ended questions?

What are affirmations

What is a reflection?

The difference between Motivational interviewing and coercion

The differences between collaboration and confrontation

26. How does each of the following influence communication?

Language

Culture

Religion

Emotional state

Disability

Health

27. Define privacy, confidentiality and disclosure in health care.

Privacy of the client

Client confidentiality

Disclosure

28. What is a conflict of interest and what are the legal and ethical aspects of conflict of interest in the allied health workplace?

29. Describe person-centred care in an allied health workplace. In your response ensure to address the following:

a) What is person centred care

b) How does the rights of clients influence person-centred care

30. Describe the use of digital medical in the health sector such as the use of the internet, email and social media. In your answer ensure that you address the following:

a). The benefits of digital media to the allied health business

b) The benefits of digital media to the client

c) The risks or concerns with the use of digital media and how to manage this

31. List three (3) potential constraints or barriers to effective communication between colleagues or between allied health workers and clients and propose a strategy to aid communication

Language barriers

Cultural barrier

Hearing impairment

Poor pronunciation and/or volume of voice

32. Describe the importance of pronunciation, grammar, and speed when verbally communicating with a client

33. How can non-verbal communication be used effectively? In your answer address the following:

• How a health practitioner can use non-verbal communication with a client.

• Why a health practitioner should observe and interpret the non-verbal communication of a client.

34. Describe communication techniques that an Allied Health Assistant could use to diffuse a situation and resolve conflict in the workplace

35. Describe when and how it would be appropriate for an Allied Health Assistant to refer unresolved conflict to a supervisor

36. How can an allied health assistant recognise their own personal values and attitudes that may impact their judgment or create bias?

37. How can an Allied Health Assistant contribute to workplace improvements and promote the implementation of workplace improvements?

38. How can an Allied Health Assistant use feedback from colleagues to improve their own work performance?

39. Who should an Allied Health Assistant consult within the workplace to identify or enrol in continuing education and skill development opportunities?

40. Describe appropriate communication methods that an allied health organisation can use to contact an external service provider?

41. List (four) 4 different methods present in the workplace for an allied health assistant to maintain their knowledge of legal and ethical requirements

42. Describe workplace auditing and inspection regimes in allied health. In your response consider the following:

Internal and external audits and why these are performed.

What is a workplace inspection?

43. Describe the structure, function and interrelationship between allied health services (e.g. occupational therapy, physiotherapy) and community service providers (e.g. social work, disability support)

In your response consider the following:

How are these services structured to support clients?

Provide 2 examples of allied health providers and describe their function.

Provide 2 examples of community service providers and describe their function.

What is the interrelationship between these allied health services and community service providers?

44. List three (3)licenses, mandatory training and certification requirements may be necessary in allied health.