National Certificate in Diversional Therapy (Level 4)

The National Certificate in Diversional Therapy (Level 4) is designed for people working as diversional therapists (also known as activities officers) in a community, residential home, or hospital setting.

Diversional therapy is defined as a professional practice which recognises and facilitates purposeful recreational, leisure, and pleasure activities for individual consumers.  The diversional therapist focuses on choices made by consumers, with the aim of enhancing their independence and physical, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing in a supportive environment.

Holders of this qualification will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the philosophy, purpose, and benefits of diversional therapy; the role of the diversional therapist; and the application of principles of quality assurance to diversional therapy practice.

This qualification recognises the skills required to: develop, implement, evaluate, and adapt diversional therapy careplans for individuals, groups, people with identified health conditions,and people experiencing grief and loss; develop a diversional therapy resource manual, identify safety concerns, assess risk, and develop appropriate risk management strategies; and provide support to people, in particular people living with dementia and/or exhibiting challenging behaviour patterns, in a person-centred, culturally appropriate manner.

This qualification forms part of an integrated pathway of progressive knowledge and skills acquisition.  The pathway begins with the National Certificate in Community Support Services (Foundation Skills) (Level 2), which leads to the National Certificate in Community Support Services (Core Competencies) (Level 3), the prerequisite for award of this qualification.  Candidates may choose to work towards the National Certificate in Community Support Services (Core Competencies) (Level 3) at the same time as this qualification.

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Prerequisite: You cannot be awarded this qualification until you have successfully completed the Core Competencies qualification. You may complete unit standards in Core Competencies and in this qualification in any order; however you MUST complete the last unit standard in Core Competencies before you complete the last unit standard in this qualification.

Resources

Learning resources are being developed for each unit standard, which contain learning material and learning activities. These will include workbooks and Trainee Assessment Portfolios (TAPs). TAPs are effectively an answer book for the trainee to complete for each unit standard.

Trainee Assessment Portfolios Currently Available Include

	5012: Moving People
	16870: Causes and conditions related to intellectual disability
	23380: Cultural Safety
	23385: Self Advocacy
	23388: Challenging Behaviour
	1279: Write in Plain English
	5786: Personal Care Plans
	5788: Group Care Plans
	5789: Diversional Therapy Activities
	5791: Safety in a Diversional Therapy Setting
	5792: Care Plan for Grief and Loss
	5795: Quality Assurance to Diversional Therapy Practice
	16874: Communication Impairment
	23375: Hearing Impairment
	23918: Role and Skills of Diversional Therapists
	23920: Communication and Dementia
	23921: Supporting a Person Living with Dementia
	23922: Caring for a Person Living with Dementia
	23923: Dementia and Challenging Behaviour
	25770: Support Services for Diversional Therapists

 

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