CHCLEG001: What Pieces of Legislation, codes of Practice, or Documents Apply to Working with Children in Western Australia in Relation to: Work Legally and Ethically Assignment, VU, Australia

Question 1 A

What pieces of legislation, codes of practice, or documents apply to working with children in Western Australia in relation to?

• safety in the workplace:
• duty of care:
• anti-discrimination:
• privacy and confidentiality:
• rights and responsibilities of workers, employers, and clients:
• industry relations:
• rights of children:

Question 1 B

In your own words, explain what a code of practice is, and what purpose it serves.

Question 1 C

What requirements must be followed in relation to the management of personal and sensitive information?

Question 1 D

In your own words, outline the service’s responsibilities in relation to collecting and managing student and family information.

Question 1 E

How would you report possible breaches against legislation? (80 words)

Question 1 F

Briefly describe the purpose of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Question 1 G

View the image on section 1.1 of your learner guide and explain your understanding of the relationship between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and workplace policies and procedures.

Question 2 A

In your own words, explain how you can comply with legislation, codes of practice, and other statutory responsibilities?

Question 2 B

Explain the purpose of a code of conduct/ethics?

Question 2 C

What are three (3) characteristics included in a code of conduct/ethics for teachers that they must demonstrate in the workplace?

Question 2 D

Identify how many levels of human needs there are, and then describe the relationship between Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and human rights, including which characteristics on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs are ethical rather than legal.

Question 2 E

In relation to the use of personal information, what does the term informed consent mean?

Question 3 A

What are three articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child that apply to working legally and ethically in the early childhood education and care sector? Briefly outline each in your own words.

Question 3 B

What is meant by the term ‘dignity of risk’, and which part of your responsibilities does it apply to?

Question 3 C

How does mandatory reporting conflict with the expectation of confidentiality?

Question 3 D

In general, how might complaints need to be handled in an early childhood centre?

Question 3 E

In your own words, briefly explain some tips you can use to manage complaints?

Question 3 F

What are two rights complainants hold?

Question 3 G

Where a breach or non-compliance has occurred in the workplace, what will be the most likely outcome?

Question 3 H

What are three (3) negative impacts breaches of legislation have on staff, students, and children?

Question 3 I

Why is it important for schools and educational institutions to maintain (store) records securely?

Question 3 J

What is the basic premise of records management?

Question 4 A

Under what circumstances can confidentiality be broken?

Question 4 B

How does legislation and regulation differ from ethics and how are ethical practices linked directly to legislation?

Question 4 C

What may be the consequence of an educator not complying with the Code of Conduct? Can they face legal consequences for failure to comply with the Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct?

Question 4 D

How are law and ethics similar?

Question 4 E

What is the purpose of a code of practice? In your response, explain how they are used.

Question 5 A

Review your Learner Guide and identify at least four (4) legal issues that you may face in an educational facility.

Question 5 B

How can you ensure you are exercising your duty of care?

Question 5 C

How can you respond ensure that you maintain the confidentiality of families and children of the educational service? Please list 3 points.

Question 5 D

How can you ensure that your workplace is consistently safe for children and workers?

Question 6 A

What are three (3) different types of ethical dilemmas that could occur in the workplace?

Question 6 B

Provide six (6) examples of behaviours that disregard professional ethical behaviour.

Question 6 C

If your colleague has conducted unethical behaviour, what steps should you take?

Question 6 D

When dealing with an ethical dilemma, what should you consider before involving your own personal values, and what is the most important thing to consider when making ethical decisions?

Question 7 A

Workplace policies and procedures guide legal and ethical practices in the workplace. What are four (4) things that need to be considered when developing policies and procedures?

Question 7 B

What is one way you could involve other workers in the development of workplace practices to ensure they meet workplace operations, including legal and ethical requirements?

Question 7 C

It is important that workplace policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and improved in line with changes to workplace practices or legislative and regulatory requirements. What are four (4) things you could do as part of the review?

Question 7 D

How might you involve families in the review of policies and procedures? Why would you do this?

Question 7 E

What are two (2) methods that you could use to collect feedback from staff, families, parents, and carers to inform the review of the center’s policies and procedures?

Question 7 F

How can staff be involved in the review of policies and procedures? What should be done with the policies and procedures once the review is completed?

Introduction to Assessment 2

To complete this project, you are to access two policies or procedures from the workplace (childcare service) and conduct a detailed analysis and review. This review is designed to determine how and where you could improve the legal and ethical practices within the organisation. It is not expected that this be a formal review whereby the new policy or procedure will be implemented into workplace practices. However, if this project supports the review process, then that is acceptable.

Question 1

Your assessor will be looking for your ability to complete the following:

• Access the applicable policies and procedures for your existing system
• Accessing legal and ethical requirements to inform review of the policies or procedures
• Source information on any specific legal requirements that must be met
• Accurately interpreting the information you have sourced
• Recognition and analysis of legal and ethical issues and requirements that must be addressed in the policies or procedures
• Using methodologies to seek feedback from work colleagues and supervisors
• Using feedback to make any necessary changes and sharing the changes with colleagues and supervisors
• Review policies or procedures through consultation