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VCE VET COMMUNITY SERVICESWritten examination

Monday 20 November 2017 Reading time: 9.00 am to 9.15 am (15 minutes) Writing time: 9.15 am to 10.45 am (1 hour 30 minutes)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marks

A 15 15 15B 14 14 60C 7 7 25

Total 100

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• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.

• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.

Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof21 pages• Answersheetformultiple-choicequestions

Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Checkthatyournameandstudent numberasprintedonyouranswersheetformultiple-choice

questionsarecorrect,andsignyournameinthespaceprovidedtoverifythis.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.

At the end of the examination• Placetheanswersheetformultiple-choicequestionsinsidethefrontcoverofthisbook.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2017

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2017

STUDENT NUMBER

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SECTION A – continued

Question 1Acommunitydevelopmentworkercanlobbyforchangewithinthecommunity.Whichoneofthefollowingbestdescribes‘lobbying’incommunitydevelopment?A. identifyingcommunityprioritiesB. managingacommunitydevelopmentprojectC. advocatingforaspecificoutcomewithdecision-makersD. facilitatingagroupdiscussiontoheartheviewsofcommunitymembers

Question 2Whichoneofthefollowingisthebestexampleofcommunityempowerment?A. increasedhealthpromotionactivitiesB. increasedpowertohireandfirestaffC. increasedfundingtoimplementprogramsD. increasedcommunityownershipindecision-making

Question 3Whichoneofthefollowingisaresponsibilityofavolunteerinacommunityactiongroup?A. representingcommunityinterestsB. promotingpersonalbusinessinterestsC. managingothervolunteersinthecommunityD. lobbyingfortheinterestsofaparticularpoliticalparty

Question 4AnexampleofpositivegroupdynamicsisA. groupthink.B. socialloafing.C. deferencetoauthority.D. collaborativedecision-making.

SECTION A – Multiple-choice questions

Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpencilontheanswersheetprovidedformultiple-choicequestions.Choosetheresponsethatiscorrectorthatbest answersthequestion.Acorrectanswerscores1;anincorrectanswerscores0.Markswillnotbedeductedforincorrectanswers.Nomarkswillbegivenifmorethanoneansweriscompletedforanyquestion.

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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER

Question 5Interpersonal relationships with clients are important for community development workers.Which one of the following best describes an interpersonal relationship skill?A. initiativeB. analysing dataC. building rapportD. self-management

Question 6In community development, ABCD is an acronym forA. asset-based community development.B. asset-building community development.C. asset-based contemporary development.D. application-based community development.

Question 7Community development workers build capacity within communities by developing and strengthening theA. power of councillors.B. interests of senior management of the council.C. management of community welfare organisations.D. participation of individuals, families and members of the community.

Question 8Which one of the following is the best example of a social issue?A. nuclear wasteB. discriminationC. internet regulationD. mandatory vaccination

Question 9Duty of care has been breached ifA. the risk of injury was foreseeable.B. a reasonable standard of care was provided.C. an adequate system of supervision was provided.D. thelikelihoodofaninjuryoccurringwasdeemedinsignificant.

Question 10Community development workers must follow organisational policies and procedures.In this context, a procedure is A. aconfidentialityagreement.B. an indicator of potential risk.C. a set of steps to achieve an outcome.D. a statement on how the organisation plans to conduct its services.


END OF SECTION A

Question 11Communitydevelopmentorganisationshavecommunicationprotocolsinplacetomanagetheirresponsestoclientandcommunityconcerns.Inthiscontext,whichoneofthefollowingisnotacommunicationprotocol?A. meetingworkhealthandsafety(WHS)obligationsB. anoutlineofwhatconstitutesconfidentialinformationC. alistofwhoshouldcommunicatewithwhomandwhenD. informationabouttheextenttowhichsomethingcanbecommunicated

Question 12Communitydevelopmentworkersmusttakeintoaccountlegalandethicalconsiderationswhenworkingwithclients.Whichoneofthefollowingisanethicalconsideration?A. WHSB. dutyofcareC. mandatoryreportingD. influenceofpersonalvaluesorbeliefs

Question 13AcommunitydevelopmentframeworkpromotesA. communityparticipation.B. decision-makingbymanagers.C. financialresourcingbycommunitymembers.D. givingvolunteerstheresponsibilitytofixcommunityproblems.

Question 14Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofapublichealthinitiativeaimedatkeepingindividualsandthecommunitysafe?A. off-leashdogparksB. needledisposalunitsC. EnglishlanguageclassesD. internetaccessfrompubliclibraries

Question 15Socialisationtheoryunderpinscommunitydevelopmentwork.Inthiscontext,socialisationtheoryisusedtoexplainA. self-identitybasedongenetics.B. thedistributionofcommunityassets.C. theallocationofresourcesinacommunity.D. self-identitybasedoninteractionswithothers.

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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER

Question 1 (2marks)Describetwostepsacommunitydevelopmentworkermayusetodeterminethemostsuitablecourseofactionforacommunitygroup.

SECTION B

Instructions for Section BAnswerall questionsinthespacesprovided.


SECTION B – continued

Question 2 (6marks)Communitydevelopmentworkersarerequiredtofollowprivacyandconfidentialitypoliciesatalltimes.

a. Whatismeantbytheterms‘privacy’and‘confidentiality’? 2marks

Privacy

Confidentiality

b. Identifyaprivacyprinciplethatislikelytobefoundinacommunitydevelopmentprivacypolicy. 1mark

c. Identifyasituationinwhichacommunitydevelopmentworkerislegallyrequiredtobreachconfidentiality.Explainwhythebreachmustoccur. 3marks

Situation

Explanation



Question 3 (4marks)Communitydevelopmentorganisationsoftenholdpublicmeetings.

a. Nameone documentfrequentlyusedtoassistintherunningofpublicmeetingsandidentifythepurposeofthedocument. 2marks

b. Explain whypublicmeetingsareimportantincommunitydevelopmentwork. 2marks



Question 4 (7marks)a. Whatismeantbytheterm‘communitydevelopment’? 1mark

b. Identifytwo principlesofcommunitydevelopmentandexplainhowalocalcouncilcouldaddresseachprinciple. 6marks

Principle1

Explanation

Principle2

Explanation



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SECTION B – Question 5–continued

Question 5 (6marks)

Regularexerciseleadstoimprovedmoodandfeelingsofwellbeing.Researchsuggeststhatregularexercisemaybeeffectiveinpreventingdepressionandalsointreatingmilddepression.Regularexercisemayalsobeeffectiveinthepreventionandtreatmentofanxietyconditions,butperhapstoalesserdegreethandepression.

Source:BetterHealthChannel,<www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au>;©StateofVictoria2016

Becauseoftheinformationgivenabove,alocalcouncilhasaskedacommunitydevelopmentworkertodevelopaprojecttoensurethecouncilisprovidingsufficientaccesstohealthandfitnessopportunitiesforcommunitymembers.

a. Identifytwotasksthecommunitydevelopmentworkercouldundertaketocommencetheproject. 2marks

b. Isaccesstohealthandfitnessopportunitiesapublicissueoraprivateissue?Explainwhy. 2marks



c. Thecommunitydevelopmentworkerwouldliketoworkwithvariouscommunityorganisations,councilworkers,schoolsandotherstakeholders.

Listtwocommunicationskillsthecommunitydevelopmentworkercouldusetoachieveagreementwiththestakeholdersonvariousaspectsoftheproject. 2marks

Question 6 (6marks)CommunitydevelopmentorganisationsareconstantlyrespondingtochangesinAustralianculture.

a. DescribeanexampleofaculturalchangeinAustraliathathashadanimpactoncommunitydevelopmentorganisationswithinthelast10years. 2marks

b. Describe twowaysinwhichculturalchangeinAustraliacanaffecthowcommunitydevelopmentorganisationsworkwithspecificcommunitiesorgroups. 4marks


SECTION B – Question 7–continued

Question 7 (8marks)Somelocalcouncilsgrantpermissionforcommunitymemberstousenaturestripsascommunitygardens.Thesegardensmostlyincludeedibleherbs,spices,vegetablesandfruitthatcommunitymembersharvestfortheirownuse.

Developaprojectoutlineforalocalcounciltopromotecommunitygardensonnaturestrips.Inyourresponse,referto:• theoverallvisionorpurposeoftheproject• strategiestoengagecommunitymembersintheproject• communitybenefits,includingsocial,healthandenvironmentalbenefits• thepotentialrisks,withstrategiestominimiseharm.



Question 8 (3marks)Communitydevelopmentworkisoftenbasedontheprinciplesandpracticesofcontemporarycommunitydevelopmentapproaches.

NameonelegislativeActthatreflectsa rights-basedcommunitydevelopmentapproachanddescribehowtheActisusedbycommunitydevelopmentorganisationstopromotehumanrights.



Question 9 (4marks)Communitydevelopmentprinciplesrecognisedisadvantagewithincommunities.

a. Identifytwoexamplesofdisadvantagewithinacommunity. 2marks

b. Explainwhyitisimportantforcommunitydevelopmentorganisationstorecognisedisadvantagewhendevelopingstrategiesforcommunityinvolvement. 2marks

Question 10 (4marks)Involvementinworkplacenetworksisconsideredanimportantaspectofcommunitydevelopmentwork.

a. Givetwo reasonswhyinvolvementinworkplacenetworksisconsideredimportantforcommunitydevelopmentworkers. 2marks

b. Explainhowclientsbenefitfromcommunitydevelopmentworkersbeinginvolvedinworkplacenetworks. 2marks



Question 11 (3marks)a. Whyisitimportantforcommunitydevelopmentworkerstorecognisepowerimbalances

withincommunityactiongroups? 1mark

b. Identify twowaysinwhichpowerimbalancescouldbemanagedtoensureyoungpeopleincommunityactiongroupsareinvolvedinthedecision-makingprocess. 2marks

Question 12 (2marks)Explainwhycommunitydevelopmentworkersmustestablishandmaintainboundarieswithclients.


END OF SECTION B

Question 13 (2marks)Outlinetwoactionsrequiredofacommunitydevelopmentworkerwhenaclientpresentswithindicatorsofactualorpotentialriskofabuse,neglectorharm.

Question 14 (3marks)a. Describeaworkhealthandsafety(WHS)issueforcommunitydevelopmentworkerswhoare

workingwithclientswhohaveaphysicaldisability. 2marks

b. WhatcanacommunitydevelopmentworkerdotominimisetheWHSissuedescribedin part a.? 1mark


SECTION C – continuedTURN OVER

A local council surveyed community members to gather their views on public spaces for children and young people. Results from the survey identified concerns about outdated play equipment in the existing local playgrounds and limited access to this play equipment for people with disabilities. Based on the survey results, the council decided to build a new accessible space for children and young people who have a disability, and employed a community development worker to oversee the project.

Question 1 (2 marks)List two benefits for the whole community of including disability-accessible play equipment in the new space.

Question 2 (2 marks)The community is culturally diverse.

Explain how the design of the new space could address diverse cultural needs.

SECTION C – Case study

Instructions for Section CAnswer all questions in the spaces provided.

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SECTION C – continued

Question 3 (4 marks)The community development worker decided to call a community meeting of stakeholders to develop a community action plan.

a. Identify two relevant community groups that should be invited to the meeting, other than the families of children and young people with a disability. Briefly justify your response. 2 marks

b. Choose one of the community groups identified in part a. and explain how the involvement of this group could benefit the project. 2 marks


SECTION C – continuedTURN OVER

Question 4 (4marks)Duringthecommunitymeeting,stakeholdersdiscussedpossiblelocationsforthenewspace.Onestakeholderrecommendedlocatingthenewspacewithinanewhousingestatethatprovidesaffordablehousingforyoungfamilies.Thestakeholdersthenbegantoarguefororagainstthislocation.

a. Whataretwointerpersonalskillsthecommunitydevelopmentworkercouldusetoobtainaconsensusonthelocationofthenewspace? 2marks

b. Whataretworeasonsthatcouldbeusedtoencouragestakeholderstovoteforthenewhousingestateasthelocationofthenewspace? 2marks


SECTION C – continued

Question 5 (5marks)Afteragreeingonalocationforthenewspace,thestakeholdersassistinthepreparationofacommunityactionplanforthecommunitydevelopmentworkertoimplement.Attheendofthemeeting,thecommunitydevelopmentworkeragreestokeepthestakeholdersinformedontheprogressoftheproject.

a. Listthreestrategiesthecommunitydevelopmentworkercouldusetoprovideinformationabouttheprojecttothestakeholders. 3marks

b. Chooseonestrategyfrompart a.andexplainhowthecommunitydevelopmentworkercouldusethisstrategytokeepstakeholdersfullyinformed. 2marks


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Question 6 (4 marks) When the new space is launched, the council decides to place a community service worker at the space for three hours a day over two weeks to teach families how to use the new play equipment.

a. Identify two legislative requirements the worker would have to meet when working with children and young people at the new space. 2 marks

b. While at the new space, the community service worker has a conversation with a mother who has recently moved into the community with her baby. The mother says she is struggling with her parenting and needs help.

What assistance could the community service worker provide to the mother? 2 marks

Question 7 (4 marks)Community development projects require an evaluation as part of the review process.

a. Explain why it is important for the community development worker to evaluate the project. 2 marks

b. Describe how the community development worker could involve all community members in the evaluation of the project. 2 marks