Course Title: Provide massage treatment
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4208 Certificate IV in Massage Therapy Practice
Course Title: Provide massage treatment
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 240
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
SPRT5058C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2011 |
Course Contact: Priya Atkinson
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4212
Course Contact Email: priya.atkinson@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to administer client basic massage treatment according to the philosophy and practices of a massage therapy framework.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
This course is delivered concurrently with the following units of competency:
HLTREM407B Plan Massage Treatment
HLTREM502B Provide Remedial Massage Treatment
HLTREM 503B Plan Remedial Massage Treatment Strategy
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTREM406B Provide massage treatment |
Elements: |
1. Manage treatment 2. Apply massage techniques 3. Advise and resource the client 4. Review treatment |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment designed to assist the learner to integrate skills and knowledge. Learners may also be required to demonstrate competency through completion of a range of assessments including; quizzes, practical demonstration, submission of learning and assessment guide and assignments. Achieving competency in each assessment is required to achieve competency for the unit.