Course Title: Adapt remedial massage treatments to meet specific needs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2018
Course Code: SPRT5105C
Course Title: Adapt remedial massage treatments to meet specific needs
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage
Course Contact: Joshua Davies
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4333
Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 120
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this unit.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to adapt remedial massage assessment and treatment strategies to meet the needs of clients of different genders and at different stages of life. It also includes the requirement to be able to identify and respond to other specific needs with which the practitioner may be unfamiliar.
This unit applies to remedial massage therapists.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTMSG006 Adapt remedial massage treatments to meet specific needs |
Element: |
1. Adapt assessment and treatment strategies to stages of life |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Anticipate and take account of client sensitivities to ensure client dignity is maintained 1.2 Tailor approaches that take account of different cognitive abilities of clients at different stages of life 1.3 Adjust physical processes to take account of client capabilities and physical body features 1.4 Recognise norms and deviations associated with age and gender 1.5 Obtain consents from others when appropriate |
Element: |
2. Respond to unfamiliar presentations |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Recognise situations where presenting cases or aspects of presenting cases fall outside current knowledge base or expertise 2.2 Refer client to other practitioners when case is not appropriate to own scope of practice 2.3 Identify, access and interpret sources of additional information and advice when appropriate to continue with the case 2.4 Enhance own capacity to deal with the case by conducting case specific research 2.5 Integrate findings into client treatment plans and record details |
Element: |
3. Extend and expand own knowledge base |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Pro-actively identify and respond to professional development opportunities 3.2 Develop and adjust work practices as part of ongoing practice development |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency above.
Details of Learning Activities
one 3 hour class per week for 9 weeks.
Teaching Schedule
course schedule
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Provide specialised remedial massage treatment 2018 |
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RMIT Wk |
Date Group A |
Date Group B |
Class & Activities |
1 |
5th Feb |
16th Apr |
Library research guide Introduction negotiated assessment |
2 |
12 Feb |
23rd Apr |
Provide specialised remedial massage for children and adolescents/ Treatment |
3 |
19th Feb |
30th Apr |
Provide specialised remedial massage for women/Treatment |
4 |
26th Feb |
7th May |
Provide specialised remedial massage for men/Treatment |
5 |
5th Mar |
14th May |
Provide specialised remedial massage for geriatrics/ Treatment |
6 |
19th Mar |
21st May |
Provide specialised remedial massage for mental Health/ Treatment |
7 |
26 Mar |
28th May |
Treatment Case Studies |
8 |
9th Apr |
4th June |
Final Assessment |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
The skills and knowledge to be assessed within this unit replicate real work skills within the industry.
Assessment Tasks:
1. Observation skills checklist
2. Negotiated Assessment: Specific research and treatment options
Assessment Tasks
Assessment task 1. Specific skills must be observed in clinic and in class time. All the skills must be observed on or before the final class (depending on the group: Group A 9th of April. Group B 4th of June)
Assessment Task 2. The negotiated assessment must be submitted on the final day of class depending on the group: Group A 9th of April. Group B 4th of June)
Assessment Matrix
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