Course Title: Plan myotherapy treatment strategy

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2016

Course Code: COTH5005

Course Title: Plan myotherapy treatment strategy

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6135 - Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy

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

Josh Davies
Contact Phone: 9925 4333
Contact e-mail: josh.davies@rmit.edu.au

Bianca Alivizatos

bianca.alivizatos@rmit.edu.au


 

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

Learners must complete the Diploma of Remedial Massage HLT50307 (or equivalent) prior to enrolling in this program.

This course is delivered concurrently with the following courses:

  • VU21414 Work within a myotherapy framework            

Successful progression in this course is required for clinical practice. Unsuccessful progression may lead to exclusion from further clinical practice classes.
 

Course Description

This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills required to enable the participant to prepare for myotherapy treatment and to negotiate with client the planning of myotherapy treatment. It assumes that the participant already has the competency to plan remedial massage treatment strategies.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VU21416 Plan myotherapy treatment strategy

Element:

Determine the overall objective/s and purpose of the myotherapy treatment

Performance Criteria:

 

1.1 The purpose for a specific treatment strategy in myotherapy is specified

1.2 Factors and limitations that may have an impact on the structure of the treatment strategy are proposed

1.3 A communication strategy to inform the client of myotherapy practices and techniques is formulated

1.4 The indications for referral in myotherapy treatment are discussed with the client.

1.5 A strategy is selected to communicate with other health care professionals, as required.

 

Element:

Evaluate the treatment options available to the myotherapist

Performance Criteria:

2.1 The possible treatments available for specific conditions are compared

2.2 The factors influencing possible treatments are formulated

2.3 The sequence and possible outcome/s of a myotherapy treatment strategy are formulated

2.4 The benefits and/or limitations to each of the above myotherapy treatment strategies are assessed.

2.5 Specific treatment options consider possible client
 
compliance issues

Element:

Evaluate treatment plan on an on-going basis

Performance Criteria:

4.1 The outcomes/s of positive, adverse or neutral responses to treatment are assessed

4.2 Appropriate measurement tests to assess progression of treatment goals are designed and implemented

4.3 Responses to treatment are assessed

4.4 Adjustments required to treatment plan are formulated to ensure treatment goals


4.5 The need for referral to other health care practitioners is assessed


compliance issues

 

Element:

Plan and implement an appropriate myotherapy treatment strategy

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Client’s goals and expectations of the myotherapy treatment are discussed

3.2 The practitioner’s goals and treatment strategy is communicated to the client

3.3 Informed consent is gained to perform treatment plans
3.4 Any physical functional limitations and lifestyle factors are assessed and discussed with the client

3.5 Contraindications and precautions to treatment are ascertained and treatment strategy is modified according to myotherapy principles

3.6 A treatment strategy appropriate to the client’s
phase/stage of injury is selected

3.7 A suitable myotherapy treatment strategy is determined and documented, which includes client position and limitations

3.8 Treatment plan and outcome/s are communicated to client ensuring nature of the condition, related factors, prevention of recurrence and improved recovery are discussed

3.9 Responsibilities of practitioner and client within the treatment plan are clarified
 

 

Learning Outcomes


         


Details of Learning Activities

All class learning materials, notes and other key learning resources can be accessed via myRMIT at www.rmit.edu.au/learninghub.
A combination of activities will support student’s learning in this course, such as:
• Face-to-face &/or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course
• Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL) in the student & clinical practice environment, during simulations and classroom based learning
• Work experience &/or placements observation of performance in the workplace will be a valuable part of your learning experience
• Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics
• Online discussions and activities to support and collaborate with other students in your course and debate and discuss ideas
• Utilise and develop critical research and cognitive skills to find credible sources of health information
• Self-directed study time (eg. readings or activities around theory) to enhance and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts
• To further facilitate learning students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow students by using the online learning platform
• It is strongly recommended that students partner up with fellow students in order to practice assessment, treatment and palpation techniques
 


Teaching Schedule

Each student must complete two allocated 3 hour shifts in the Myotherapy student clinic per week as well as Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement activities.

 All rosters are available on the Student Blackboard

 

 

 

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Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Brukner, P, Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, 4th edn, McGraw Hill, Sydney, Australia 

9780070998131

References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course forms part of the Advanced Diploma Remedial Massage (Myotherapy).
Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment such as a supervised student clinic.
Assessment is typically based around written and/or online tests, assignments, reflective journals, evidence portfolio’s, logbooks and/or practical demonstrations.
Competency based training requires the student to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.
Assessment is undertaken through successful completion of all assessment activities and classroom, project & industry participation.
Assessments are spaced across the duration of the course, in order for your teacher to provide you with progressive feedback.
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
An RMIT assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf) summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document, the Assessment policies and procedures manual (http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc).

 


Assessment Tasks

  • Students must be satisfactory in all sections of attached observation skills checklist.  The checklist is to be completed during Work Integrated Learning and/or RMIT Student Myotherapy clinic. 

 


Assessment Matrix

 

Unit: Work within a myotherapy framework

 

NationalCode:  VU21414

AssessmentTask

Elements/ PCs

Required Knowledge (20)

Required Skills (4)

Critical aspectsofevidence(15)

1/5

2/6

3/3

4/3

5/3

6/2

Myotherapy Student Clinic Observation Skills Checklist

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

 

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

 

3.1

3.2

3.3

4.1 4.2

4.3

5.1

5.2

5.3

6.1

6.2

All

All

All

Unit: Plan myotherapy treatment strategy

 

 

NationalCode:  VU21416

AssessmentTask

Elements/ PCs

Required Knowledge (8)

Required Skills (8)

Critical aspectsofevidence(4)

1/5

2/5

3/9

4/6

Myotherapy Student Clinic Observation Skills Checklist

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

 

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

All

All

All

            
 

 

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