Course Title: Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: OHTH5758C
Course Title: Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status
School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4321 - Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
Course Contact : Veemita Kaul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4662
Course Contact Email:veemita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Stephen Jones
Nominal Hours: 90
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 and co-requisites for this course.
Course Description
This course describes the skills and knowledge required to support clients to participate in developmental activities that will enhance or maintain functional status.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTAH408C Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status |
Element: |
Clean and store equipment and materials |
Performance Criteria: |
Clean equipment and materials according to manufacturers requirements Store equipment and materials according to manufacturers requirements and organisation protocols Report equipment faults to appropriate person |
Element: |
Deliver skill development and maintenance program |
Performance Criteria: |
Gather the equipment and materials to deliver the program, in line with client needs, specifications of the allied health professional and legislative and organisation guidelines Check safety and efficiency of any equipment and materials Support client to carry out activities in ways that promote safety, involvement and confidence, and adhere to the cultural and spiritual beliefs and preference of the client Provide support according to principles and practices of active support, in a manner that is respectful of the client and provides encouragement and motivation to optimise client interest and involvement Set up the environment to optimise client interest, participation and involvement Identify and respond appropriately to any risk to clients or others and report accordingly Provide reinforcement and constructive feedback to client and carers about involvement in activities Modify approaches if client becomes distressed, in pain or communicate their desire to stop or amend the activity Seek advice if safety issues arise, does not wish to continue, is distressed or in pain or if conflict arises with client Assist professional to work with client to review progress Under direction of an occupational therapist, adapt the environment and activity to maximise functional independence |
Element: |
Develop skill development and maintenance program based on identified goals |
Performance Criteria: |
Assist professional to work with client and carers to identify current skills and abilities and how these can be built upon to participate more meaningfully in the client's environment(s) Assist professional to work with client and carers to identify their needs and priorities in terms of specific skill development and maintenance Identify skills that need to be developed that are outside scope of role and responsibilities as defined by the organisation and refer to the allied health professional Assist professional to work with the client and carers to develop goals that will enable work at the client's own pace to acquire and retain skills for daily living Support the client and carers to identify methods that will build upon their strengths when developing, and retaining skills Work with professional and client to determine methods of evaluating the effectiveness of activities and methods |
Element: |
Document client information |
Performance Criteria: |
Use accepted protocols to document information relating to the program in line with organisation requirements Provide regular feedback to the client's care team Use appropriate terminology to document symptomatic expression of identified problems related to the program |
Element: |
Plan to deliver skill development program activities based on identified goals |
Performance Criteria: |
Obtain information about the developmental program from an allied health professional Consult allied professional about the developmental program requirements and desired client outcomes Identify program requirements outside scope of role and responsibilities as defined by the organisation and discuss with allied health professional Identify and confirm impact of the program's contribution to the client's overall care plan Determine client availability according to organisation protocols Identify cultural and spiritual issues that might have an impact on client's maintenance of function |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
The learning activities include-
• Face to face teaching
• Case studies
• Class room activities and practical work
• Reflections and discussions
• Accessing information online
Visit to ILC
The details of the class schedule on weekly basis is available on the time table that has been provided to students and is also available on RMIT Learning hub.
Teaching Schedule
There will be face to face teaching and practical activities for this course and the details of the class date and time will be in the timetable provided to the students.
Timetable can also be accessed online in the learning hub.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
There is no prescribed text for this course as comprehensive course material will be provided by the teacher through RMIT Learning Hub. |
References
Online learning materials can be accessed using the RMIT Online Learning Hub. |
Other Resources
The students can access library for more resources like-
• Videos
• Articles of interest
• useful external links
• Learning Lab
Overview of Assessment
The assessment will involve workbook and classroom activities, presentations and assignments.
The students will attend clinical placement after being competent in the class room settings to gain competency in this course.
Assessment Tasks
The assessment tasks will be as-
- Group assessment
- Role assessment
- Ice breaker
- jargon journal
- equipment presentation
- Activity analysis
- ADL challenge
- Final Examination
- Clinical placement experience
The student needs to be deemed competent in all assessments to pass the course.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
This competency is assessed and delivered in cluster with the following competencies-
OHTH 5756C
OHTH 5759C
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