Course Title: Assist with an allied health program
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2019
Course Code: OHTH5917C
Course Title: Assist with an allied health program
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4367 - 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
Joanne Ciantar
Nominal Hours: 65
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 prerequisites or co-requisites for this course.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide basic assistance to an allied health professional.
This unit applies to allied health assistants working in a health or community context. Depending on the setting, work may include following treatment plans for therapeutic interventions and/or conducting programs under the regular (direct, indirect or remote) supervision of an allied health professional.
This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will
be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and
where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.
This course includes clinical placement.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTAHA001 Assist with an allied health program |
Element: |
1. Provide relevant information to clients |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Adhere to confidentiality policies at all times 1.2 Provide basic accurate information to clients regarding allied health services |
Element: |
2. Prepare for therapy session |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Confirm and discuss therapy and treatment plans and programs with supervising allied health professional 2.2 Obtain information from relevant sources according to organisation policies and supervising allied health professional 2.3 Check resources and equipment required for therapy program to ensure suitability and working order 2.4 Recognise and minimise environmental hazards in accordance with organisation requirements 2.5 Prepare the client for therapy under direction of supervising allied health professional |
Element: |
3. Provide assistance with therapy session |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Assist with therapy tasks according to instructions of allied health professional 3.2 Maintain general therapy precautions 3.3 Seek clarification and feedback 3.4 Take appropriate actions to ensure comfort, safety and privacy of the client 3.5 Reinforce, clarify and explain therapy goals to clients under supervision of allied health professional 3.6 Support and coach clients to achieve identified therapy goals under supervision of allied health professional 3.7 Deal with accidents and incidents appropriately and report to the supervising allied health professional |
Element: |
4. Use therapy equipment correctly and safely |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Use equipment according to manufacturer and instructions set by supervising allied health professional 4.2 Follow work health and safety (WHS) guidelines for particular pieces of equipment |
Element: |
5. Feedback appropriate therapy information to supervising allied health professional |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Pass on significant information to appropriate supervising allied health professional 5.2 Document information according to organisation policy and procedures |
Element: |
6. Assist in the design and construction of simple therapy materials and equipment |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Assist the allied health professional to identify gaps in therapy material resources and develop solutions 6.2 Update therapy materials on a regular basis as instructed 6.3 Construct aids and adaptations in accordance with allied health professional's instructions |
Element: |
7. Complete required administrative duties |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Maintain statistics in accordance with organisation policies and procedures 7.2 Maintain stock levels in accordance with organisation policies and procedures 7.3 Book in clients for appointments in accordance with organisation policies and procedures |
Element: |
8. Work with a primary health care approach |
Performance Criteria: |
8.1 Support and facilitate the involvement of the client and the community in the planning and provision of services according to instruction of supervising allied health professional 8.2 Promote good health and a preventive approach to maintaining health as part of own work role 8.3 Demonstrate recognition of and support for the importance of access and equity in provision of health services in line with own work role 8.4 Reflect evidence based practice in own provision of health care services |
Learning Outcomes
The critical learning for this course takes place in the elective courses of this program and clinical placement within the health sector.
You will be instructed in skills through demonstration, modelling and roleplay. Skills development is supported by lectures on theory.
On completion of this course you should be able to:
- Provide relevant information to clients
- Prepare for therapy session
- Provide assistance with therapy session
- Use therapy equipment correctly and safely
- Feedback appropriate therapy information to supervising allied health professional
- Assist in the design and construction of simple therapy materials and equipment
- Complete required administrative duties
- Work with a primary health care approach
Details of Learning Activities
A combination of activities will support students learning in this course, such as:
- Face to face and 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), during simulations and classroom based learning
- Observations of performance in the clinical placement or simulated environment 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 discussion and activities support you to collaborate with other students in your course and debate and debate and discuss ideas
- Self directed study time 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
Teaching Schedule
OVERALL SESSION PLAN – TIMETABLE
UNITS: |
HLTAHA001 |
Assist An Allied Health Program |
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Topic
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Week 1( Session 1,2)
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Introduction to Groups Plan and Implement a Group Leadership skills
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Week 2( Session 3,4)
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Group skills A Group skills B Evaluating Groups
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Week 3( Session 5,6)
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Assessment Task 1 due Submit written on CANVAS In -class Practical Assessment
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Task 1: Role Play
Assessment Task 2: Written activity in class
Assessment Task 3:Clinical Placement and Skills Evidence Record
You will be provided with an assessment overview for the course and a descriptor for each assessment task.
Feedback is provided on each assessment.
Assessment Tasks
The assessment tasks are due as follows:
- AT1- Role Play a clinical handover - Session 3
- AT2- Completion of a written case study - Session 6
- AT3- – Completion of WIL and PES booklets – At clinical placement
Assessment Matrix
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