Course Title: Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5207 Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Title: Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 50

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)

SPRT5070C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term2 2009

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 of complementary and alternative health care practitioners who provide services to people with an chronic health problem that support their health needs

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This unit should be assessed in conjunction with competency unit(s) related to planning/delivery of the specific complementary and alternative health care service being undertaken



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTCOM510A Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions

Elements:

1.    Identify a range of chronic diseases and conditions

2.    Identify the impact of chronic diseases or conditions on the client and their family

3.    Develop a care/treatment plan

4.    Provide service/treatment according to care/treatment plan

5.    Evaluate services/treatment


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will include case study problem based learning with written and oral presentation requirements and repeated practical demonstration in work based or simulation environment.