Course Title: Develop massage practice

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2018

Course Code: EMPL7096C

Course Title: Develop massage practice

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

Laura Yeomans

laura.yeomans@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 40

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

This course will  be co-delivered with the following courses:

  • HLTMSG002/NURS5361 Assess client massage needs
  • HLTMSG004/SPRT5103C Provide massage treatments

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish the foundations of massage practice, evaluate what makes a sustainable practice and then to develop an approach to own practice.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTMSG001 Develop massage practice

Element:

1. Establish foundations of massage practice
 

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify, access and interpret information on the central philosophies of massage practice 1.2 Evaluate the massage system of treatment and its application to current health issues 1.3 Compare and contrast massage, other complementary health modalities and broader health practice

Element:

2. Represent the massage framework

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Determine information needs of different individuals and groups 2.2 Identify key messages that represent the philosophy and practice of massage 2.3 Communicate information about massage at level of depth appropriate to audience needs

Element:

3. Determine requirements for sustainable massage practice

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify key issues that affect the development and sustainability of professional practice 3.2 Identify economic, environmental, human and social considerations, and their impact on professional practice 3.3 Establish a personal health strategy that supports massage practice 3.4 Access, interpret and collate current information that supports professional practice

Element:

4. Develop approach to own practice
 

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Reflect on professional goals and aspirations 4.2 Identify and assess professional opportunities in massage 4.3 Reflect on the opportunities and constraints of individual personal circumstances 4.4 Make decisions about practice direction, based on reflection and research 4.5 Develop practical strategies that address own practice goals

Learning Outcomes


Please refer to the Elements of Competency.


Details of Learning Activities

This subject is divided into two (2) elements

  1. A four  (4) hour class environment where you will learn all aspects of massage and background history of massage.
  2. A four ( 4) hour clinic environment where you will learn skills in assessment and treatment of a client. Firstly within a simulated clinic working with  your peers and eventually being open to the public from our comprehensive booking system ealth.


Teaching Schedule

Develop massage practice                                                                                                             HLTMSG001/EMPL7096C

Assess client massage needs                                                                                                         HLTMGS002/NURS5361C

Provide massage treatments                                                                                                        HLTMSG004/SPRT5103C

 

 

 

 

Date

Class & Activities

02/07/18

ORIENTATION DAY (No class)

09/07/18

House-keeping, assignments, Massage techniques on Anterior leg

16/07/18

Contraindications, Endangerment sites, Massage sequence: Posterior leg

23/07/18

Subjective assessment, Review of Leg massage

30/07/18

Objective assessment, Massage sequence: full back

06/08/2018

Public Holiday

13/08/18

Range of Motion testing (AROM, PROM, RROM), Massage sequence: anterior shoulder

20/08/18

Review of Subjective, Objective, ROM testing and massage practice for Clinic

Preparation

27/10/18

Mid Semester Break

03/09/18

Sports Massage theory, massage: sports related techniques

10/09/18

Pre-event massage theory and practical treatment for legs

17/09/18

Post-event massage theory and practical treatment for legs

24/09/18

Stretching: static, dynamic, PNF

1/10/18

Inflammation and stages of repair, Review of shoulder massage

8/10/18

Hot and cold application, massage: arms and face

15/10/18

Sport massage mock assessment

29/10/18

Final sports massage assessment

05/11/18

Public HolidayNo Class

 

 

 

Develop massage practice                                                                                                             HLTMSG001/EMPL7096C

Assess client massage needs                                                                                                         HLTMGS002/NURS5361C

Provide massage treatments                                                                                                        HLTMSG004/SPRT5103C

 

Date

Clinic

03/07/2018

Clinic Manual Review / expectations whilst in clinic

10/07/2018

       Clinic set up/ practice of skills .

17/07/2018

                 Clinic set up/ introduction to ealth booking system

24/07/2018

                Clinic set up/practice of skills/ introduction to client history intake forms

31/07/2018

            Clinic set up/practice of skills / practice of timing a treatment

07/08/2018

                  Clinic set up/ practice skills /review client assessment forms

14/08/2018

           Clinic set up/ clinic simulation / case studies provided for treatment

21/08/2018

                Clinic set up/ clinic simulation / case studies provided for     

             treatment

28/08/2018

Mid Semester Break


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

 
Assessment Tasks

 

Quiz 1 - History and Key features of the massage industry.

Quiz 2 – Contraindications and considerations for massage treatment & components of sustainable practice.

Personal reflection (1).

Personal reflection (2).

Policies and procedures document.

 


Assessment Tasks

Assessment task 1 due 13th August 2018 - A personal reflection on what bought you to massage

Assessment Task 2  due 3rd Nov 2018 - A quiz on canvas on all your learning during the semester

Assessment Task 3 due 29th Oct 2018 - A review of your personal reflection from 13th August- reflecting on how you have grown and developed since starting the course. Reflecting on if your direction or motivation may have changed

 


Assessment Matrix

Course Overview: Access Course Overview