Course Title: Manage legal and ethical compliance

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: JUST5756C

Course Title: Manage legal and ethical compliance

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 

Nominal Hours: 80

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None.

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research information about compliance and ethical practice responsibilities, and then develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities.

This unit applies to people working in roles with managerial responsibility for legal and ethical compliance in small to medium sized organisations. There may or may not be a team of workers involved.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance
Element:	1. Research information required for legal compliance
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Identify sources of information about compliance requirements 1.2 Evaluate own area of work and determine scope of compliance requirements 1.3 Access and interpret information relevant to area of work 1.4 1dentify risks, penalties and consequences of non compliance
Element:	2. Determine ethical responsibilities
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Identify the ethical framework that applies to the work context 2.2 Incorporate scope of practice considerations as part of ethical practice 2.3 Evaluate responsibilities to workers, clients and the broader community 2.4 Model ethical behaviour in own work
Element:	3. Develop and communicate policies and procedures
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Clearly articulate and document policies and procedures to support legal and ethical practice in readily accessible formats 3.2 Integrate documentation and record keeping requirements into policies and procedures 3.3 Ensure systems protect client information 3.4 Nominate the roles and responsibilities of different people in meeting requirements where multiple people are involved 3.5 Distribute policies, procedures and legal information to colleagues and peers in a timely fashion
Element:	4. Monitor compliance
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Evaluate work practices for non-compliance on an ongoing basis, and implement modifications 4.2 Maintain and update required accreditations or certifications 4.3 Refer issues or breaches of ethical or legal practice to relevant people
Element:	5. Maintain knowledge of compliance requirements
Performance Criteria:	5. Maintain knowledge of compliance requirements 5.1 Identify and use opportunities to maintain knowledge of current and emerging legal requirements and ethical issues 5.2 Share updated knowledge and information with peers and colleagues. 5.3 Pro-actively engage in process of review and improvement

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Elements of Competency above.

Details of Learning Activities

This is an online course delivered via webinars every week. Students will be expected to read the class slides prior to the webinar. The slides will then be discussed and a Q & A session will be held in  relation   to how the slides relate to the massage industry .Students will learn about the legal and ethical part of the Remedial Massage Industry.

Students will have an understanding of Industry standards, industry regulators and partnerships within other indusrty providers.

Students will be introduced to the understanding of what is legally required to run a business as a Remedial Massage therapist.

Codes of conduct and what is considered ethical  within the remedial Massage industry 

Teaching Schedule

Law and Ethics in Practice 2019
Session	Date			Activities/Assessments
1	07/05/19	Introduction to Law and Ethics Legal Requirements and Industry Regulation Working Ethically and Boundaries	Class Charter Discussion of Written Knowledge Assessment Task
2	14/05/19	Patient Records and Keeping Accurate Documentation Privacy and Confidentiality	Discussion of Written Knowledge Assessment Task
3	21/05/19	Negligence and Duty of Care Conflict Management and Communication	Class Work: Written Knowledge Assessment Task
4	28/05/19	MMA AON  Presentation Informed Consent, Client Rights and Protecting your Reputation	Class Work: Written Knowledge Assessment Task
5	03/06/19	Working with children Sexual Misconduct and Respect for Others	Class Work: Written Knowledge Assessment Task
6	11/06/19	Responsibilities and Ethics Revision	Class Work: Written Knowledge Assessment Task

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

 

Assessment Task 1 – Case studies

Assessment Task 2 – Written assessment

Assessment Tasks

 

Assessment Task 1 - Case studies (3). A minimum of 50 words for each case study response. Students must show an understanding of what laws and ethic guides, or codes of conduct apply to each cased study

Assessment Task 2 - Written Assessment - Creating an organisation’s policies and procedures document

(All students must complete their clinic checklist in clinic time and upload to canvas)

Assessment Matrix

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