Course Title: Address the needs of people with chronic disease

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2023

Course Code: SPRT5107C

Course Title: Address the needs of people with chronic disease

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.  

Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209.  

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus  

  

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Contact: Toby Glennon

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 0320

Course Contact Email: toby.glennon@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 75

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

None

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and address specific issues faced by people who have a chronic disease, in the context of contributing to a holistic approach to support.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCCS001 Address the needs of people with chronic disease

Element:

1. Determine the person’s needs

Performance Criteria:

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Element:

2. Support the person in a holistic manner

Performance Criteria:


1.1 Identify the person’s chronic disease conditions and seek information about its possible impacts on health, well being and ability to achieve maximum performance in everyday situations

1.2 Determine current treatments, and other inputs and supports by seeking information from the person or other health professionals

1.3 Determine the level and type of support and assistance required by the person within scope of own role

1.4 Adjust services and support to meet the specific nature of the chronic disease

1.5 Actively involve the person in the development of strategies to self manage their chronic disease

Element:

3. Contribute to a coordinated service approach

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Maintain awareness of current contribution of other agencies and professionals in supporting the person

3.2 Identify the level and type of contribution made by family and other carers and the effects it has on the person

3.3 Identify and meet communication and reporting responsibilities within the support system and own role

3.4 Respond to variations in the person’s needs in the context of a coordinated service approach

Learning Outcomes


Please refer to the Elements of Competency above.


Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and address specific issues faced by people who have a chronic disease, in the context of contributing to a holistic approach to support their treatment.

The unit applies to workers providing services to people with chronic disease in diverse community services and health contexts


Teaching Schedule

 Week

Class & Activities

Assessment Task Due

1

Introduction to chronic disease (online)

 

2

Prevention and Management of Chronic disease

Health Promotion & Community based transition model (online)

 

3 

Circulatory Systems & Auto-immune (online)

Assessment Task 1 workshop

 

4 

Arthritis & Joint Related Conditions (on campus)

Assessment Task 1 Due

5 

Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue (on campus)

 

6 

Mental Health Conditions (on campus)

 

7 

Lower back Pain (on campus)

 

 

Mid Semester break 

 

8 

 Assessment task 2 – Powerpoint presentation (oncampus)  

9 

Revision (on campus)

Assessment Task 2 - Roleplay

Assessment Task 2 Due

10 

 On Campus - Assessment Task 3 (Sim clinic)  

16

  

Assessment Task 3 Due


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 – Short answer quiz

Assessment Task 2 – Practical Case Study

Assessment Task 3 – Clinic Practical Checklist


Assessment Tasks

Assessment  1- Short Answer questions in relation to all of the course content taught - Due :Refer to Canvas

Assessment 2 - Practical case study assessed within class and a power point presentation on the chronic you are treating - Due :Refer to Canvas

Assessment 3 - Clinic practical- students are to treat 3 clients in clinic that are presenting with a chronic disease - Due :Refer to Canvas


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

Important information regarding Assessment Tasks:

 

Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher and each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once. 

All students will be contacted with 7 days by their course coordinator in regards to  resubmission completion dates.

   

Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the Clinical Coordinator/Program Manager.

 

EXTENSION OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

 

If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 5 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.


If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.

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