Course Title: Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6159 Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy
Course Title: Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 60
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS6149 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2018, Term2 2018, Term1 2019, Term2 2019, Term1 2020, Term2 2020, Term1 2021, Term2 2021 |
HWSS6149 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2022 |
Course Contact: Toby Glennon
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 0320
Course Contact Email: toby.glennon@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage health risks within a myotherapy environment. It includes aspects of health risk analysis, personal and premises hygiene, as well as infection prevention and control. It also covers special infection prevention and control for treatments involving dry needling.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VU21874 Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment |
Elements: |
1. Provide guidance on health hazards, infection prevention and control 2. Apply infection prevention and control procedures for dry needling treatments 3. Monitor infection prevention and control measures 4. Conduct a health risk assessment of a myotherapy clinic |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to elements of competency
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: Clinic observation checklist
Assessment Task 2: Written assignment