Course Title: Establish and manage a myotherapy practice
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2019
Course Code: ACCT5415
Course Title: Establish and manage a myotherapy practice
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6159 - Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy
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
9925 4212
Nominal Hours: 160
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
There are no pre-requisites for this unit.
Co-requisite: Use communication to build relationships CHCCOM002
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish and manage a myotherapy practice. It includes business skills, legal compliance and interacting with the health care system/other health professionals.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
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VU21873 Establish and manage a myotherapy practice |
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1. Develop a business plan for a myotherapy practice |
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2. Implement records management systems |
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3. Implement operational strategies and procedures |
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4. Establish and manage financial control of the myotherapy practice |
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5. Interact with health professionals and the health system |
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6. Maintain legal and ethical compliance |
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7. Evaluate the practice's performance |
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Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of competency.
Details of Learning Activities
Classes will be delivered via webinar, online delivery and through one-to-one pier reviewing with class teacher.
Teaching Schedule
Date |
Class & Activities |
11th Jul |
Introduction to course & business objectives |
18th Jul |
Business plan meetings |
25th Jul |
Business plan meetings |
1st Aug |
Business plan meetings |
8th Aug |
Business plan meetings |
15th Aug |
Online - Models of communication, building & managing client relationships |
22nd Aug |
Branding, networking and marketing mix |
29th Aug |
Record keeping and managing information |
5th Sep |
Mid-semester break |
12th Sep |
Accounting management systems and profit and loss statement |
19th Sep |
Managing, employing, training and motivating staff |
26th Sep |
Client satisfaction & maintaining legal and ethical compliance |
3rd Oct |
Online - Motivational interviewing |
10th Oct |
Business plan review workshop |
17th Oct |
Activator tour |
24th Oct |
Business plan review workshop |
31st Oct |
Networking, specialisation - what next? |
7th Nov |
Facilitate workplace meeting |
14th Nov |
Facilitate workplace meeting |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may consist of written tests, in class activities, presentations & written reports.
Assessment Tasks
Task 1 |
Assessment 1: Business plan review |
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 Tasks
Business plan review: 27th October 2019 submitted via Canvas
Each student will be given the tools to undertake a review process of a business structure created within the diploma remedial massage. For further information please refer to the assessment tool located within the assignments tab on canvas
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Important information regarding Assessment Tasks:
Each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once.
Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher.
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.
Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.
If you require further information please contact your teacher or Program Coordinator.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/academic-integrity
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