Course Title: Plan myotherapy treatment strategy
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2019
Course Code: COTH5010
Course Title: Plan myotherapy treatment strategy
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
Josh Davies
Contact Phone: 9925 4333
Contact e-mail: josh.davies@rmit.edu.au
Bianca Alivizatos
Nominal Hours: 120
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this unit
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare and plan for myotherapy treatment. This includes negotiating the treatment plan with the client.
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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VU21877 Plan myotherapy treatment strategy |
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Determine the overall objective/s and purpose of the myotherapy treatment |
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Evaluate the treatment options available to the myotherapist |
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Evaluate treatment plan on an on-going basis |
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Plan and implement an appropriate myotherapy treatment strategy |
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Learning Outcomes
See elements of competency above.
Details of Learning Activities
Plan myotherapy treatment strategy is taught and assessed within the Myotherapy student clinic (RMIT city campus 51.07.03/51.06.04).
The students are to attend one 3 hour clinic shift per week. During this clinic shift they perform Myotherapy treatment on clients from the general public. All clinic sessions are supervised by Myotherapists.
Teaching Schedule
Myotherapy teaching clinic schedules are available on the timetable (Canvas).
Each student must complete 1 allocated 3 hour shifts in the Myotherapy student clinic per week as well as Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement activities as rostered.
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Brukner, P, Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, 4th edn, McGraw Hill, Sydney, Australia |
9780070998131 |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Task 1 |
Clinic skills Observation Checklist |
Task 2 |
Attending all clinic shifts |
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
- Clinic Skills Observation Checklist. Must be completed prior to end of final clinic shift of semester 2 2019
- Students must attend all rostered clinic shifts.
If a student is absent from any WIL shift (RMIT clinic or external) they must:
- Contact the supervisor and apply for special consideration
- Find a replacement for the shift
- Complete a make up shift
If any of these points are not completed, or the special consideration is not granted, students may fail this course.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Students must attend and be punctual to all rostered clinic shifts and WIL placements.
Student must arrive in clinic with clean clinic uniform and closed toes all black shoes
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