Course Title: Plan myotherapy treatment strategy

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2022

Course Code: COTH5010

Course Title: Plan myotherapy treatment strategy

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6159 - Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy

Course Contact: Laura Yeomans

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4289

Course Contact Email: laura.yeomans@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 120

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.  This unit is clustered with COTH5008 Work within a Myotherapy Framework.

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

National Element Code & Title:

VU21877 Plan myotherapy treatment strategy

Element:

Determine the overall objective/s and purpose of the myotherapy treatment

Performance Criteria:

1.1 The purpose for a specific treatment strategy in myotherapy is specified 1.2 Factors and limitations that may have an impact on the structure of the treatment strategy are proposed 1.3 A communication strategy to inform the client of myotherapy practices and techniques is formulated 1.4 The indications for referral in myotherapy treatment are discussed with the client 1.5 A strategy is selected to communicate with other health care professionals, as required

Element:

Evaluate the treatment options available to the myotherapist

Performance Criteria:

2.1 The possible treatments available for specific conditions and specific needs populations are compared 2.2 The factors influencing possible treatments are formulated 2.3 The sequence and possible outcome/s of a myotherapy treatment strategy are formulated 2.4 The benefits and/or limitations to each of the above myotherapy treatment strategies are assessed. 2.5 Specific treatment options consider possible client compliance issues

Element:

Evaluate treatment plan on an on-going basis

Performance Criteria:

4.1 The outcomes/s of positive, adverse or neutral responses to treatment are assessed 4.2 Appropriate measurement tests to assess progression of treatment goals are designed and implemented 4.3 Responses to treatment are assessed 4.4 Adjustments required to treatment plan are formulated to ensure treatment goals 4.5 The need for referral to other health care practitioners is assessed

Element:

Plan and implement an appropriate myotherapy treatment strategy

Performance Criteria:

3. Plan and implement an appropriate myotherapy treatment strategy 3.1 Client's goals and expectations of the myotherapy treatment are discussed 3.2 The practitioner's goals and treatment strategy is communicated to the client 3.3 Informed consent is gained to perform treatment plans 3.4 Any physical functional limitations and lifestyle factors are assessed and discussed with the client 3.5 Contraindications to treatment are ascertained and treatment strategy is modified according to myotherapy principles 3.6 A treatment strategy appropriate to the client's phase/stage of injury is selected 3.7 A suitable myotherapy treatment strategy is determined and documented, which includes client positioning and limitations 3.8 Treatment plan and outcome/s are communicated to client ensuring nature of the condition, related factors, prevention of recurrence and improved recovery are discussed 3.9 Responsibilities of the practitioner and client within the treatment plan are clarified


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). 

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 shift in the Myotherapy student clinic per week as well as Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement activities as rostered.




 Weeks  CLINIC ACTIVITIES 

Semester 1 2022

1-4

 Intro to RMIT student clinic - 3 hour blocks


 
  • Policies/procedures
  • Code of conduct
  • Clinic revision 

Semester 1 2022

5-8

Myotherapy Clinic - 3 hours blocks

Treatment of 2 clients

 
  • Review of clients
  • Review of paperwork
  • Suggestions of treatment plans
  • Observation of treatments on an individual level

Semester break 


Semester 1 2022


Moytherapy Clinic - 3 hour blocks

Treatment of 3 clients back to back 

 
  • Review of clients
  • Review of paperwork
  • Suggestions of treatment plans
  • Observation of treatments on an individual level

Semester break


Semester 2 2022

1-8

 

Moytherapy Clinic - 3 hour blocks

Treatment of 3 clients back to back 



  • Review of clients
  • Review of paperwork
  • Suggestions of treatment plans
  • Observation of treatments on an individual level

 Mid Semester break 

 Semester 2 2022

9-16

 

Moytherapy Clinic - 3 hour blocks

Treatment of 3 clients back to back 


 
  • Review of clients
  • Review of paperwork
  • Suggestions of treatment plans
  • Observation of treatments on an individual level




Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

 Assessment Tasks

 

Assessment Task 1: Clinic observation skills


Assessment Task 2:  Client File management


Assessment Task 3: Knowledge 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 Tasks

Assessment Task 1- Clinic Observation 

For this assessment the student is required to complete four (4) treatments, with four (4) separate clients on four (4)

separate occasions.

Allocated time for the assessment will be 50 minutes, this is in line with clinic guidelines for providing treatment to a client.

The student will be observed undertaking the following;

  • conducting an initial meeting with the client
  • consulting with the Assessor to evaluate their treatment strategy
  • treating the client
  • evaluating the treatment strategy
  • working within a myotherapy framework

This assessment task will to be conducted and assessed on four (4) separate occasions


Assessment Task 2- Client File Management 

For this assessment the student is required to complete client files (clinical records) for four (4) clients on four (4) separate occasions

The client’s files may include; Client History Form, Initial Consultation Form and Follow up Consultation Form.

Allocated time for the assessment will be 50 minutes, this is in line with clinic guidelines for providing treatment to a client.

The student’s clinical records must reflect the relevant information captured at each of the various stages of the session including;

  • conducting an initial meeting with the client
  • consulting with the Assessor to evaluate their treatment strategy
  • treating the client
  • evaluating the treatment strategy
  • working within a myotherapy framework

This assessment task will to be conducted and assessed on four (4) separate occasions


Assessment Task 3- Knowledge Assessment 

For this knowledge assessment task you are required to answer 19 questions which relate to working within a

Myotherapy framework and Planning Myotherapy treatment strategy.

This assessment will be conducted out of class during your own time and will be available on Canvas under the assessment

tab


Students must also complete a minimum of 75 clinical hours and 30 Myotherapy treatments of varying clients and conditions

Course guides for Semester 2, 2020 were finalised and published before the semester started with all the teaching, learning and assessment information current at that time. Please note that some course guides may have small differences between Part A and Part B because of necessary changes (related to COVID-19) made to Part B during the semester.


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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