Course Title: Assist with an allied health program
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2022
Course Code: OHTH5917C
Course Title: Assist with an allied health program
Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
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School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4367 - Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
Course Contact: Jade Cusworth
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8382
Course Contact Email: jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Sally Armstrong
sally.armstrong@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 65
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 prerequisites or co-requisites for this course.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide basic assistance to an allied health professional.
This unit applies to allied health assistants working in a health or community context. Depending on the setting, work may include following treatment plans for therapeutic interventions and/or conducting programs under the regular (direct, indirect or remote) supervision of an allied health professional.
This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will
be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and
where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.
This course includes clinical placement.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTAHA001 Assist with an allied health program |
Element: |
1. Provide relevant information to clients |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Adhere to confidentiality policies at all times 1.2 Provide basic accurate information to clients regarding allied health services |
Element: |
2. Prepare for therapy session |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Confirm and discuss therapy and treatment plans and programs with supervising allied health professional 2.2 Obtain information from relevant sources according to organisation policies and supervising allied health professional 2.3 Check resources and equipment required for therapy program to ensure suitability and working order 2.4 Recognise and minimise environmental hazards in accordance with organisation requirements 2.5 Prepare the client for therapy under direction of supervising allied health professional |
Element: |
3. Provide assistance with therapy session |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Assist with therapy tasks according to instructions of allied health professional 3.2 Maintain general therapy precautions 3.3 Seek clarification and feedback 3.4 Take appropriate actions to ensure comfort, safety and privacy of the client 3.5 Reinforce, clarify and explain therapy goals to clients under supervision of allied health professional 3.6 Support and coach clients to achieve identified therapy goals under supervision of allied health professional 3.7 Deal with accidents and incidents appropriately and report to the supervising allied health professional |
Element: |
4. Use therapy equipment correctly and safely |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Use equipment according to manufacturer and instructions set by supervising allied health professional 4.2 Follow work health and safety (WHS) guidelines for particular pieces of equipment |
Element: |
5. Feedback appropriate therapy information to supervising allied health professional |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Pass on significant information to appropriate supervising allied health professional 5.2 Document information according to organisation policy and procedures |
Element: |
6. Assist in the design and construction of simple therapy materials and equipment |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Assist the allied health professional to identify gaps in therapy material resources and develop solutions 6.2 Update therapy materials on a regular basis as instructed 6.3 Construct aids and adaptations in accordance with allied health professional's instructions |
Element: |
7. Complete required administrative duties |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Maintain statistics in accordance with organisation policies and procedures 7.2 Maintain stock levels in accordance with organisation policies and procedures 7.3 Book in clients for appointments in accordance with organisation policies and procedures |
Element: |
8. Work with a primary health care approach |
Performance Criteria: |
8.1 Support and facilitate the involvement of the client and the community in the planning and provision of services according to instruction of supervising allied health professional 8.2 Promote good health and a preventive approach to maintaining health as part of own work role 8.3 Demonstrate recognition of and support for the importance of access and equity in provision of health services in line with own work role 8.4 Reflect evidence based practice in own provision of health care services |
Learning Outcomes
The critical learning for this course takes place in the elective courses of this program and clinical placement within the health sector.
You will be instructed in skills through demonstration, modelling and roleplay. Skills development is supported by lectures on theory.
On completion of this course you should be able to:
- Provide relevant information to clients
- Prepare for therapy session
- Provide assistance with therapy session
- Use therapy equipment correctly and safely
- Feedback appropriate therapy information to supervising allied health professional
- Assist in the design and construction of simple therapy materials and equipment
- Complete required administrative duties
- Work with a primary health care approach
Details of Learning Activities
How the course will be delivered
This course will be delivered online in collaborate ultra with supporting learning material on CANVAS.
Please refer to myRMIT and myTimetable to be organised for Week 1 and locating classes .
Time Expectation
The expected time commitment for this course is approximately 6 hours per week.
Structure and Availability of Learning Materials
The course is divided into 7 weeks. The resources will be made available to you on Canvas.
Assessments
There are three assessments for this unit: A role-play, a written test and placement log book.
Teaching Schedule
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Tutorials weeks 1-4 Assessments weeks 5-7 |
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Week 1 |
Introduction to Allied Health Program, Effective Communication. |
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Week 2 |
Planning organizing and carrying out treatments. |
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Week 3 |
Using clinical and non- clinical skills, Human behaviors. |
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Week 4 |
Primary Health Care |
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Week 5
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Role Play Assessments |
Group 1 |
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Week 6
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Role Play Assessments |
Group 2 |
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Week 7
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Written test |
All Students |
Resubmits of Role plays and written test will take place in weeks 17 and 18.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
There is no text book for this course.
Other resources can be found in the RMIT Library.
Resources for this course are provided in Canvas with further resources available from the RMIT library (https://www.rmit.edu.au/library)
The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The Learning Lab
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab
The Study Support Hub
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/study-support-hub
English for uni workshops
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Task 1: Role Play
Assessment Task 2: Written activity in class
Assessment Task 3:Clinical Placement and Skills Evidence Record
You will be provided with an assessment overview for the course and a descriptor for each assessment task.
Feedback is provided on each assessment.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Overview
Assessment Task 1: Role Play due week 5
Assessment Task 2: Written Test week 7
Assessment Task 3: Clinical Placement and Skills Evidence Record due 3 weeks after finish of clinical placement.
Assessment Matrix
| Roleplay | Competent/Not Yet Competent (1 resubmit allowed) |
| Written Test | 100% ( 1 resit allowed) |
Other Information
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 2 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.
RESUBMISSIONS: Only one resubmission per assessment is permitted unless otherwise stated and resubmissions are at the discretion of the teacher and coordinator and are not automatically granted.
You are expected to prepare all assignments and other written work in a professional manner. More information on general academic study and writing skills can be found on the “Learning Lab” http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/ . All work submitted for assessment must be submitted electronically unless otherwise advised.
Students must keep a copy of all submitted assessments including electronic copies.
APA style is used for all referencing and for bibliography.
RMIT University has a strict policy on academic integrity and plagiarism and. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
Your rights and responsibilities as a student can be found at http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/rights-and-responsibilities
This course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced at www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment
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