Course Title: Plan remedial massage treatment strategy

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5207 Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Title: Plan remedial massage treatment strategy

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 40

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

SPRT5064C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2011

Course Contact: Priya Atkinson

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4212

Course Contact Email: priya.atkinson @rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare for remedial massage treatment of a clients and negotiate a treatment management plan with them.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This unit should be assessed in conjunction with the following related competency units:
•    HLTCOM404B Communicate effectively with clients
•    HLTREM504B Apply remedial massage assessment framework

This course is delivered concurrently with the following units of competency:
HLTREM406B    Provide Massage Treatment
HLTREM407B    Plan Massage Treatment
HLTREM502B    Provide Remedial Massage Treatment



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTREM503B Plan remedial massage treatment strategy

Elements:

1.    Select the remedial massage principles to determine treatment strategy

2.    Discuss the treatment strategy with the client


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment designed to assist the learner integrate skills and knowledge.  Learners may also be required to demonstrate competency through completion of a range of assessments including; quizzes, practical demonstration, submission of learning and assessment guide and assignments. Achieving competency in each assessment is required to achieve competency for the unit.