Course Title: Apply remedial massage clinical practice

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2025

Course Code: REHA5015C

Course Title: Apply remedial massage clinical practice

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5426 - Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Contact: Toby Glennon

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0320

Course Contact Email: toby.glennon@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 260

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

Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to undertake remedial massage consultations in a clinical setting. This includes provision of remedial massage treatments, as well as clinic preparation for consultation, client assessment and monitoring of client progress and outcomes. It incorporates understanding of industry practices and professional development opportunities for remedial massage therapists.

This unit applies to remedial massage therapists.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	HLTMSG017 Apply remedial massage clinical practice
Element:	1. Undertake client intake procedures.
Performance Criteria:	1.1. Prepare self, treatment area and equipment for client consultation in accordance with organisational protocols work health and safety (WHS) and legal and ethical considerations. 1.2. Greet client using a clear voice and professional manner. 1.3. Ensure client records are complete including consent to commence consultation and to access health records. 1.4. Direct client to treatment room. 1.5. Review client records with client to inform consultation. 1.6. Clarify client expectations and identify client motivation for wanting to receive remedial treatment. 1.7. Provide clear information about scope and limits of services to be provided.
Element:	2. Conduct client assessment.
Performance Criteria:	2.1. Perform assessment appropriate to meet client needs. 2.2. Collect accurate and relevant information from assessment and document to inform treatment plan.
Element:	3. Develop treatment plan.
Performance Criteria:	3.1. Analyse and integrate health history and assessment findings to formulate appropriate treatment plan and allocated time. 3.2. Outline and discuss treatment plan and expectations with client. 3.3. Obtain and record informed consent for remedial treatment.
Element:	4. Provide remedial massage.
Performance Criteria:	4.1. Follow organisational protocols to physically prepare the client for treatment. 4.2. Perform remedial treatment according to treatment plan. 4.3. Adjust treatment as required according to client feedback and therapist ongoing assessment. 4.4. Reassess client post-treatment and document findings to inform ongoing treatment plan. 4.5. Discuss ongoing treatment plan and post-treatment recommendations.
Element:	5. Evaluate returning client progress and adjust treatment.
Performance Criteria:	5.1. Seek client feedback about treatment outcomes and implementation of post-treatment recommendations. 5.2. Compare changes from initial and recent presentation with expectations in the treatment plan. 5.3. Determine need for adjustment to treatment plan based on evaluation of client progress. 5.4. Identify and respond to factors that may be inhibiting client progress. 5.5. Prepare comprehensive referrals, reports and documentation. 5.6. Document all findings in client treatment plan.
Element:	6. Develop professional practice.
Performance Criteria:	6.1. Use feedback from others and self-reflection to determine improvements to own practice. 6.2. Identify areas of own practice for further research and development to support client outcomes. 6.3. Proactively seek and respond to professional development opportunities. 6.4. Identify current and emerging industry developments and networks that can support improvement of own practice.

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Elements of Competency above

Details of Learning Activities

This course will include the following learning activities  

• class exercises to review clinical presentations
•  therapeutic and remedial massage treatments to members of the public
• practical demonstrations 
• Blog/Wiki or other online discussion and participation  
• seminars/workshops  
• group projects  
• peer learning  
• group discussion  
• research  
• ‘workshopping’ including peer/lecturer feedback  
• visits to external WIL placements 
• simulated workplace activities.  

  

  Workplace delivery and/or assessment  

• this course is predominantly assessed in the RMIT Remedial Massage & Myotherapy Student Clinic or simulated clinical settings.   
• students are required to provide evidence of a police check and working with childrens check prior to commencement of the student clinic.  
• students are required to complete the internal WIL agreement and external WIL agreement prior to commencement of the internal RMIT student clinic or external WIL placement.
• to be deemed competent in this unit the student will need to satisfactorily complete the minimum requirements for this unit which include a minimum of 200 hours of total clinical work and a minimum of 140 client treatments (some of the 140 patient treatments include specific time requirements of one hour duration).    

  

WIL  

This is the designated Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course for C5426 Diploma of Remedial Massage. This course includes a WIL experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.  

Teaching Schedule

Week	Topic / Type of Student Clinic	Assessment / Learning activities
Semester 1	Semester 1 2025
Week 1	Introduction to RMIT Clinic Assessment requirements
Week 2	RMIT Clinic fundamentals - 1
Week 3	RMIT Clinic fundamentals - 2 Therapeutic massage practice
Week 4	RMIT Clinic fundamentals - 3 Therapeutic massage practice
Week 5	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 6	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 7	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 8	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 9	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 10	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 11	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 12	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 13	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 14	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 15	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 16	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 17	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 18	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Semester 2	Semester 2 2025
Week 1	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 2	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 3	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 4	Therapeutic Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments
Week 5	Therapeutic Massage & Remedial Massage Region options - in line with 'Provide massage treatments' syllabus.	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 6	Therapeutic Massage & Remedial Massage	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments  AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 7	Therapeutic Massage & Remedial Massage	AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 40 patient treatments  AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 8	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 9	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 10	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 11	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 12	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 13	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 14	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 15	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 16	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 17	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 18	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Semester 3	Semester 1 2026
Week 1	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 2	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 3	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 4	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 5	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 6	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 7	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 8	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 9	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 10	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 11	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 12	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 13	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 14	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 15	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 16	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 17	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 100 patient treatments
Week 18	Remedial Massage	AT3 - Massage treatment 3 clients - Final submission AT4 - Student clinic logbook 200 clinic hours - 140 patient treatments - Final submission

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

None

Overview of Assessment

Assessments may include any of the below :

• Case studies
• Quizzes
• Knowledge assessment
• Portfolio assessment
• Role play
• Clinical logbook 
• Practical assessments

Assessment Tasks

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the three semesters. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, therapeutic and remedial massage consultations in the RMIT Remedial Massage & Myotherapy Student Clinic and through the application of learned skills and insights. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on Canvas.

 

Students enrolled in Vocational Education and Training qualifications are assessed for Competency. To be assessed as Competent means you have consistently demonstrated the required knowledge and skills at a standard expected in the workplace.   

To be assessed as Competent in this course, you will need to complete each assessment task to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher at the conclusion of each assessment task and throughout your weekly student clinic sessions.  

Every task must be completed satisfactorily for competence to be achieved. Unless otherwise advised you must submit all work via the RMIT issued assessment tool which is located in Canvas for you to populate. 

Resubmissions are at the discretion of the teacher and/or coordinator. Please see below statement under Resubmission 

 

You should refer to the assessment brief which is available through Canvas for full assessment criteria and due dates 

• Assessment Task 1:Quiz 
• Assessment Task 2:Quiz
• Assessment Task 3:Massage 3 clients
• Assessment Task 4:Logbook

Results that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:  

CA: Competency Achieved  
NYC: Not Yet Competent  
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment  

 

Resubmissions  

You will be given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required skills. If a student does not submit an assessment on the first date provided however submits on the resubmission date this submission will be the only attempt allowed. 

A supplementary assessment can only be offered after discussions between teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic.  Supplementary assessments are at the discretion of the Program Coordinator and Program Manager after a conversation is had by the teacher, Program Coordinator and Program Manager. A supplementary assessment will take into account class attendance( 80-100% requirement), interaction within class and communication with the class teacher. 

Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These mapping documents are available through Program Administration if required. 

Other Information

Attendance: 

  

Your learning experience will involve class-based teaching, discussion, demonstration and practical exercises.   

 

It is strongly advised and expected that you attend all timetabled sessions. This will allow you to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring you the maximum opportunity to complete this course successfully.  Non-attendance to a student clinic session will require an approved Special Consideration and a make-up student clinic to be organised with the student clinic coordinator to ensure that you still have the chance to meet the minimum course requirements.

 

If you attend late to a lab/clinic/practical teaching session you must wait to be allowed entrance to the lab/clinic as this can pose a WHS issue, especially if specialised equipment is being used and demonstrated. Teachers are permitted to not allow you to use equipment if formal training has been missed, if this happens you must request a meeting with the teacher and program coordinator to discuss moving forward. In addition, if you attend late to a RMIT Remedial Massage & Myotherapy Student Clinic rostered session you will not receive clinic hours and may not receive client treatment numbers if your client has to be allocated to another student.

 

If you miss an assessment or assessable practical class you need to apply for special consideration. The special consideration department will ask you to provide a medical certificate or give other evidence to support your request. Once Special consideration has been applied for the students will wait for the results and then contact their teacher on the outcome of the result 

 

Information about your studies:  

You can access My Studies through the RMIT website for information about timetables, important dates, assessment dates, results and progress, Canvas etc.  

 https://www.rmit.edu.au/students  

  

Extensions of time for submission of assessable work: 

If you are prevented from submitting an assessment on time by circumstances outside your control you may apply for an extension of up to seven (7) calendar days in writing (email) to your teacher and Program Coordinator one working day BEFORE the due date. Please provide evidence  and /or valid reasonings why you were unable to complete the submission on time within this email. Extensions cannot be guaranteed if evidence or valid reasons are not given. Eligibility criteria for application and the form is available from the link: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/extensions-of-time-for-submission-of-assessable-work 

Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for special consideration. 

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.), 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. 

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism:   

RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.  

https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/academic-integrity  

  

Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning:   

Credit transfer is the recognition of previously completed formal learning (an officially accredited qualification).  

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is an assessment process that allows you to demonstrate competence using the skills you have gained through experience in the workplace, voluntary work, informal or formal training or other life experiences.    

Please speak to your teacher if you wish to discuss applying for Credit Transfer or RPL for the unit(s) of competency addressed in this course.  

https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit  

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