Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6189 Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy

Course Title: Apply myotherapy clinical practice

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 160

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COTH5016

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2025

Course Contact: Toby Glennon

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99250320

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



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively within a myotherapy framework and apply myotherapy clinical practice.
The unit applies to a person who is practicing as a Myotherapist within a clinical setting as an independent practitioner or as a member of a team within a health care clinic.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State and/or Territory legislation, Australian Standards, industry codes of practice and clinic guidelines.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VU23635 Apply myotherapy clinical practice

Elements:

1.Apply the central principles and practices of myotherapy

2. Apply myotherapy clinical practice

3. Work within clinic and regulatory guidelines

4. Manage the achievement of quality standards

5. Prepare patient education and health strategie

6. Ensure ongoing development of self and team

7. Work effectively with other services and networks in the allied health sector

Learning Outcomes

The critical learning for this course takes place in face to face classes and simulated clinics within in RMIT.  You will be instructed in skills through demonstration, modelling and role play.

  1. Apply the central principles and practices of myotherapy
  2. Apply myotherapy clinical practice
  3. Work within clinic and regulatory guidelines
  4. Manage the achievement of quality standards
  5. Prepare patient education and health strategies
  6. Ensure ongoing development of self and team
  7. Work effectively with other services and networks in the allied health sector


Overview of 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.