Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6189 Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy

Course Title: Perform myotherapy clinical assessment

Portfolio: Vocational Education

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.

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 assess a patient’s condition in order to provide myotherapy treatment. It focuses on being able to effectively gather and interpret information during an examination and to make an accurate appraisal for myotherapy treatment.
This 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:

VU23636 Perform myotherapy clinical assessment

Elements:

1. Evaluate the patient's needs

2. Undertake a subjective examination of the patient

3. Perform an objective examination of the patient and analyse findings

4. Plan appropriate patient management strategy and discuss with patient

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. Evaluate the patient’s needs
  2. Undertake a subjective examination of the patient
  3. Perform an objective examination of the patient and analyse findings
  4. Plan appropriate patient management strategy and discuss with patient


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.