Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6189 Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy

Course Title: Apply knowledge of pain science in a clinical setting

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 110

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COTH5020

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 performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to support patient understanding of pain and to develop, implement and evaluate a pain management strategy for a patient.
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 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:

VU23632 Apply knowledge of pain science in a clinical setting

Elements:

Develop and implement pain management strategy

Evaluate pain management strategy

Support patient to develop understanding of pain

Learning Outcomes

  1. Support patient to develop understanding of pain
  2. Develop and implement pain management strategy
  3. Evaluate pain management strategy

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


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.