Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6189 Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy

Course Title: Develop, implement and evaluate corrective exercise

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 100

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.

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COTH5021

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

 VE 2025 (M24J)

Course Contact: Toby Glennon

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99250230

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



Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and evaluate a corrective exercise program for a patient. This includes identifying the need for the program, educating the patient and monitoring the impact of the program.
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.

The candidate must demonstrate evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the work role of a myotherapist

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VU23633 Develop, implement and evaluate corrective exercise

Elements:

. Identify patient need for corrective exercise

. Interpret and apply the central principles and practices of corrective exercise and health promotion

3. Develop patient centred exercise program

4. Provide instruction to patient

5. Evaluate corrective exercise program

Learning Outcomes

  1. Interpret and apply the central principles and practices of corrective exercise and health promotion
  2. Identify patient need for corrective exercise
  3. Develop patient-centred exercise program
  4. Provide instruction to patient
  5. Evaluate corrective exercise program

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.