The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this competency unit:

The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills

Observation of performance in the workplace or a simulated workplace (defined as a supervised clinic)

Consistency of performance should be demonstrated over the required range of situations relevant to the workplace

Where, for reasons of safety, space, or access to equipment and resources, assessment takes place away from the workplace, the assessment environment should represent workplace conditions as closely as possible

Assessment must be undertaken by an assessor who is formally recognised by an Australian kinesiology peak body

Assessment of sole practitioners must include a range of clinical situations and different client groups covering at minimum, age, culture and gender

Assessment of sole practitioners must consider their unique workplace context, including:

interaction with others in the broader professional community as part of the sole practitioner's workplace

scope of practice as detailed in the qualification and component competency units

holistic/integrated assessment including:

working within the practice framework

performing a health assessment

assessing the client

planning treatment

providing treatment

Context of and specific resources for assessment:

Resources essential for assessment include:

qualified assessor who is also recognised by an Australian kinesiology peak body

relevant texts or medical manuals

relevant paper-based/video assessment instruments

appropriate assessment environment

Method of assessment

Observation in the workplace

Written assignments/projects or questioning should be used to assess knowledge

Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice

Clinical skills involving direct client care are to be assessed initially in a simulated clinical setting. If successful, a second assessment is to be conducted during workplace application under direct supervision

Questioning

Role play/simulation

Short tests and essays

Access and equity considerations:

All workers in the health industry should be aware of access and equity issues in relation to their own area of work

All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment

In recognition of particular health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, workers should be aware of cultural, historical and current issues impacting on health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues, in particular relating to factors impacting on health of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities

Related units:

This unit should be undertaken after or in conjunction with the following unit:

HLTKIN401B Work within a kinesiology framework

This unit should be assessed in conjunction with the following related competency unit:

HLTKIN405B Apply kinesiology balances

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit.

Essential knowledge:

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role

This includes knowledge of:

Community resources and support services

Ethical and legal implications of enquiry

Indications, possible reactions and contra-indications to kinesiology

Kinesiology techniques

Referral process

The best practice kinesiology principles

Essential skills:

It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role

This includes the ability to:

Carry out balances according to the time frame appropriate to the client condition

Communicate with people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and work through an interpreter if required

Demonstrate communication skills to gain and convey required information

Demonstrate consideration of the impact of client vitality on selected balances

Establish urgency for balancing

Handle complaints effectively

Identify session options and establish balance regimes

Interpret investigative findings

Manage time throughout consultation and session

Prepare session plans

Prioritise presenting conditions

The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

Signs and symptoms of conditions may include:

Physical evidence

Behavioural evidence

States of disorder

Sensations

Onset

Duration

Location

Causation

Ameliorating and aggravating factors

Symptom qualities (intensity, severity, nature of complaint)

Functional disturbances

Emotional phenomena

Social phenomena

Spiritual phenomena

Balances may include but are not limited to:

Any method in which the practitioner has been trained to a competent standard

Procedures, which are conducted according to legislative and regulatory requirements

Basic kinesiology techniques include, but are not limited to the list below. At least four types of balancing techniques outlined below must be demonstrated to an industry standard.

Muscle balancing techniques:

posture analysis and balancing

goal balancing

meridian energy assessment

acupressure points

reflexes including spinal, neurolymphatic and neurovascular

reactive muscle energy patterns

proprioception: spindle cell mechanism and golgi tendon

Emotional balancing techniques:

emotional stress release

emotional defusions

affirmations

balancing with scan lists

age recession using muscle montoring

reactive stress

the amygdala fear/pain control circuit

Structural balancing techniques:

centring: hyoid, gait and cloacal reflexes

cranial faults

the temporomandibular joint

pitch, roll, yaw and tilt

structural deviations such as scoliosis, frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel etc

balancing regions of the body

Vibrational balancing techniques:

Chinese Law of 5 elements

The 7 elements of Chinese acupuncture

flower essences

turning forks

tibetan figure 8s

chakra balancing

auric balancing

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Balances may include but are not limited to:
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Nutritional balancing techniques:

nutrient imbalances and bioavailability

supplementation

food sensitivities

digestion

excretion imbalances

toxicity balancing

nutritional issues

Neurological balancing techniques:

psychological accessing techniques

neuro vascular technique

neuro lymphatic technique

cross crawl integration

acupressure holding points technique

emotional stress release

hydration technique

central&governing meridian energy technique

neurological switching technique

spinal related techniques

skeletal balancing techniques

muscular balancing techniques

breath balancing techniques

colour balancing technique

sound balancing technique

neurological accessing technique

meridian energy flow technique