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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Elements define the essential outcomes
  2. Prepare client for treatment
  3. Prepare treatment oils and equipment
  4. Administer aromatherapy treatments
  5. Provide advice and resources to the client

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 120 hours of aromatherapy client consultation work

prepared for and managed at least 60 aromatherapy treatment sessions. Clients must include males and females from different stages of life with varied presentations

provided each of the following therapeutic treatments during the client consultation sessions according to client needs and aromatherapy principles and procedures:

compresses

poultices

mists/spritzes

dermal applications

vapourisation/inhalation

frictions


Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

legal and ethical considerations (national and state/territory) for treatment provision:

codes of conduct

duty of care

informed consent

mandatory reporting

practitioner/client boundaries

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

records management

work role boundaries

working within scope of practice

presenting symptoms that require referral to a medical practitioner

work health and safety

aromatherapy treatment techniques and how to apply them, including what each technique does, what effects it might have and what the cautions and contraindications are – for the following:

compresses

poultices

mists/spritzes

dermal applications

vapourisation/inhalation

hydrotherapy – foot/hand bath, sitz, bath/spa, shower to prepare for homecare

frictions

potential reactions during treatment and how to respond:

discomfort

emotional reactions

feedback - verbal, tactile, visual

muscular spasms

body temperature discomfort

deep relaxation

potential reactions following treatment and appropriate client advice to provide

types of advice and resources that can be provided to clients for their use outside the clinical environment

documentation requirements for recording treatment details