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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Elements define the essential outcomes
2. Adapt assessment and treatment strategies to stages of life
   • Anticipate and take account of client sensitivities to ensure client dignity is maintained
   • Tailor approaches that take account of different cognitive abilities of clients at different stages of life
   • Adjust physical processes to take account client capabilities and physical body features
   • Recognise norms and deviations associated with age and gender
   • Obtain appropriate consents from others when appropriate
3. Respond to unfamiliar presentations
   • Recognise situations where presenting cases or aspects of presenting cases fall outside current knowledge base or expertise
   • Refer client to other practitioners when case is not appropriate to own scope of practice
   • Identify, access and interpret sources of additional information and advice when appropriate to continue with the case
   • Enhance own capacity to deal with the case by conducting case specific research
   • Integrate findings into client treatment plans and record details
4. Extend and expand own knowledge base
   • Pro-actively identify and respond to professional development opportunities
   • Develop and adjust work practices as part of ongoing practice development

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

managed at least 60 aromatherapy assessment and treatment sessions - clients must include males and females from different stages of life with varied presentations

effectively adapted communication, assessment and treatment strategies to meet client needs

conducted case specific research for at least 3 cases, where key aspects of the condition are not known to the candidate

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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 working with specific groups:

children in the workplace

codes of conduct

discrimination:

age

disability

racial

sex

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

treatment management factors that must be considered for clients of different genders and at different stages of life

case taking

variations in approach to physical examination

major developmental milestones for different stages of life

features of common health conditions that affect the following groups and how those conditions are assessed and treated in the aromatherapy framework:

children

adolescents

adult females at different stages of life

adult males at different stages of life

factors for consideration when providing any form of palliative care

professional responsibilities when presenting cases fall outside of practitioner’s current scope of practice, including:

when referral is appropriate or required

information and advice sources

case research techniques

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