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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Elements define the essential outcomes
2. Develop nutritional recommendations
   • Evaluate client assessment information and imbalances that may be addressed through nutritional changes or supplementation
   • Identify presentations that fall outside scope of own practice and make appropriate referrals
   • Determine Ayurvedic nutritional corrections suited to the client’s prakruti, vikruti, agni, ama and trigunnas
   • Evaluate the influence of environmental factors on nutritional status
   • Integrate cultural and lifestyle factors that affect individual clients
   • Integrate Ayurvedic lifestyle corrections with nutritional recommendations
3. Offer Ayurvedic nutritional recommendations
   • Provide clear information about recommendations, their rationale and underpinning Ayurvedic philosophy and framework to suit the individual client
   • Use language and concepts the client understands
   • Provide client with resources to support the recommendations, including advice on preparation and cooking of foods
   • Discuss and agree on evaluation strategies
   • Accurately document recommendations made
4. Follow up nutritional advice
   • Review progress with the client based on previous advice and client feedback
   • Identify and accurately record effects of previous advice
   • Evaluate the need for change in advice, ongoing and/or additional nutritional adjustments
   • Negotiate changes to the plan with the client to ensure optimal outcomes

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 200 hours of Ayurvedic lifestyle client consultation work

prepared for and managed at least 25 different lifestyle sessions. Clients must include males and females from different stages of life

provided nutritional advice appropriate to client needs according to the Ayurvedic framework

interacted effectively with clients, providing clear, accurate and supportive information and guidance

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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 nutritional advice:

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 including limitations of nutritional advice to be provided

presenting symptoms that require referral to a medical practitioner

work health and safety

role of Ayurvedic nutritional advice in lifestyle and preventative contexts

ama, its causes, signs and symptoms

basic principles of Ayurvedic nutrition:

ahara vidhi vidhan

panchamahabhuta (elemental composition of food)

gunnas (properties of food)

shath rasa, gunnas, virya, vipaka, prabhava

triguna theory and its relationship to diet and nutrition

tridosha theory in relation to diet and nutrition

prapaka, vipaka (digestive processes)

agnis and their role in transformation of nutrients

function of fibre in the body

Ayurvedic food classifications, categories and composition

fruit

vegetables

dairy

animal foods

oils

sweeteners

nuts and seeds

grains

beans and legumes

herbs and spices

best utility of ahara

gruels

virudha ahara

pratinidhi ahara

ahara to suit various prakruti and vikruti

features of herbs and spices used in Ayurvedic lifestyle consultation and their wellbeing benefits, including

ajwain

dadima

dhanyaka

ella

haridra

hingu

ikshu

jeeraka

lasuna

lavana

lavanga

maricha (pungent chilli/peppers)

methika

narikela

nimbuka

palandu

patra

rason

shatapushpa

sunthi/ adraka

til

tulasi

twak

yava

features of other herbs used in Ayurveda, their safe use and their wellbeing benefits, including

amalaki

ajmoda

alukam

amra

ashoka

ashvagola/isabgol

ashwagandha

atasi

bala

bhringaraja

bibhitaka

bilva

champaka

chitraka

draksha

gokshura

guggulu

haritaki

kharjura

karpura

kumari

kutaja

misreya

mudga

mushra

nimba

pippali

punarnava

rajika

chandana

shatavari

shigru

svarnapatri

svetajirakatulasi

ushira

safed musali

pippali

yasthimadhu

yava

Ayurvedic herbal combinations for use in daily life, rasayana, and their safe use:

avaleha lehyam

pravahi

chyawanprash

ghritam

kashayam

choorana

Ayurvedic cooking and food preparation techniques and variations to suit different vikruti and seasons

rasa, guna, virya and vipaka, prabhava

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