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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 may contain both theoretical and practical components and examples covering a range of clinical situations 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 practitioners workplace scope of practice as detailed in the qualification and component competency units holisticintegrated 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	Relevant texts or medical manuals Relevant paperbasedvideo assessment instruments Appropriate assessment environment Skilled assessors

Method of assessment	Observation in the work place Written assignmentsprojects 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 Oral questioning and discussion 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

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 andor Torres Strait Islander clients and communities

Range Statement



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.

Definition of homœopathy:	Homœopathy is a system of therapeutics based on the principle of the law of similars. This requires the selection and prescription of a medicine (remedy) that, through prior testing on healthy people and from clinical experience and observation, is known to be capable of producing a set of symptoms most similar to the symptom picture of the client. The medicine is prescribed in the minimum dose required to bring about (stimulate) healing. This therapeutic methodology in no way limits the scope of homœopaths in the provision of ancillary or emergency care, where this accords with homœopathic principles and is required for the well-being of the client.

The central philosophy of homœopathy is based:	The law of similars - the principle that an individual case of disease with a given set of symptoms can be cured by a medicine which is known to produce the most similar set of symptoms when trailed/proven on healthy individuals.

Major method of treatment:	The prescription of a single homœopathic medicine

Other methods of treatment refers to:	Nutritional guidance Personal hygiene advice Counselling Removing obstacles to cure Other medical therapies

Appropriate homœopathic diagnostic techniques may include:	Homœopathic case taking Repertorisation Observation Physical examination Specimen collection and testing

Homoeopathic diagnostic tools may include:	Homoeopathic materia medica and/or repertory Related medical texts Glucometer/test strips/lancets Peak flow meter Stethoscope Opthalmoscope Percussion hammer Transluminator Thermometer Sphygmomanometer Scales Height measure Length measure Urine test stix Spirometers Torches Otoscope Any other instrument as appropriate

Other therapies may include:	Naturopathy or other alternative/complementary therapies Osteopathy Chiropractic Physiotherapy Medical Counselling

Basic information on other therapies may include:	Recommended sources Basic tools and techniques

Relationship between homoeopathy and other therapies may include:	Contra-indications to treatment Effects of one treatment over or with another Treatment according to stage of condition Interactions between different therapies When other therapies may be useful

Enquiries may require:	Duration of treatment Expected treatment outcomes Possible approaches to treatment Estimated cost of treatment Availability of health fund rebates Work cover eligibility Professional status of practitioner Availability of home visits After hours/locum service Provision for hospital visits

Appropriate information may include:	Confirmation of appointment date and time Clinic location and directions Cost of consultations and/or prescriptions Payment options

Relevant data may include:	Source of referral Client questionnaire Medical reports Medication Biological specimens

Clinic guidelines may include:	Procedures and guidelines Purpose or mission statement Code of ethics or practice Level of competency and degree of supervision Partnership/group decisions, agreed practice

Legal and regulatory guidelines may include:	OHS guidelines Anti-discrimination legislation Privacy Act Infection control

Relevant documentation may include:	Nature of enquiry Client contact details Incident reports Appointment details

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