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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 client assessment and treatment planning:codes of conductduty of careinformed consentmandatory reportingpractitioner/client boundaries privacy, confidentiality and disclosurerecords managementworking role boundaries:working within scope of practicepresenting symptoms that require referral to a medical practitionerwork health and safetyreferral options for practitioners: professional health services including complementary health modalitiescommunity resources and support services types and availability of further medical testingfactors and barriers that may impact on assessment, including:physicalpsychologicalculturalfactors that affect individual health status, including:ageconstitutionlifestyledietpersonal and medical historyvalues and attitudesbalance of rest and activityphysical environmentsocial environmentclient information required for assessment and the scope and depth of information needed around: client objectives and expectationsclient history and its componentsclient current state of healthsigns and symptoms:onsetdurationlocationquality and severitynon-verbaldifferent ways that signs and symptoms of conditions present:physicalpsychologicalsocialspiritualfeatures of signs and symptoms, including:normal tissue texture, flexibility and colouranatomical structure of the feet and hands biomechanical abnormalitiescommon ailments of feet and handsmeridian pathways and related ailmentsprinciples and philosophy of reflexology assessment framework:tender reflexesnumbnessswellingtensionpressure variation suitable to the clientwork lightly, often and for a short time when client is very ill, young or elderlywork less rather than more initiallynon-verbal feedback – facial expressions and body movements in response to touchverbal feedbackreflexology diagnostic techniques and considerations:pain sensitivityclient tolerance to technique and length of sessionpalpationpressure applicationpossible reactions, contra-indications to treatment and/or limitations for assessment:broken bones, severe bruising or sprains in feet and/or handsundiagnosed skin conditionstinea or other infectious conditionslinks between presenting ailments, regions and systems of the body and the condition of the associated reflexes common disease states of each body systemtreatment planning techniques and considerations