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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Elements define the essential outcomes
  2. Prepare client for treatment
  3. Apply therapeutic techniques
  4. 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 200 hours of oriental therapies client consultation work

prepared for and managed at least 60 oriental therapies treatment sessions - clients must include males and females from different stages of life with varied presentations

used the following techniques and sequences according to clients needs:

acupressure

moxibustion

cupping

meridian stretching techniques

demonstration and explanation of suggested corrective postures, stretches, movements

provided other advice to support optimum health:

lifestyle

dietary

yoga

relaxation

meditation

poultices and liniments


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 client assessment:

codes of conduct

duty of care

informed consent

mandatory reporting

practitioner/client boundaries

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

records management

working role boundaries:

working within scope of practice

presenting symptoms that require referral to a medical practitioner

work health and safety

oriental therapies treatment techniques, how to apply them, what each technique does, what effects it might have, and what the contraindications are, for the following:

acupressure

moxibustion

cupping

meridian stretching techniques

corrective postures, stretches, movements

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

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

advice about nutritional actions based on 8 principal patterns and 6 pathogenic influences

medicinal teas and meals

seasonal adjustments

poultices and liniments

documentation requirements for recording treatment details

basic structure and function of western medicine systems and regions of the body

common disease states and functional problems of each body system

fundamental principles of biomechanics