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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 working with specific groups:children in the workplacecodes of conductdiscrimination:agedisabilityracialsexduty of careinformed consentmandatory reportingpractitioner/client boundaries privacy, confidentiality and disclosurerecords managementwork role boundaries:working within scope of practicepresenting symptoms that require referral to a medical practitionerwork health and safetytreatment management factors that must be considered for clients of different genders and at different stages of lifecase takingvariations in approach to physical examination major developmental milestones for different stages of lifefeatures of common health conditions that affect the following groups and how those conditions are assessed and treated in the TCM remedial massage framework:childrenadolescentsadult females at different stages of lifeadult males at different stages of lifethose with traumatic conditionsfactors for consideration when providing any form of palliative careprofessional responsibilities when presenting cases fall outside of practitioner’s current scope, including:when referral is appropriate or requiredinformation and advice sources case research techniquestheory of gynaecology and obstetrics according to TCM, including:birth options and settingscontraindications and precautionscultural perspectives on birth and birthinggestational disordersgynaecological and obstetric TCM physiology, pathology, aetiology, diagnosis, differentiation of gynaecological conditions pre and post-partum disordersthe development of TCM gynaecology and obstetricsthe TCM Remedial Massage therapist as part of the neonatal health practitioner teamthe treatment of pain, anxiety and other conditions during labour therapeutic principles and methodstheory of paediatric massage according to TCM, including:contraindications and precautionspaediatric TCM physiology, pathology, aetiology, diagnosis, differentiation of paediatric conditionsthe development of paediatric TCM theory of TCM traumatology: contraindications and precautionsfunctional and clinical anatomystretches, mobilisations and remedial exercises in TCM traumatologyTCM pathology, aetiology, diagnosis and differentiation of traumatic disordersthe development of TCM traumatologythe use of liniments, poultices and ointments