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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine appropriate therapy.
   • Determine appropriate therapy based on client trichological assessment and available salon scalp therapies.
   • Propose a treatment plan including costs according to selected therapies.
   • Obtain client agreement to proceed with recommendations.
2. Provide therapy.
   • Use standard infection control precautions, throughout all services, according to health regulations and organisational procedures.
   • Select and prepare treatment products, equipment and treatment area required for service.
   • Provide remedial therapy according to the treatment plan.
   • Apply topical treatments according to the treatment plan.
   • Use water resources efficiently and dispose of treatment waste safely according to health regulations and organisational procedures.
3. Counsel client and review treatment.
   • Counsel client about beneficial home hair care treatments, routines and lifestyle adjustments.
   • Use questioning and visual examination to review treatment progress and improvement to scalp condition.
   • Adjust or vary treatment where indicated by review.
   • Update client history to include full details of service.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

integrate the use of infection control precautions and organisational procedures to complete a series of staged scalp treatments for five different clients

for each client, review the trichological assessment to determine suitable treatment options, products and a treatment plan

across the five clients, cumulatively, provide these types of treatments:

conditioning creams

medicated shampoos and treatments

creams for scaly problems

those for abnormal skin conditions, which may be psoriasis, seborrhoea, and dry and oily dandruff

record the following details of the scalp treatment service in the history for each client serviced:

severity of client condition and symptoms for the stage of treatment

treatment and products used in response to the trichological assessment

outcomes achieved at various stages of the treatment regime

recommended home care treatment and lifestyle adjustments.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

skin biology, at an elementary level of understanding:

main structure, functions and role of skin

structure and function of the glands of the skin:

distribution and development of skin glands

production, composition and functions of sebum, eccrine and apocrine sweat fluids

glands and muscles associated with the hair and hair follicles:

structural and cellular features of a hair follicle

sebaceous glands

arrector pili muscle

common trichological disorders, symptoms, visual signs and treatment options:

adverse effects of previous treatments on the hair and scalp

alopecia areata

androgenetic alopecia

diffuse hair loss

dry or oily dandruff

head lice

pityriasis versicolour

psoriasis

ringworm

scabies

seborrheic dermatitis

seborrhoea

tinea capitis

traction alopecia

key features of the organisation’s trichological scalp treatment range:

formulation

product purpose and efficacy

physical effects on the hair and scalp

application instructions

processing times

the transmission routes of infectious conditions:

direct contact (client to operator, operator to client, operator to operator)

non-intact skin (cuts, abrasions, lesions)

work surfaces

equipment

key features of, and reasons for, standard infection-control precautions:

hand washing and drying before and after client contact, cleaning and waste disposal and using occlusive dressings for own cuts and abrasions

using alcohol-based hand rub solutions as an adjunct to hand washing

using personal protective equipment, particularly gloves, gowns, aprons, face masks and eye protection

using single use treatment products or decanting bulk products into single use bowls

cleaning, disinfecting or sterilising reusable equipment

cleaning or disinfecting work surfaces, client gowns and towels

appropriate handling and disposal of single use items and clinical (infectious) waste

basic aspects of local government, state or territory health regulations applicable to scalp treatments

industry practices and organisational procedures for:

infection control for scalp treatments

using correct operator posture during treatment to avoid fatigue and injury

minimising product wastage

water efficiency

waste disposal with particular emphasis on sound disposal methods for clinical (infectious) waste.

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