Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
HLTARO009 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Select and advise on aromatic therapies
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
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Unit of Competency | HLTARO009 - Select and advise on aromatic therapies |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine an aromatic treatment strategy based on an existing health assessment, provide relevant advice to the client and complete treatment documentation. This unit refers to the use of essential oils for internal preparations. Note that the clinical aromatherapist provides the preparation and relevant accompanying advice but does not administer these aromatic preparations. This unit applies to experienced clinical aromatherapists using specialised aromatic formulations and therapies.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated clinical environment that reflects workplace conditions. The following conditions must be met for this unit: use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including: client information – case history, treatment plan private consultation area aromatic medicines modelling of industry operating conditions, including provision of services to the general public clinic supervision by a person who meets the assessor requirements outlined below Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors. In addition, assessors must: have at least 5 years current experience working as a clinical aromatherapist providing services to the general public hold practising membership of an Australian professional body that represents clinical aromatherapists and aromatic medicine fulfil the continuing professional development requirements of the professional body to which they belong |
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Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Elements define the essential outcomes | ||||||||
Element: Determine treatment strategy |
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Element: Provide advice and resources to the client |
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Element: Complete treatment documentation |
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Element: Monitor and evaluate treatment |
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