Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare for, provide and monitor therapeutic Ayurvedic remedial therapies. Treatments are based on the outcomes of an existing health assessment.
This unit applies to Ayurvedic practitioners.
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.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements define the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare client for treatment | 1.1 Make preparations according to indicators and information from assessment 1.2 Explain factors which may interfere with the effectiveness of the treatment 1.3 Explain clearly how the treatment will be provided and managed 1.4 Inform the client of possible physical or emotional reactions during and following a session and the appropriate course of action to take 1.5 Follow established protocols and infection control procedures to physically prepare the client for treatment 1.6 Confirm client consent for treatment |
2. Use Ayurvedic techniques and sequences | 2.1 Determine treatment sequence and location according to Ayurvedic health assessment indications 2.2 Use the condition and response of the client as a continual feedback to the initial assessment 2.3 Position client to optimise their comfort and support while allowing for optimum application of techniques 2.4 Maintain therapist postures that ensure a controlled distribution of body weight 2.5 Maintain client-focused attention throughout the treatment session 2.6 Recognise reactions to treatment and make prompt appropriate response |
3. Provide advice and resources to client | 3.1 Educate client in relevant and practical techniques for promotion and maintenance of optimum health 3.2 Answer client queries with clarity, using appropriate language 3.3 Use honesty and integrity when explaining treatment plans, schedules and recommendations to the client 3.4 Promote client independence and responsibility in treatment when appropriate |
4. Monitor treatment | 4.1 Evaluate progress with the client against objectives of the treatment plan 4.2 Identify and record effects of previous treatment from client and practitioner perspectives 4.3 Evaluate treatment plan and the need for ongoing or additional treatment based on client feedback and ongoing assessment 4.4 Negotiate and document changes to the plan with the client |
Evidence of Performance
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 400 hours of Ayurvedic client consultation work
prepared for and managed at least 40 different remedial therapies sessions, including at least 20 massages. Clients must include males and females from different stages of life with varied presentations
provided each of the following snehana therapies at least twice:
abhyanga
bala abhyanga
shiro abhyanga
nabhi - naval vijnanam and massage
karna purana (oil in ear)
nasya, pratimarsha (oil in nose)
sat karma - kunjala, neti, baghi, basti, bhastrika, nauli
shad upkarmas
langhana
brimhana
rukshana
snehna
svedana
sthambana
chavitti
pregnancy massage (part of abyanga)
massage after pregnancy (mother massage)
udvartana (massage with pressure, dry and unctuous)
udgharshana
navarakizi
yoga chikitsa
provided Ayurvedic therapeutic dhara treatments, including each of the following at least twice:
shiro dhara
parisheka
pizichil
pinda sweda
lepas, basti
bhaspa sweda
cleanses
provided Ayurvedic therapeutic basti treatments, including each of the following at least once:
hrud basti - snehan over the cardiac region (hridaya)
kati basti - snehan over the lumbrosacral region (kati)
created and maintained complete and accurate client records
interacted effectively with clients during treatments, providing clear, accurate and supportive information and guidance
Evidence of Knowledge
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 providing remedial therapies:
codes of conduct
duty of care
infection control
informed consent
mandatory reporting
practitioner/client boundaries
privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
records management
work role boundaries
working within scope of practice
presenting symptoms that require referral to a medical practitioner
work health and safety
macrocosm and microcosm & primordial elements, panchamahabhutas
trigunas
doshas
five forms of vata
five forms of pitta
five forms of kapha
dhatus
malas
agni
prakruti
examination of the constitution of an individual, prakruti parikshan
healthy person, swastha purusha
ama
Ayurvedic remedial therapies and how to apply them:
what each therapy does
what effects it might have
what the cautions and contraindications are
herbalised oils and powders used
Ayurvedic massage oils and powders
tailas (herbalised oils) lepas, pastes, bolusses and powdered herbs and how to prepare/ dispense them
science of marma:
classifications
marma points and their reflex points
additional marmas in the body
techniques of marma massage (107 important points)
theory of panchakarma
potential reactions during treatment and how to respond
potential reactions following treatment and appropriate client advice
methods of monitoring treatment progress
re-assessment
client feedback
types of advice and resources that can be provided to clients for their use outside the clinical environment
barriers to therapeutic progress and ways to respond within an Ayurvedic framework
documentation requirements for recording treatment details
types of symptoms within each body system that may be treated with Ayurvedic tactile therapies
Assessment Conditions
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:
Ayurvedic clinic therapy room with relevant equipment
herbs, base, essential, herbal oils, waxes, ghees
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 clinical experience working as an Ayurvedic practitioner providing services to the general public
hold practising membership of an Australian professional body that represents Ayurvedic practitioners
fulfil the continuing professional development requirements of the professional body to which they belong
Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency