Assessment Requirements for HLTTCM003 Provide Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) remedial massage treatments

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Assessment Requirements for HLTTCM003 Provide Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) remedial massage treatments

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 2	This version was released in HLT Health Training Package release 3.0. Update to mapping and metadata. Equivalent outcome.
Release 1	This version was released in HLT Health Training Package release 2.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages. Supersedes HLTTCM503D. Significant changes to the elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment, including volume and frequency requirements. Significant change to knowledge evidence. Minimum clinic hours added. Additional assessor requirements.

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 TCM remedial massage client consultation work

prepared for and managed at least 100 different TCM remedial massage treatment sessions - clients must include males and females from different stages of life with varied presentations

used all of the following essential manual techniques according to the TCM remedial massage framework:

press (an fa)

rub (mo fa)

push (tui fa)

grasp (na fa)

acupressure (dian xue fa)

pinch (nie fa)

roll (gun fa)

knead (rou fa)

separate (bo fa)

twist (cuo fa)

vibrate (zhen fa)

shake (dou fa)

percussion (kou fa)

circumduct (yao fa)

stretch (bashen fa)

applied the following essential methods according to client needs:

cupping (ba guan)

skin Scraping (gua sha)

moxibustion (ai jiu)

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 (WHS)

location of acupressure points on the 12 primary meridians, ren mai and du mai

TCM remedial massage techniques/methods and how to apply them, including what each technique does, what effects it might have and what the cautions and contraindications are, for the following:

press (an fa)

rub (mo fa)

push (tui fa)

grasp (na fa)

acupressure (dian xue fa)

pinch (nie fa)

roll (gun fa)

knead (rou fa)

separate (bo fa)

twist (cuo fa)

vibrate (zhen fa)

shake (dou fa)

percussion (kou fa)

circumduct (yao fa)

stretch (bashen fa)

contraindications to treatment:

the client who has excessive agitation, violent rage or deep sorrow conditions

the client who is extremely hungry

the client who has infectious and inflammatory diseases

the client who has circulatory condition which could result haemorrhaging

at client’s bone fracture site

at client’s skin area with eczema or tinea conditions

at a client’s bleeding area

at a client’s lumps and tissue change site

heavy manipulation/pressure to the client’s abdomen and lumbosacral area during pregnancy or menstruation

heavy manipulation/pressure for a client who is old, young and frail

potential reactions during treatment and how to respond:

syncope

excessive sweating

discomfort

emotional reactions

muscular spasms

body temperature discomfort

potential reactions following treatment and appropriate client advice:

exacerbation of pain

muscle sensitivity

sleepiness

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

diet

exercise

lifestyle

documentation requirements for recording treatment details

common disease states and functional problems of each body system

fundamental principles of biomechanics

major endangerment sites and therapist responsibility and limitations - areas where nerves and blood vessels lie close to the skin and are not well protected, including:

anterior triangle of the neck

posterior triangle of the neck

anterior throat

axillary area

twelfth rib dorsal body

inguinal triangle

umbilicus area

essential methods:

cupping (ba guan)

skin Scraping (gua sha)

moxibustion (ai jiu)

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:

client information – case history, treatment plan

private consultation area

massage table

massage towels

massage oils

cups

gua sha facilities

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 for at least 120 of the 200 hours of client consultation work

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

In addition, assessors must:

have at least 3 years current clinical experience working as a TCM remedial massage therapist providing services to the general public

hold practising membership of an Australian professional body that represents TCM remedial massage therapists

fulfil the continuing professional development requirements of the professional body to which they belong

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705