HLTSHU001 Work within a framework of traditional oriental medicine

Release: 1

HLTSHU001 Work within a framework of traditional oriental medicine

Modification History

Release	Comments
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. New unit.

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish the foundations of traditional oriental medicine and then to integrate its philosophies and principles into practice.

This unit applies to any complementary health practitioner whose practice is based on the oriental medicine framework.

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. Establish foundations of traditional oriental medicine	1.1 Identify, access and interpret information on the central philosophies of traditional oriental medicine 1.2 Evaluate the traditional oriental medicine system of treatment and its application to current health issues 1.3 Assess and determine how traditional oriental medicine is used within different complementary health modalities and within broader health practice
2. Integrate philosophy of traditional oriental medicine into practice	2.1 Evaluate the ways in which the traditional oriental medicine framework can enhance own practice 2.2 Investigate detailed aspects of client assessment and treatment approach in traditional oriental medicine 2.3 Develop and adjust own practice approaches to reflect traditional oriental medicine framework
3. Extend and expand own skills and knowledge in traditional oriental medicine	3.1 Pro-actively identify and respond to opportunities to expand own knowledge of traditional oriental medicine 3.2 Pro-actively engage and collaborate with peers

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.

Unit Mapping Information

No equivalent unit.

Links

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