Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

HLTSHU510C Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform shiatsu therapy health assessment

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency HLTSHU510C - Perform shiatsu therapy health assessment
Description This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to observe the condition of the client and gather information relevant to the case
Employability Skills This unit contains Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to work in a range of health settingsApplication of this unit should be contextualised to reflect any professional requirements, issues and practices specific to each workplace
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Not Applicable
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Determine the scope of the assessment and the client's needs
  • Establish client's purpose for consultation and identify the symptoms experienced
  • Determine client's eligibility for service using clinic/personal policies
  • Clearly explain services able to be provided and limits of available services
  • Explore and clarify client's expectations of the service/clinic
  • Identify factors likely to have a negative impact on assessment in consultation with the client and implement strategies to minimise the effects of these factors wherever possible
  • Define personal abilities, level of professional competence and parameters of role to the client and ensure this determine practice at all times
  • Refer client to other healthcare professionals where their needs are identified as beyond the scope of the services able to be provided, or if in the opinion of the practitioner their needs of the client are best met by doing so
  • Identify and promote the legal rights of the client
       
Element: Obtain and record an accurate history of the client
  • Seek information required from the client for the client history in a respectful way with all enquiries asked in a purposeful, systematic and diplomatic manner
  • Collect accurate, relevant and well organised information and record in a form which can be interpreted readily by other professionals
  • Manage information in a confidential and secure way
       
Element: Manage the health assessment
  • Obtain informed client consent prior to conducting tests, in accordance with relevant legislation and regulations
  • Allow adequate time during consultation to gather critical information
  • Identify and minimise factors that may interfere with the information gathering process
  • Identify, establish and routinely observe essential requirements for the maintenance of clinical and practitioner hygiene
  • Anticipate potential sensitivities of the client, adapt approach accordingly to take these into account and take steps to ensure that client dignity is maintained at all times
  • Pursue abnormal findings and investigate in a deliberate, logical and appropriate manner
  • Assess the reliability of data obtained and establish appropriate clinical correlation with the client's complaints
  • Base any decision to propose laboratory on the integration of previously obtained clinical data and history
  • Adhere to the protocol required by the clinic in proposing tests
  • Establish correlation with the client's complaints as much as possible
  • Accurately record all information in a systematic manner in accordance with clinic guidelines
       
Element: Prepare the client for assessment
  • Respect client boundaries at all times
  • Seek client feedback on comfort levels
  • Prepare suitable environment to maximise client comfort
       
Element: Make an initial assessment of the client
  • Identify signs of condition according to shiatsu philosophy
  • Conduct hara palpation assessment
  • Assess client through palpation, observation and sensory information gathering techniques
  • Use other appropriate assessment techniques
  • Identify contraindications to treatment
  • Conduct examination according to local regulation and legislative requirements
       
Element: Perform ongoing health assessment
  • Continually reconsider assessment during treatment using shiatsu assessment techniques
  • Use questions to clarify results and gain further information in a manner relevant to the client's needs and test results
  • Seek client feedback on comfort levels
  • Integrate hara palpation assessment into the ongoing assessment
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this competency unit:

The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills

Observation of performance in the workplace or a simulated workplace (defined as a supervised clinic) is essential for assessment of this unit

Consistency of performance should be demonstrated over the required range of situations relevant to the workplace

Assessment may contain both theoretical and practical components and examples covering a range of clinical situations

Where, for reasons of safety, space, or access to equipment and resources, assessment takes place away from the workplace, the assessment environment should represent workplace conditions as closely as possible

Assessment of sole practitioners must include a range of clinical situations and different client groups covering at minimum, age, culture and gender

Assessment of sole practitioners must consider their unique workplace context, including:

interaction with others in the broader professional community as part of the sole practitioner's workplace

scope of practice as detailed in the qualification and component competency units

holistic/integrated assessment including:

working within the practice framework

performing a health assessment

assessing the client

planning treatment

providing treatment

Context of and specific resources for assessment:

A fully stocked and equipped clinic or simulated clinic environment

Relevant assessment instruments

Appropriate assessment environment

Skilled assessors

Method of assessment

Observation of performance in the work

Examples of assessment notes

Simulated assessments

Oral questioning on technique or assessment strategy

Written assignments/projects or questioning should be used to assess knowledge

Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice

Clinical skills involving direct client care are to be assessed initially in a simulated clinical setting (laboratory). If successful, a second assessment is to be conducted during workplace application under direct supervision

Access and equity considerations:

All workers in the health industry should be aware of access and equity issues in relation to their own area of work

All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment

In recognition of particular health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, workers should be aware of cultural, historical and current issues impacting on health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues, in particular relating to factors impacting on health of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities

Related units:

This unit should be assessed in conjunction with the following related units:

HLTCOM404C Communicate effectively with clients

HLTHIR301B Communicate and work effectively in health

HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

(add new lines for each of the assessment tasks)

Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit.

Essential knowledge:

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role

This includes knowledge of:

An understanding signs and symptoms of conditions

Awareness of critical information required for diagnosis and treatment according to principles of shiatsu

Back yu points and front mu points and diagnostic zones of hara

Diagnostic ability of face, complexion, posture and vitality

Disease processes and affecting factors for a range of common diseases

Ethical and legal implications of enquiry

Legislative and regulatory requirements

Palpatory diagnostic techniques and palpatory sensitivity to conditions of kyo/jitsu (empty/full) meridians

Philosophical approach to diagnosis and treatment

Physiology and anatomy according to shiatsu framework

Primary functions of meridians and meridian extensions developed by masunaga

Relationships between body types and symptoms according five phases theory

Relevant testing and assessment options and procedures

Symptomology and pathology according to shiatsu framework

Terminology correct to discipline

The basis of health and disease

The character and function of tsubo (acu-points)

The influence of constitution and medical history on personal health

The influence of lifestyle, diet, personal history and values and attitudes on health

The influence of rest and activity on health status

The relational dynamics within and between human behaviour, anatomy and physiology, pathology and the natural world

The relationship between physical and social environment and health

Yin and yang and the five elements

Essential skills:

It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role

This includes the ability to:

Apply awareness of time management requirements during consultation

Assess client using a range of shiatsu assessment techniques

Communicate effectively to gain required information

Communicate with people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds

Demonstrate assessment skills

Demonstrate communication skills

Demonstrate record keeping skills

Identify and describe major diagnostic zones of the body

Integrate ongoing assessment into treatment

Read medical reports

Select and use appropriate assessment techniques

Use equipment and technology competently and safely

Use terminology correct to discipline

The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

Factors likely to have a negative impact on assessment may include:

Language difficulties

Disabilities

Emotional trauma

Lack of privacy or focus due to additional parties being present

Cultural or gender factors

Other health care professionals may include:

Doctors

Social workers

Remedial masseuses

Alternative health practitioners

Counsellors

Client history may include:

Date of presentation

Identifying personal details

Source of referral (if applicable)

Main presenting complaint or reason for treatment

Presenting symptom picture

General state of health:

biological

emotional

psychological

social spiritual

allergies

appetite and eating habits

bowel and urinary habits

menstrual cycle

sleep patterns

exercise

relaxation/leisure activities

Childhood and adult illness

Accidents, injuries, operations

Hospitalisations

Occupational history and environment

Other current medical treatment

Medication, supplements and natural prescriptions - current and previous

Social lifestyle including social drug use

Family history

Potential sensitivities may include:

Gender

Ethnicity

Language

Religious beliefs

Cultural heritage

Sexuality

Ability

Emotional sensitivities

Presenting disease state and personal history

Other appropriate assessment techniques may include:

Examination of physical features

Palpation of the abdomen, back and meridians

Observation

Listening and smelling

Masunaga meridian palpation

Back and spinal palpation

Anatomical or mobility/flexibility assessment

Discussion/questioning

Any other method in which the practitioner has been trained to a competent standard

Procedure which is conducted according to legislative and regulatory requirements

Contraindications to treatment may include:

Infection or infectious diseases

Inflammation

Lumps and tissue changes

Rashes and changes in the skin

Oedema

Changes in habits such as appetite elimination or sleep

Bleeding and bruising

Nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea

Temperature - hot/cold

Varicose veins

Recent severe sprains, bruises or whiplash injuries

Client under influence of alcohol or drugs

Extreme fatigue

Client has eaten substantial meal in last hour prior to treatment

Bleeding (other than menstruation) and bruising

Client feedback and/or complaints

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Establish client's purpose for consultation and identify the symptoms experienced 
Determine client's eligibility for service using clinic/personal policies 
Clearly explain services able to be provided and limits of available services 
Explore and clarify client's expectations of the service/clinic 
Identify factors likely to have a negative impact on assessment in consultation with the client and implement strategies to minimise the effects of these factors wherever possible 
Define personal abilities, level of professional competence and parameters of role to the client and ensure this determine practice at all times 
Refer client to other healthcare professionals where their needs are identified as beyond the scope of the services able to be provided, or if in the opinion of the practitioner their needs of the client are best met by doing so 
Identify and promote the legal rights of the client 
Seek information required from the client for the client history in a respectful way with all enquiries asked in a purposeful, systematic and diplomatic manner 
Collect accurate, relevant and well organised information and record in a form which can be interpreted readily by other professionals 
Manage information in a confidential and secure way 
Obtain informed client consent prior to conducting tests, in accordance with relevant legislation and regulations 
Allow adequate time during consultation to gather critical information 
Identify and minimise factors that may interfere with the information gathering process 
Identify, establish and routinely observe essential requirements for the maintenance of clinical and practitioner hygiene 
Anticipate potential sensitivities of the client, adapt approach accordingly to take these into account and take steps to ensure that client dignity is maintained at all times 
Pursue abnormal findings and investigate in a deliberate, logical and appropriate manner 
Assess the reliability of data obtained and establish appropriate clinical correlation with the client's complaints 
Base any decision to propose laboratory on the integration of previously obtained clinical data and history 
Adhere to the protocol required by the clinic in proposing tests 
Establish correlation with the client's complaints as much as possible 
Accurately record all information in a systematic manner in accordance with clinic guidelines 
Respect client boundaries at all times 
Seek client feedback on comfort levels 
Prepare suitable environment to maximise client comfort 
Identify signs of condition according to shiatsu philosophy 
Conduct hara palpation assessment 
Assess client through palpation, observation and sensory information gathering techniques 
Use other appropriate assessment techniques 
Identify contraindications to treatment 
Conduct examination according to local regulation and legislative requirements 
Continually reconsider assessment during treatment using shiatsu assessment techniques 
Use questions to clarify results and gain further information in a manner relevant to the client's needs and test results 
Seek client feedback on comfort levels 
Integrate hara palpation assessment into the ongoing assessment 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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