Unit of competency Outline
Date retreived
22/07/2026 7:54 PM AWST
22/07/2026 7:54 PM AWST
Whilst all efforts are made to provide accurate and timely information from the relevant source/documentation, please be aware that the information supplied may not be the most current version. The accuracy of the detail has not been confirmed by the Department and therefore should not be relied upon without first confirming the contents.
Perform ayurvedic remedial massage health assessment
Perform ayurvedic remedial massage health assessment
Unit of competency
National Code
HLTAYV610C
HLTAYV610C
State Code
D5808
D5808
TGA Status
Deleted
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Deleted
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
08/08/2014
Field of Education
061999 - Complementary Therapies, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
08/08/2014
Nominal Hours
40
Description
DescriptorThis unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to observe the condition of the client and gather information relevant to the case according to ayurvedic treatment principles
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Determine the scope of the assessment and the client's needs
- 1.1 Establish the client's purpose for consultation and identify the symptoms they are experiencing
- 1.2 Determine the client's eligibility for service using clinic/personal policies
- 1.3 Clearly explain services able to be provided and limits of available services
- 1.4 Explore and clarify client's expectation of the service/clinic
- 1.5 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 whenever possible
- 1.6 Explain personal abilities, level of professional competence and parameters of role to the client and practise within these limits at all times
- 1.7 Refer client to other health care professionals where the needs of the client are identified as beyond the scope of the services able to be provided, or if in the opinion of the practitioner the needs of the client are best met by doing
- 1.8 Identify and promote the legal rights of the client
2. Obtain and record an accurate history of the client
- 2.1 Seek information from the client for the client's history in a respectful way with all enquiries asked in a purposeful, systematic and diplomatic manner
- 2.2 Collect accurate, relevant and well-organised information and record in a form which can be interpreted readily by other professionals
- 2.3 Manage information in a confidential and secure way
3. Manage the health assessment
- 3.1 Obtain informed client consent prior to conducting tests, in accordance with relevant legislation and regulations
- 3.2 Allow adequate time during consultation to gather critical information
- 3.3 Identify and minimise factors that may interfere with the information gathering process
- 3.4 Identify, establish and routinely observe essential requirements for the maintenance of clinical and practitioner hygiene
- 3.5 Anticipate potential sensitivities of the client, adapt approach accordingly to take these into account and take steps to ensure the client's sense of dignity is maintained at all times
- 3.6 Pursue and investigate abnormal in a deliberate, logical and appropriate manner
- 3.7 Assess the reliability of data obtained and establish appropriate clinical correlation with the client's complaint as soon as possible
- 3.8 Adhere to the protocol required by the agency in proposing tests
- 3.9 Accurately record all information in a systematic manner in accordance with clinic guidelines
4. Prepare the client for assessment
- 4.1 Ensure that the client's body is not unnecessarily exposed during assessment/treatment
- 4.2 Respect client boundaries at all times
- 4.3 Seek client feedback on comfort levels
5. Make a comprehensive assessment of the client
- 5.1 Identify signs of condition according to massage therapy framework
- 5.2 Elicit specific details of signs and symptoms of the presenting complaint/s
- 5.3 Assess client through palpation, observation and sensory information gathering techniques
- 5.4 Conduct physical assessment
- 5.5 Use other appropriate assessment techniques
- 5.6 Use questions to clarify results and gain further information in a manner relevant to the client's needs and test results
- 5.7 Identify contraindications to treatment
- 5.8 Conduct functional and special tests and make differential assessments
- 5.9 Observe and analyse static and dynamic variables of posture
RANGE STATEMENT
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:
Cultural or gender factors
Disabilities
Emotional trauma
Lack of privacy or focus due to additional parties being present
Language difficulties
Other health care professional may include:
Alternative health practitioners
Counsellors
Doctors
Other allied health care professionals
Social workers
Client history may include:
Accidents, injuries, operations
Childhood and adulthood illness
Date of presentation
Family history
General state of health
physical
emotional
allergies
dietary picture
sleep pattern
exercise
leisure activities
Hospitalisations
Identifying personal details
Main presenting complaint or reason for massage
Medication, supplements and natural prescriptions - current and previous
Occupational history and environment
Other current medical/alternative health care treatment
Presenting symptom picture
Previous occurrence of presenting complaint
Social lifestyle including smoking, social drug usage
Source of referral (if applicable)
Potential sensitivities may include:
Ability
Cultural heritage
Ethnicity
Gender
Language
Presenting disease state and personal history
Religious beliefs
Sexuality
Physical assessment will include attention to:
Active movements
Ama assessment
Characteristics of pain
Contralateral comparisons
Doshic evaluation
Functional movements
Instability
Marma palpation
Palpatory findings
Parasthesia
Passive movements
Pulse assessment
Resisted movements
Swelling
Established assessment procedures may include:
Any other method in which the practitioner has been trained to a competent standard
Discussion
Muscle strength tests
Observation
Observation of variations of posture
Palpation
Percussion
Procedure which is conducted according to legislative and regulatory requirements
Pulse
Range of motion tests
Temperature
Contraindications to treatment may include:
Bleeding and bruising
Changes in habits such as appetite elimination or sleep
Infection or infectious diseases
Inflammation
Influence of prescribed/non prescribed drugs
Intoxication
Lumps and tissue changes
Migraines
Nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea
Oedema
Pain-local sharp, dull, achy, deep, surface
Rashes and changes in the skin
Recent severe sprains, bruises or whiplash injuries
Temperature - hot/cold
Varicose veins
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:
Cultural or gender factors
Disabilities
Emotional trauma
Lack of privacy or focus due to additional parties being present
Language difficulties
Other health care professional may include:
Alternative health practitioners
Counsellors
Doctors
Other allied health care professionals
Social workers
Client history may include:
Accidents, injuries, operations
Childhood and adulthood illness
Date of presentation
Family history
General state of health
physical
emotional
allergies
dietary picture
sleep pattern
exercise
leisure activities
Hospitalisations
Identifying personal details
Main presenting complaint or reason for massage
Medication, supplements and natural prescriptions - current and previous
Occupational history and environment
Other current medical/alternative health care treatment
Presenting symptom picture
Previous occurrence of presenting complaint
Social lifestyle including smoking, social drug usage
Source of referral (if applicable)
Potential sensitivities may include:
Ability
Cultural heritage
Ethnicity
Gender
Language
Presenting disease state and personal history
Religious beliefs
Sexuality
Physical assessment will include attention to:
Active movements
Ama assessment
Characteristics of pain
Contralateral comparisons
Doshic evaluation
Functional movements
Instability
Marma palpation
Palpatory findings
Parasthesia
Passive movements
Pulse assessment
Resisted movements
Swelling
Established assessment procedures may include:
Any other method in which the practitioner has been trained to a competent standard
Discussion
Muscle strength tests
Observation
Observation of variations of posture
Palpation
Percussion
Procedure which is conducted according to legislative and regulatory requirements
Pulse
Range of motion tests
Temperature
Contraindications to treatment may include:
Bleeding and bruising
Changes in habits such as appetite elimination or sleep
Infection or infectious diseases
Inflammation
Influence of prescribed/non prescribed drugs
Intoxication
Lumps and tissue changes
Migraines
Nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea
Oedema
Pain-local sharp, dull, achy, deep, surface
Rashes and changes in the skin
Recent severe sprains, bruises or whiplash injuries
Temperature - hot/cold
Varicose veins
EVIDENCE GUIDE
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 a range of workplace situations
Assessment may contain both theoretical and practical components and examples covering a range of clinical situations
Evidence is required of both knowledge and skills application
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
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
Context of and specific resources for assessment:
Assessment should replicate workplace conditions as far as possible
Simulations may be used to represent workplace conditions as closely as possible
Where, for reasons of safety, access to equipment and resources and space, assessment takes place away from the workplace, simulations should be used to represent workplace conditions as closely as possible
Resources essential for assessment include:
an appropriately stocked and equipped clinic or simulated clinic environment
relevant assessment instruments
appropriate assessment environment
skilled assessors
Method of assessment
Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Examples of assessment notes
Observation of performance in the work place
Oral questioning on technique or assessment strategy
Questioning
Role play simulation
Written assignments/projects
Related units:
This unit should be assessed in conjunction with the following related unit:
HLTCOM404C Communicate effectively with clients
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 a range of workplace situations
Assessment may contain both theoretical and practical components and examples covering a range of clinical situations
Evidence is required of both knowledge and skills application
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
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
Context of and specific resources for assessment:
Assessment should replicate workplace conditions as far as possible
Simulations may be used to represent workplace conditions as closely as possible
Where, for reasons of safety, access to equipment and resources and space, assessment takes place away from the workplace, simulations should be used to represent workplace conditions as closely as possible
Resources essential for assessment include:
an appropriately stocked and equipped clinic or simulated clinic environment
relevant assessment instruments
appropriate assessment environment
skilled assessors
Method of assessment
Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Examples of assessment notes
Observation of performance in the work place
Oral questioning on technique or assessment strategy
Questioning
Role play simulation
Written assignments/projects
Related units:
This unit should be assessed in conjunction with the following related unit:
HLTCOM404C Communicate effectively with clients
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C4936 | HLTAYV10A | Perform Ayurvedic remedial massage health assessment | Unit of competency |
| C9116 | HLTAYV610B | Perform ayurvedic remedial massage health assessment | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| J116 | HLT60712 | Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda | Qualification |