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Manage work within the homoeopathic framework
Manage work within the homoeopathic framework
Unit of competency
National Code
HLTHOM603D
HLTHOM603D
State Code
WD169
WD169
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Deleted
Deleted
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
29/08/2012
Field of Education
061999 - Complementary Therapies, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
29/08/2012
Nominal Hours
40
Description
DescriptorThis unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required manage the effective work practices of self and others within a homœopathic framework
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Communicate knowledge of a homœopathic philosophy, principles and practices
- 1.1 Define and explain central philosophies, treatment practices and historical developments
- 1.2 Communicate effectively on a one-to-one or group basis the forms of diagnosis, diagnostic practices, and diagnostic tools used by homeopaths
- 1.3 Integrate recent developments and new practices into client services
2. Demonstrate commitment to ethical work practices
- 2.1 Maintain confidentiality of client information by storing and disposing of records according to clinic guidelines
- 2.2 Review work practices periodically to ensure skills and practices are kept current
- 2.3 Ensure work practices show respect for staff and client rights
- 2.4 Ensure work practices adhere to legal, regulatory and clinic guidelines
- 2.5 Implement measures to ensure accountability for professional practices
3. Manage workplace relationships
- 3.1 Use effective communication and interpersonal skills to ensure all workplace interactions contribute to achievement of clinic objectives and promotion of the practice
- 3.2 Ensure workplace relations reflect consideration of the full range of individual and cultural differences
- 3.3 Deal with any issues related to the well being of work colleagues promptly and in accordance with clinic procedures
- 3.4 Handle potential and actual workplace conflicts to minimise disruption
4. Manage the achievement of quality standards
- 4.1 Establish and practice personal hygiene and infection control guidelines throughout the clinic
- 4.2 Ensure hazard control measures and reporting procedures are undertaken according to clinic guidelines
- 4.3 Review individual and clinic performance against established standards
5. Ensure ongoing development of self and team
- 5.1 Regularly monitor own performance against workplans, clinic objectives and client needs
- 5.2 Seek out and access opportunities for formal and informal development of skills and knowledge to optimise performance
- 5.3 Ensure individual performances are monitored and developed to enhance team performance (where appropriate)
- 5.4 Ensure coaching and mentoring contributes effectively to development of workplace knowledge, skills and attitudes
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.
Definition and central philosophies of homœopathy:
Homœopathy is a system of therapeutics based on the principle of the law of similars. This requires the selection and prescription of a medicine that, through prior testing on healthy people and from clinical experience and observation, is known to be capable of producing a set of symptoms most similar to the symptom picture of the client
The homoeopathic medicine is prescribed in the minimum dose required to bring about (stimulate) healing
This therapeutic methodology in no way limits the scope of homœopaths in the provision of ancillary or emergency care, where this accords with homœopathic principles and is required for the well-being of the client
Treatment practices used by Homoeopaths may include:
The prescription of a homœopathic medicine
Nutritional guidance
Personal hygiene advice
Counselling
The forms of diagnosis may include
Homoeopathic diagnosis
Clinical diagnosis
Diagnostic practices may include:
Homœopathic case taking
Repertorisation
Observation
Obtaining vital signs
Clinical screening examination and assessment
Collecting and testing specimens
Any other method in which the practitioner has been trained to a competent standard and which is conducted according to legislative and regulatory requirements
Diagnostic tools may include:
Homoeopathic materia medica and/or repertory
Medical texts
Stethoscope
Sphygmomanometer
Thermometer
Peak flow meter
Otoscope
Spirometers
Percussion hammer
Opthalmoscope
Urine test stix
Glucometer/test strips/lancets
Any other instrument as appropriate
Measures are implemented could refer to:
Supervision of practice
Financial documentation
Documentation of medicine prescription and supply
Case notes
Practitioner qualification
Performance reviews
Current certification for special services offered - where appropriate
Clinic standards and procedures
Effective communication and interpersonal skills may include:
Active listening skills
Ability to establish rapport and trust
Eye contact
Verbal communication skills
Written communication skills
Empathy and respect
Ability to clarify needs
Conflict resolution skills
Negotiation skills
Presentation
Honesty and integrity
Opportunities for formal and informal development of skills and knowledge may include:
Articles, public presentations, interviews and other communications
Attendance at lectures or other education activities
Participation in research projects
Attendance at association meetings
Subscription to professional journals
Clinic supervision
Provision of or participant in training
Study, distance-based learning
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.
Definition and central philosophies of homœopathy:
Homœopathy is a system of therapeutics based on the principle of the law of similars. This requires the selection and prescription of a medicine that, through prior testing on healthy people and from clinical experience and observation, is known to be capable of producing a set of symptoms most similar to the symptom picture of the client
The homoeopathic medicine is prescribed in the minimum dose required to bring about (stimulate) healing
This therapeutic methodology in no way limits the scope of homœopaths in the provision of ancillary or emergency care, where this accords with homœopathic principles and is required for the well-being of the client
Treatment practices used by Homoeopaths may include:
The prescription of a homœopathic medicine
Nutritional guidance
Personal hygiene advice
Counselling
The forms of diagnosis may include
Homoeopathic diagnosis
Clinical diagnosis
Diagnostic practices may include:
Homœopathic case taking
Repertorisation
Observation
Obtaining vital signs
Clinical screening examination and assessment
Collecting and testing specimens
Any other method in which the practitioner has been trained to a competent standard and which is conducted according to legislative and regulatory requirements
Diagnostic tools may include:
Homoeopathic materia medica and/or repertory
Medical texts
Stethoscope
Sphygmomanometer
Thermometer
Peak flow meter
Otoscope
Spirometers
Percussion hammer
Opthalmoscope
Urine test stix
Glucometer/test strips/lancets
Any other instrument as appropriate
Measures are implemented could refer to:
Supervision of practice
Financial documentation
Documentation of medicine prescription and supply
Case notes
Practitioner qualification
Performance reviews
Current certification for special services offered - where appropriate
Clinic standards and procedures
Effective communication and interpersonal skills may include:
Active listening skills
Ability to establish rapport and trust
Eye contact
Verbal communication skills
Written communication skills
Empathy and respect
Ability to clarify needs
Conflict resolution skills
Negotiation skills
Presentation
Honesty and integrity
Opportunities for formal and informal development of skills and knowledge may include:
Articles, public presentations, interviews and other communications
Attendance at lectures or other education activities
Participation in research projects
Attendance at association meetings
Subscription to professional journals
Clinic supervision
Provision of or participant in training
Study, distance-based learning
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 the required range of situations relevant to the workplace
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
Relevant texts or medical manuals
Relevant paper based/video assessment instruments
Appropriate assessment environment
Skilled assessors
Method of assessment
Observation in the work place, practical demonstrations and simulations
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
Short tests and essays
Oral questioning and discussion
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
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
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
Relevant texts or medical manuals
Relevant paper based/video assessment instruments
Appropriate assessment environment
Skilled assessors
Method of assessment
Observation in the work place, practical demonstrations and simulations
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
Short tests and essays
Oral questioning and discussion
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
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D8291 | HLTHOM603C | Manage work within the homeopathic framework | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| J115 | HLT60612 | Advanced Diploma of Homoeopathy | Qualification |