HLT50307 Diploma of Remedial Massage
Qualification: Diploma (AQF)
Training Package: HLT07 - Health Training Package
TAFE NSW Course No: 18277
This course is for people who work or want to work in a remedial massage practice as a self-employed or independent practitioner or within a more comprehensive health service. You will learn how to provide remedial massage treatment to clients with specific needs. This may involve injury management, rehabilitation, palliative care, aged care, and working with women and children.
The Health Training Package identifies fourteen (14) units of competency from HLT40307 Certificate IV in Massage as prerequisite for entry to this qualification. If you have not already successfully completed these units of competency prior to enrolment in this course, you must complete these units before commencing other units that are part of this course. Contact the campus prior to enrolment for more information.
The nominal duration for this course is 1545 hours. Depending on the electives chosen and the need to complete the fourteen (14) prerequisite units of competency required by the Training Package, you will participate for between 775 and 1595 hours. You should be aware that if clinical placement in a public or private hospital or medical facility is part of this course, you may need to undergo occupational screening and be vaccinated against infectious diseases. Your teachers will give you further advice. People considering enrolment in remedial massage need to be aware that skills development for clinical work will require you to massage and be massaged by fellow students and that industry dress codes will apply. Massage will necessarily involve touch but will always be practised and applied in accordance with industry codes of practice and ethics. Details of the dress code will be provided to you during pre-enrolment information sessions or to enrolled students by the teacher.
Student Responsibilities in Work Placement: In many TAFE NSW courses, some of the learning and assessment occurs in the workplace or a simulated workplace. A simulated workplace is very similar to a real workplace and may have clients, but is usually within a TAFE NSW campus.
TAFE NSW has a responsibility to protect members of the public (and the students themselves) from being harmed by students taking part in workplace or simulated workplace learning. If there is evidence that your skills or behaviour could present a risk to yourself or other people in the workplace, you may not be allowed to participate in a work placement, at least for a period of time.
To help you understand your responsibilities in the workplace, you will be given a code of practice which indicates expected standards of behaviour. Your teacher will explain to you and your workplace supervisor the range of duties for which you have the skills and knowledge. You must not carry out duties other than those indicated by your teacher.
You need to take particular care if workplace clients are people who may be in vulnerable circumstances - for example, people who are frail, children, young people, people with a disability or people who are receiving a type of service which may put them in vulnerable circumstances (for example, massage therapy or nursing care).
A Prohibited Employment Declaration must be signed by students in courses where contact will be made with children and young people. Your teacher will give you more information about this. Students who have committed a breach of discipline or who are assessed as presenting a significant risk to themselves or others during work placement may be prevented from undertaking or continuing further work placement. This may mean they will not complete the course. Your teacher or an enrolling officer can provide you with more information about this policy.
If you are unsure about whether it may prevent you from completing a course you could discuss the matter with a staff member of TAFE NSW Counselling and Career Services. In some circumstances students may be required to undertake a criminal records check or a Working with Children Check.
Career Opportunities: Remedial massage practitioner, remedial massage therapist, remedial therpist.
Articulation: When you finish this course you can apply for health science studies at university, including areas of complementary health.
Entry Requirements: NSW Higher School Certificate (or equivalent).
Student Selection: Your application will be assessed using the following selection criteria:
- Your previous education and training - including relevant information about your studies in TAFE, school, university, adult and community education, government agencies, companies, professional associations or private colleges. This also includes education and training undertaken in another country.
- Relevance of the course to your career plans and goals. You should give the main reasons for wanting to do the course including how it relates to your career goals.
You may also include any other factors that are relevant to your application including:
- your paid and unpaid work experience
- your life and community experience
- knowledge of the career area
- any factors that influenced your career plans.
| Competency Units | |
| Core: | |
| BSBCMN204A | Work effectively with others |
| HLTAP401A | Confirm physical health status |
| HLTCOM404B | Communicate effectively with clients |
| HLTCOM406B | Make referrals to other health care professionals when appropriate |
| HLTCOM408B | Use specific health terminology to communicate effectively |
| HLTFA301B | Apply first aid |
| HLTHIR301A | Communicate and work effectively in health |
| HLTIN301A | Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work |
| HLTOHS300A | Contribute to OHS processes |
| HLTREM401B | Work within a massage framework |
| HLTREM406B | Provide massage treatment |
| HLTREM407B | Plan massage treatment |
| HLTREM408B | Apply massage assessment framework |
| HLTREM409B | Perform massage health assessment |
| CHCORG28A | Reflect and improve upon professional practice |
| HLTAP501A | Analyse health information |
| HLTCOM502B | Develop professional expertise |
| HLTCOM503B | Manage a practice |
| HLTHIR501A | Maintain an effective health work environment |
| HLTHIR506B | Implement and monitor compliance with legal and ethical requirements |
| HLTREM502B | Provide remedial massage treatment |
| HLTREM503B | Plan remedial massage treatment strategy |
| HLTREM504B | Apply remedial massage assessment framework |
| HLTREM505B | Perform remedial massage health assessment |
| HLTREM510A | Provide specialised remedial massage treatments |
| Elective: | |
| CHCAC3C | Orientation to aged care work |
| CHCDIS3C | Provide services to people with disabilities |
| HLTHIR403B | Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers |
| HLTHIR404B | Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people |
| HLTREM511A | Provide remedial massage treatment for women and children |
| HLTREM512A | Provide remedial massage treatments within a corporate setting |
| HLTREM513A | Provide remedial massage treatment to athletes |
| HLTARO509A | Plan a specialised aromatherapy treatment |
| HLTARO510A | Monitor and evaluate aromatherapy treatments |
| HLTARO511A | Provide specific aromatherapy assessment and care |
| SRSMAS003A | Implement, monitor and adjust a massage therapy treatment plan |
| SRSMAS004A | Apply temperature therapy |
| SRSMAS009A | Integrate massage techniques to support athletes |
| HLTCOM405B | Administer a practice |
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Semester 1, 2008: Places may still be available in some units. Contact the campus for details
Campuses:
Kingscliff - contact Delina Rahmate on (02) 6674 7200
Port Macquarie - contact Peter Hickey on (02) 6581 6200.
Semester 1, 2009: TAFE NSW Statewide Application form by 31 October, 2008. Late applications will be accepted.
Campuses:
Kingscliff - Full-time, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.00 am - 4.30 pm (TAFE NSW application code: 182772621).
For more information contact Delina Rahmate on (02) 6674 7200
Port Macquarie - Full-time, 2 days per week for 2 years, Wednesday and Thursdays.
For more information
contact Peter Hickey on (02) 6581 6200.
