Unit of competency Outline
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Take homeopathic case
Take homeopathic case
Unit of competency
National Code
HLTHOM610C
HLTHOM610C
State Code
D8297
D8297
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
80
Description
DescriptorThis unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to observe the condition of the client and take homœopathic case
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Determine the scope of the assessment and the client's needs
- 1.1 Identify client's purpose for consultation and their presenting symptoms
- 1.2 Explain clearly the scope and limits of services able to be provided
- 1.3 Explore and clarify the client's expectation of the service/clinic
- 1.4 Identify factors likely to have a negative impact on assessment and implement strategies to minimise the effects wherever possible
- 1.5 Define personal abilities, level of professional competence and parameters of role to the client and ensure they determine practice at all times
- 1.6 Refer clients to other health care providers where their needs 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 so
- 1.7 Identify and promote the legal rights of the client
2. Obtain and record an accurate history of the client
- 2.1 Seek details of the client's history in a respectful, purposeful manner
- 2.2 Anticipate potential sensitivities of the client, adapt approach is adapted accordingly and take to ensure the client's dignity is maintained at all times
- 2.3 Allow adequate time during consultation to gather critical information
- 2.4 Collect and record accurate, relevant and well organised information in a form which can be interpreted readily by other professionals
- 2.5 Manage information in a confidential and secure way
3. Observe the client
- 3.1 Identify signs of disease/condition according to homœopathic practice
- 3.2 Record further observations according to homœopathic guidelines
- 3.3 Elicit specific details of signs and symptoms of the presenting complaint/s
- 3.4 Record accurately information in a systematic manner in accordance with clinic guidelines
- 3.5 Determine the need for specimen collection and testing and/or screening assessment
- 3.6 Assess the reliability of data obtained and where possible, establish appropriate clinical correlation with the client's complaints
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:
Language difficulties
Disabilities
Emotional trauma
Lack of privacy or focus due to additional parties being present
Cultural or gender factors
Other health care providers may include:
Doctors
Social workers
Other homoeopaths
Other health care practitioners
Counsellors
Chiropractors
Osteopaths
Client history may include:
Date of presentation
Identifying personal details
Source of referral (if applicable)
Main presenting complaint/reason for consultation
Areas of discomfort/pain
Presenting symptom picture
General state of health
Physical/emotional
demeanour
allergies
dietary picture
sleep pattern
exercise/leisure activities
Childhood and adulthood illness
Accidents, injuries, operations
Hospitalisations
Immunisations
Occupational history and environment
Medical treatment, past and present
Previous homoeopathic treatment
Prescribed or self-prescribed medicines and supplements, past and present
Social lifestyle including social drug usage
Family history
Potential sensitivities may include:
Gender
Ethnicity
Language
Religious beliefs
Cultural heritage
Sexuality
Ability
Presenting disease state and personal history
Signs of disease/condition include:
Physical evidence of disease and/or states of disorder
Behavioural evidence of disease and/or states of disorder
Sensations
Onset
Duration
Location
Causation
Direction of chief complaint
Ameliorating and aggravating factors
Symptom qualities - intensity, severity, nature of complaint
Concomitant signs and symptoms
General and particular symptoms
Subjective and objective symptoms
Strange, rare and peculiar symptoms
Non verbal signs and symptoms
Functional or pathological disturbances
Further observations may refer to:
Performance indicators such as - heart rate; respiration rate, blood pressure, temperature, neural signs, joint movement, weight; height
Symptom complexes such as - vital force assessment, functional and pathological disturbances, organ function, miasms
Psychological history such as life experiences and expectations, mental and or emotional conditions and treatments, behaviours and temperaments, past and present, stress effects and reactions
Interpersonal relationships within the family/work/social
Cultural relationships
Psychological state
Demeanour of the client
Client's life situation
Clinic guidelines may include:
Procedures and guidelines
Purpose or mission statement
Code of ethics or practice
Level of competency and degree of supervision
Partnership/group decisions, agreed practice
Collecting and testing specimens may include:
Instructing the client on how to give a specimen
Obtain a specimen of blood (pin prick), urine or faeces from the client
Using body substance isolation procedures while testing and disposing of the specimen
Testing the specimen according to clinic guidelines
Interpreting and documenting the results of the specimen test according to clinic guidelines
Preparing the equipment and the collection site according to clinic guidelines
Using appropriate equipment
Screening assessment must imply one of the following:
Need for further examination or investigation
Need for further evaluation of the signs and symptoms to establish a clinical diagnosis
A definite clinical diagnosis
A dangerous pathology or psychiatric condition
A condition which can be safely and satisfactorily managed by the practitioner
Procedures are applicable under relevant local legislation
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 providers may include:
Doctors
Social workers
Other homoeopaths
Other health care practitioners
Counsellors
Chiropractors
Osteopaths
Client history may include:
Date of presentation
Identifying personal details
Source of referral (if applicable)
Main presenting complaint/reason for consultation
Areas of discomfort/pain
Presenting symptom picture
General state of health
Physical/emotional
demeanour
allergies
dietary picture
sleep pattern
exercise/leisure activities
Childhood and adulthood illness
Accidents, injuries, operations
Hospitalisations
Immunisations
Occupational history and environment
Medical treatment, past and present
Previous homoeopathic treatment
Prescribed or self-prescribed medicines and supplements, past and present
Social lifestyle including social drug usage
Family history
Potential sensitivities may include:
Gender
Ethnicity
Language
Religious beliefs
Cultural heritage
Sexuality
Ability
Presenting disease state and personal history
Signs of disease/condition include:
Physical evidence of disease and/or states of disorder
Behavioural evidence of disease and/or states of disorder
Sensations
Onset
Duration
Location
Causation
Direction of chief complaint
Ameliorating and aggravating factors
Symptom qualities - intensity, severity, nature of complaint
Concomitant signs and symptoms
General and particular symptoms
Subjective and objective symptoms
Strange, rare and peculiar symptoms
Non verbal signs and symptoms
Functional or pathological disturbances
Further observations may refer to:
Performance indicators such as - heart rate; respiration rate, blood pressure, temperature, neural signs, joint movement, weight; height
Symptom complexes such as - vital force assessment, functional and pathological disturbances, organ function, miasms
Psychological history such as life experiences and expectations, mental and or emotional conditions and treatments, behaviours and temperaments, past and present, stress effects and reactions
Interpersonal relationships within the family/work/social
Cultural relationships
Psychological state
Demeanour of the client
Client's life situation
Clinic guidelines may include:
Procedures and guidelines
Purpose or mission statement
Code of ethics or practice
Level of competency and degree of supervision
Partnership/group decisions, agreed practice
Collecting and testing specimens may include:
Instructing the client on how to give a specimen
Obtain a specimen of blood (pin prick), urine or faeces from the client
Using body substance isolation procedures while testing and disposing of the specimen
Testing the specimen according to clinic guidelines
Interpreting and documenting the results of the specimen test according to clinic guidelines
Preparing the equipment and the collection site according to clinic guidelines
Using appropriate equipment
Screening assessment must imply one of the following:
Need for further examination or investigation
Need for further evaluation of the signs and symptoms to establish a clinical diagnosis
A definite clinical diagnosis
A dangerous pathology or psychiatric condition
A condition which can be safely and satisfactorily managed by the practitioner
Procedures are applicable under relevant local legislation
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:
An appropriately stocked and equipped clinic or simulated clinic environment
Reference texts
Relevant assessment instruments
Appropriate assessment environment
Skilled assessors
Method of assessment
Observation in the work place (if possible)
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
Examples of assessment notes
Oral questioning on technique or assessment strategy
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
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:
An appropriately stocked and equipped clinic or simulated clinic environment
Reference texts
Relevant assessment instruments
Appropriate assessment environment
Skilled assessors
Method of assessment
Observation in the work place (if possible)
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
Examples of assessment notes
Oral questioning on technique or assessment strategy
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
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C9303 | HLTHOM610B | Take homeopathic case | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| J115 | HLT60612 | Advanced Diploma of Homoeopathy | Qualification |