HLTAHA005 - Support the delivery and monitoring of physiotherapy programs for mobility

Unit code: HLTAHA005 | Study level: TAFE

Credit points

N/A

Location

St Albans

Sunshine

Werribee

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support individuals or a group of individuals participating in group physiotherapy programs designed to restore optimum movement and functional independence.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

worked with 3 clients with specific mobility requirements, 1 in a simulated environment and 2 in the workplace
performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 120 hours of work.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge of:

the physiological effects and benefits of active functional exercise
principles of biomechanics, including:

mass
force
speed
acceleration
work
energy
power
strength
momentum
force arm
resistance arm
axis of rotation
cam
pulley

basic musculoskeletal anatomy, including:

joint types and function
major bones
major muscles
major joints

basic anatomy and physiology
anatomical terminology, including:

flexion
extension
rotation
abduction
adduction
circumduction
inversion
eversion
pronation
supination
horizontal flexion
horizontal extension

therapeutic exercise principles
principles of exercise program design, including:

FITT formula – frequency, intensity, time, type
program phases – preparation, conditioning, recovery, adaptation
program types – sets and repetitions, circuit, single set to failure, matrix

concepts and procedures for stepping down treatment or intervention when client becomes distressed, in pain or wishes to stop
weight bearing and post fracture implications
conditions affecting mobility
risks for decreased mobility
the psychological effects of disability due to injury or disease and strategies used to cope with this
the signs of adverse reaction to different programs and treatment
Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) guidelines
legal and ethical considerations relevant to allied health, including:

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
duty of care
work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations of own role and other allied health team members and nursing, medical and other personnel

work health and safety (WHS):

especially how it relates to implementing physiotherapy mobility and movement programs
manual handling including identification and control of manual task risk factors

organisation policy and procedures in relation to:

infection control as it relates to the allied health assistant’s role in implementing physiotherapy mobility and movement programs
other specific organisation policies or procedures, including supervisory and reporting protocols

factors that facilitate an effective and collaborative working relationship
record keeping practices and procedures in relation to diagnostic and therapeutic programs/treatments

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the VU Polytechnic e-learning system.