HLTKIN003 — Perform kinesiology assessments

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What an assessment for HLTKIN003 must cover

49 assessable components: 4 elements (27 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 16 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Determine scope of client needs

1.1Explore and clarify client expectations
1.2Provide clear information about scope and limits of services to be provided
1.3Recognise needs that are beyond scope of own practice and make referrals to other health care professionals
1.4Seek client information respectfully and sensitively, using purposeful, systematic and diplomatic questions
1.5Identify and respond to any barriers to information gathering and assessment
1.6Collect accurate, relevant and organised health record and document in a form which can be interpreted readily by other professionals
1.7Manage information in a confidential and secure way according to records management legislative requirements

2 Use indicator muscle monitoring for assessment

2.1Provide clear and accurate information about the muscle monitoring process and factors impacting effectiveness
2.2Obtain client consent to proceed with assessment
2.3Follow standard infection control procedures
2.4Follow established modality protocols to physically prepare the client for muscle monitoring
2.5Seek client feedback on comfort levels and maintain client dignity at all times
2.6Use muscle monitoring to investigate physical, mental, emotional, nutritional, energetic, lifestyle and other appropriate contexts
2.7Investigate causes of indicator muscle stress responses in a deliberate, logical and compassionate manner
2.8Use questioning with client to gain further required information
2.9Accurately record findings of muscle monitoring

3 Develop treatment plans

3.1Correlate outcomes of muscle monitoring, other information gathered and case history
3.2Read, interpret and integrate information and reports from other health professionals
3.3Identify and respond to pre-requisites or contraindications to balancing.
3.4Evaluate and respond to the physical, mental, emotional and lifestyle factors that contribute to successful treatment outcomes
3.5Identify frequency, duration and possible sequencing of balances to address client needs
3.6Accurately document proposed treatment plan

4 Confirm treatment plan with client

4.1Communicate with the client correlations between client history, current client presentation and kinesiology principles
4.2Discuss with the client possible approaches to treatment based on assessment findings
4.3Agree priorities and expectations in consultation with the client
4.4Respond to client enquiries using language the client understands
4.5Discuss referral and collaborative options with the client according to individual needs

Performance evidence

performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 200 hours of kinesiology client consultation work
prepared for and managed kinesiology sessions for at least 40 different people, 10 of whom must be seen at least 3 times. Clients must include males and females from different stages of life with varied presentations
selected and used kinesiology assessment procedures according to modality
collected and recorded information from the client’s perspective during consultations relating to: client history: medical, surgical, family, personal, cultural, lifestyle, nutrition; goals; expectations; presenting issues, chief complaints and symptoms: location, quality, quantity and severity, timing, onset, frequency, duration, setting in which they occur, aggravating or relieving factors, stress factors; base line for comparison measurements - pain, energy levels, flexibility, postural stress
collected and recorded information from the practitioner’s perspective during consultations via all of the following: muscle monitoring; static and dynamic postural observation; verbal and non-verbal communication congruency; weight, skin tone, hair lustre and other detected imbalances of the client and according to modality; lifestyle assessment
interacted effectively with clients: clearly articulated information about services, treatment options and rationale; engaged clients in decision making

Knowledge evidence

scope and limitations of kinesiology
legal and ethical considerations (national and state/territory) for client assessment and treatment planning: codes of conduct; duty of care; informed consent; mandatory reporting; practitioner/client boundaries; privacy, confidentiality and disclosure; records management
work role boundaries: working within scope of practice; presenting symptoms that require referral to a medical practitioner
work health and safety
anatomy & physiology - structure and physiological function of all anatomical systems and regions of the body
factors and barriers that may impact on assessment, including: physical; emotional; cognitive; cultural
factors that affect individual health status, including: age; gender; constitution; lifestyle; diet; medications; alcohol and drugs; allergies; personal and medical history; values and attitudes; balance of rest and activity; physical environment; social environment
client information required for assessment and the scope and depth of information needed around: presenting condition - signs and symptoms; past health history - medical, surgical, family, personal and social; nutritional factors; whether other health professionals have been consulted for same presenting condition or other conditions and their remarks
different ways that signs and symptoms of conditions present, including: physical; emotional; cognitive; social
kinesiology assessment techniques and considerations and how they are used, including: muscle monitoring; techniques for assessment of: gait; posture; motion; gross motor skills; comprehension; hydration; regional/specific assessments
contraindications to kinesiology balancing and how to respond, including: unwillingness to accept self-responsibility model; client expectation of testing for medically determined pathology parameters; presence of infectious diseases suggested by fever, nausea and lethargy without receipt of diagnosis from medical practitioner
referral options for practitioners: professional health services including complementary health modalities; community resources and support services
indicators for referral, including: client expectation of treatment for named medical disease or condition; undiagnosed pain; infection or infectious diseases; undiagnosed lumps and tissue changes; unexplained inflammation; unexplained thirst; oedema; mood swings; bleeding and bruising; nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea; fever; sudden loss of weight
factors that may impact on muscle monitoring and assessment, including: age; allergies; constitution; diet; energy capacity; environment – physical, social; gender; fragility; medications; nutritional status; fitness levels; lifestyle; personal and medical history; muscle monitoring pre-checks; use of alcohol or recreational drugs; values and attitudes
the role and limitations of information and reports from other health professionals and how to establish whether the information can be used
factors for consideration in developing a treatment plan: knowledge of the effect kinesiology has or can have on a person; constitutional make up; interactions with other treatments; relevance of other medical information; pain levels; improvements from both client and practitioner perspectives; presenting issue status; protocols for treatment plans that support reliable evidence in a consistent, sequential, measured and detailed manner

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What does an assessment tool for HLTKIN003 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTKIN003 needs to address all 49 unit components: 4 elements with 27 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 16 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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