SHBHTRI003 — Develop and apply scalp treatment therapies
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What an assessment for SHBHTRI003 must cover
78 assessable components: 3 elements (12 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 50 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. 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 appropriate therapy.
- 1.1Determine appropriate therapy based on client trichological assessment and available salon scalp therapies.
- 1.2Propose a treatment plan including costs according to selected therapies.
- 1.3Obtain client agreement to proceed with recommendations.
2 Provide therapy.
- 2.1Use standard infection control precautions, throughout all services, according to health regulations and organisational procedures.
- 2.2Select and prepare treatment products, equipment and treatment area required for service.
- 2.3Provide remedial therapy according to the treatment plan.
- 2.4Apply topical treatments according to the treatment plan.
- 2.5Use water resources efficiently and dispose of treatment waste safely according to health regulations and organisational procedures.
3 Counsel client and review treatment.
- 3.1Counsel client about beneficial home hair care treatments, routines and lifestyle adjustments.
- 3.2Use questioning and visual examination to review treatment progress and improvement to scalp condition.
- 3.3Adjust or vary treatment where indicated by review.
- 3.4Update client history to include full details of service.
Performance evidence
- integrate the use of infection control precautions and organisational procedures to complete a series of staged scalp treatments for five different clients
- for each client, review the trichological assessment to determine suitable treatment options, products and a treatment plan
- across the five clients, cumulatively, provide these types of treatments:
- conditioning creams
- medicated shampoos and treatments
- creams for scaly problems
- those for abnormal skin conditions, which may be psoriasis, seborrhoea, and dry and oily dandruff
- record the following details of the scalp treatment service in the history for each client serviced:
- severity of client condition and symptoms for the stage of treatment
- treatment and products used in response to the trichological assessment
- outcomes achieved at various stages of the treatment regime
- recommended home care treatment and lifestyle adjustments
Knowledge evidence
- skin biology, at an elementary level of understanding:
- main structure, functions and role of skin
- structure and function of the glands of the skin:
- distribution and development of skin glands
- production, composition and functions of sebum, eccrine and apocrine sweat fluids
- glands and muscles associated with the hair and hair follicles:
- structural and cellular features of a hair follicle
- sebaceous glands
- arrector pili muscle
- common trichological disorders, symptoms, visual signs and treatment options:
- adverse effects of previous treatments on the hair and scalp
- alopecia areata
- androgenetic alopecia
- diffuse hair loss
- dry or oily dandruff
- head lice
- pityriasis versicolour
- psoriasis
- ringworm
- scabies
- seborrheic dermatitis
- seborrhoea
- tinea capitis
- traction alopecia
- key features of the organisation’s trichological scalp treatment range:
- formulation
- product purpose and efficacy
- physical effects on the hair and scalp
- application instructions
- processing times
- the transmission routes of infectious conditions:
- direct contact (client to operator, operator to client, operator to operator)
- non-intact skin (cuts, abrasions, lesions)
- work surfaces
- equipment
- key features of, and reasons for, standard infection-control precautions:
- hand washing and drying before and after client contact, cleaning and waste disposal and using occlusive dressings for own cuts and abrasions
- using alcohol-based hand rub solutions as an adjunct to hand washing
- using personal protective equipment, particularly gloves, gowns, aprons, face masks and eye protection
- using single use treatment products or decanting bulk products into single use bowls
- cleaning, disinfecting or sterilising reusable equipment
- cleaning or disinfecting work surfaces, client gowns and towels
- appropriate handling and disposal of single use items and clinical (infectious) waste
- basic aspects of local government, state or territory health regulations applicable to scalp treatments
- industry practices and organisational procedures for:
- infection control for scalp treatments
- using correct operator posture during treatment to avoid fatigue and injury
- minimising product wastage
- water efficiency
- waste disposal with particular emphasis on sound disposal methods for clinical (infectious) waste.
Foundation skills
- Reading skills: interpret sometimes unfamiliar and detailed documents including organisational procedures, health regulations, trichological assessment and product information.
- Oral communication skills: ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to determine client issues, interpret responses and confirm client understanding of information provided; discuss scalp conditions professionally and sensitively.
- Numeracy skills: measure and apply scalp treatment products in proportions that minimise waste; calculate and follow treatment processing times.
- Planning and organising skills: manage own timing and productivity to complete treatments within organisational service times.
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What does an assessment tool for SHBHTRI003 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SHBHTRI003 needs to address all 78 unit components: 3 elements with 12 performance criteria, 12 performance evidence requirements, 50 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for SHBHTRI003?
Auditori pulls the current release of SHBHTRI003 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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