Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Code
HLT50307
Course Type
Accredited Course
Course Level
Skills Deepening
Department
Sport Recreation and Fitness
Course Location
Morwell
Course Duration
Part Time: 1 year
Course Cost
For an individual quotation of fees payable, please visit your nearest campus of GippsTAFE. Click Here for further information regarding Fees and Charges.
Study Modes
On Campus; Part Time (Day)
Starting Date
Part Time:
  • February 2013
Times
Wednesday and Friday (9.00am to 4.00pm)
Enquiries

Cathrine Righton
Phone: (03) 5622 8500
Fax: 1300 094 661
Email: cathriner@gippstafe.edu.au
Post: PO Box 3279, GMC 3841

Course Overview

This course builds on the skills and knowledge gained from the completion of Certificate IV in Massage Therapy Practice.

Students will cover a range of topics including the provision of remedial massage treatment to clients with specific needs such as injury management, rehabilitation, palliative care, aged care as well as women and children.

The Diploma of Remedial Massage will help you to gain a deeper understanding of this profession, advance your massage therapy techniques and be prepared to treat a wide range of muscular problems.

What you will learn

In this course you will learn how to:

  • Develop professional expertise
  • Manage a practice
  • Reflect and improve upon professional practice
  • Implement and monitor compliance with legal and ethical requirements
  • Analyse health information
  • Maintain an effective health work environment
  • Provide remedial massage treatment
  • Plan remedial massage treatment strategy
  • Apply remedial massage assessment framework
  • Perform remedial massage health assessment
  • Provide specialised remedial massage treatments
  • Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
  • Provide remedial massage treatment to athletes
  • Provide services to people with disabilities

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Many GippsTAFE courses offer Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Click to learn more about RPL and how it can benefit you.

Employment Prospects

  • Remedial Massage Therapist

Entry Requirements

How To Apply

Direct to Institute

Assessment

Assessment is a combination of internal, external and workplace examinations and activities including practical demonstrations and problem solving.

Course Structure

    
Unit Code Unit Name
Core Units
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
Specialist Units
CHCDIS3C
 Provide services to people with disabilities
HLTHIR403B
 Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
HLTREM513A
 Provide remedial massage treatment to athletes