SHBBSPA008 - Provide Indian head massages for relaxation

Unit code: SHBBSPA008 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
25
Location
City Campus
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide Indian head massage as part of a spa program.
It requires the ability to consult with clients, plan massage routine and massage arms, neck, shoulders, scalp and face. Indian head massage can be an individual treatment or form part of a series of treatments.
This unit applies to beauty and spa therapists who work in day, destination and resort spas, and beauty salons. In this environment they operate with some level of autonomy or under limited supervision.

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:

  • provide five safe and appropriate Indian head massages for different clients
  • provide Indian head massage to treat each of the following areas at least once, as appropriate to the above clients:
  • arms
  • face
  • neck
  • primary chakra areas
  • scalp
  • shoulders
  • design, record and update treatment plans and records for each client using correct anatomical terminology and specifying details of:
  • client feedback
  • contraindications and conditions
  • massage routines
  • outcomes of previous and current treatment
  • post treatment lifestyle and product advice
  • products used
  • recommended future treatments
  • relevant medical history and medication
  • treatment duration, areas treated and areas not treated
  • treatment objectives
  • for the above treatments design and provide treatment routines that demonstrate appropriate selection, application and modification of each of the following massage movements:
  • effleurage
  • petrissage
  • Marma point
  • tapotement
  • vibration.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • state or territory and local health and hygiene regulations and requirements relevant to providing massage treatments
  • organisational policies and procedures relevant to providing massage treatments:
  • client record management
  • equipment use and maintenance
  • incident reporting
  • linen use and laundry procedures
  • personal hygiene and presentation
  • presentation of treatment area
  • waste disposal
  • water use minimisation
  • work health and safety
  • legal and insurance liabilities and responsibilities regarding treatments
  • scope of practice:
  • when to refer clients to other practitioners
  • importance of not stating a diagnosis of a contraindication
  • limitations to Indian head massage
  • role of complementary therapist and medical practitioner
  • factors likely to affect suitability of treatments for client needs:
  • budgetary and time constraints
  • outcomes of previous treatments
  • physical attributes
  • history, origins, and traditions of Indian head massage
  • features, benefits and effects of Indian head massage
  • principles of body, mind and spiritual wellness
  • basic aspects of Ayurveda and Ayurvedic bodywork
  • Marma points application
  • major chakra areas as they relate to Indian head massage
  • benefits of continuous treatments
  • effects and benefits of Indian head massage on body systems:
  • circulatory
  • digestive
  • integumentary
  • lymphatic
  • muscular
  • nervous
  • respiratory
  • skeletal and articular
  • common disorders of body systems and their relationship to Indian head massage
  • contraindications that prevent or restrict treatment or require clearance from a medical professional to proceed and relationship to Indian head treatments:
  • allergies to products
  • areas exhibiting loss of sensation
  • bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infections
  • cancer
  • clients under the influence of alcohol or drugs
  • clients with symptoms of infectious disease:
  • fever
  • nausea
  • extreme fatigue
  • extremes of body temperature
  • dysfunctions of the nervous system
  • epilepsy
  • heart condition
  • injury or surgery in treatment area
  • recent scar tissue
  • severe circulatory disorder
  • severe migraine or headaches
  • skin trauma
  • spondylitis
  • thrombosis or embolism
  • type one and two diabetes mellitus
  • undiagnosed lumps, bumps or swellings
  • very high or low blood pressure
  • adverse effects to Indian Head massage and appropriate remedial action:
  • dizziness
  • headache
  • nausea
  • skin irritation
  • lifestyle factors and benefits of lifestyle changes
  • sustainable operating procedures for the conservation of product, water and power
  • aftercare advice, products and future treatments to maintain client objectives.

Required reading

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

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Diploma of Beauty Therapy
SHB50121 | Diploma | Duration:

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