The Diploma course comprises four semesters (two years) full time, or up to four years part time.
The course is composed of three basic streams as prescribed by the government national training authority health packages, and is designed to comply with the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) accreditation guidelines.
The first stream is in Clinical Management studies. The units in this stream are designed to give students a good grounding in the skills needed to manage a health practice as a small business. Issues pertaining to professional development, research and occupational health and safety are also covered.
The second stream encompasses basic studies in the Western Health Sciences. These units are needed to practice as an effective remedial massage therapist in contemporary society. Subjects included are Anatomy and Physiology and Pathophysiology (disease states).
The third and largest stream in this course is concerned with the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) paradigm of health and disease. This stream introduces fundamental TCM concepts associated with the history and philosophy of TCM, as well as important diagnostic principles necessary for the TCM Remedial Massage Practitioner. The TCM component of this course is well balanced between theory and practice, with the introduction of practical TCM massage techniques (An MoTui Na) in the first semester and following through into the second and third semesters. These TCM massage techniques focus primarily on the manipulation of QI (Energy) within a specific framework, known as the meridian system. It is through the manipulation of this Qi that conditions of imbalance or ill health can be rectified and a healthy state restored. In this way An Mo Tui Na can be employed not only as an effective technique in the restoration of good health but also as part of a health maintenance regime.
The third and fourth semesters of the Diploma enables students to perform more specific An Mo Tui Na techniques associated with paediatrics, gynaecology and obstetrics. The student's knowledge of Chinese medicine pathology is also extended to embrace more sophisticated aspects. Total Hours are 880 and the cost is $13,750.Course Overview and Internal Cross - Sectoral Qualification Linkage ( Diploma -Degree) from 2010 Upon satisfactory completion of these units asterisked below, students are eligible for direct credit towards equivalent units in the BHSc.-Chinese Medicine degree. (Total twelve units = 82 CP).
Note this credit transfer is based upon the fact that these Diploma units are identical to the Degree units of the same name and completed within the Diploma as part of an integrated dual sector concurrent program.
Careful analysis matching units of competency and performance criteria as outlined in the relevant evidence guide from National training Package HLT50107 has led also to credit transfers for the following three Diploma units;
Anatomy and Physiology for Massage
TCM Remedial Massage Practice 1,
TCM Remedial Massage Practice 3.
TCM REMEDIAL MASSAGE (AN MO TUI NA) DIPLOMA (An Mo Tui Na )[HLT50107] | | Total credit transfer 12 units | | First Year Semester 1 Units | | Articulation into BHSc.-CM unit | | *Anatomy & Physiology for Massage | | Credit Transfer for Anatomy and Physiology 1 | | *CM Foundations | | Direct Credit Transfer same unit | | *CM History & Philosophy | | Direct Credit Transfer same unit | | *TCM Remedial Massage 1 (An Mo Tui Na 1) | | Direct Credit Transfer same unit | | Clinical Work Practices | | |
First Year Semester 2 Units | | | | First Aid | | | | Clinical Communication Skills | | | | Pathophysiology | | | | *CM Diagnosis | | Direct Credit Transfer same unit | | TCM Remedial Massage 2 (An Mo Tui Na 2) | | | | Second Year Semester 1 Subjects | | | | *CM Pathology | | Direct Credit Transfer same unit | | * CM Dietary Therapy & Health Maintenance | | Direct Credit Transfer same unit | | *Medical Qi Gong | | Direct Credit Transfer same unit | | Professional Development | | | | *TCM Remedial Massage Practice 1 (internal) 20weeks | | Credit Transfer CM Clinical Studies 1 | | Second Year Semester 2 Subjects | | | | TCM Remedial Massage 3 (An Mo Tui Na 3) | | | | TCM Remedial Massage Practice 2 (Internal) 20weeks | | | | TCM Remedial Massage Practice 3 (External) | | Credit Transfer CM Clinical Studies 2 | *Practice Establishment *Completion of Diploma | | Direct Credit Transfer same unit
Credit Transfer Bio Medical Study Skills
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