SHBHBAS002 - Provide head, neck and shoulder massages for relaxation

Unit code: SHBHBAS002 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
20
Location
City Campus
City King St
Industry
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide relaxing head, neck and shoulder massages prior to other hair services. It requires the ability to use a basic range of massage techniques.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and 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:

  • follow health, safety and hygiene procedures to provide head, neck and shoulder massages to four different clients ensuring services consistently meet client expectations;
  • choose the following massage techniques as appropriate to the head, neck or shoulder area and cumulatively use these techniques across the suite of services: effleurage; petrissage; tapotement, and;
  • use these products cumulatively across the suite of services: scalp treatment products; hair treatment products; massage oil.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • organisation's product range of massage oils, scalp and hair treatments;
  • product purpose;
  • action on the scalp and hair;
  • application instructions;
  • key features and use of these massage techniques on the head, neck and shoulders: effleurage; friction; petrissage; tapotement;
  • basic aspects of local government, state or territory health regulations applicable to providing massage services;
  • using gown and towels to protect client clothes;
  • monitoring client comfort;
  • preventing cross-transmission of infection between customers;
  • work health, safety and hygiene for providing massages;
  • using correct posture to avoid fatigue and injury;
  • preventing cross-transmission of infection during customer contact;
  • minimising wastage of massage mediums, and;
  • waste disposal with particular emphasis on sound disposal methods for contaminated waste.

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):

Certificate III in Barbering
SHB30516 | Certificate iii | Duration:
Certificate III in Hairdressing
SHB30416 | Certificate iii | Duration:

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