Diploma (Advanced) Complementary Medicine - Sports Therapy Part A
| Course Code | 30243 |
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| Fee Code | FD |
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| Duration (approx) | 3680 hours |
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| Qualification | Advanced Diploma |
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Advanced Dipoma In Complementary Medicine (Sports Therapy)
Part A
FOUNDATION DIPLOMA IN NATURAL HEALTH
Undertaken with ACS Distance Education (1st Year)
Part A of the Advanced Diploma is ACS's Foundation Diploma. When you finish part A you will be awarded a
Foundation Diploma in Natural Health.
The Course Fees displayed on the righthand side are for the ACS Distance Education's Foundation Diploma only.

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Modules
Note that each module in the Diploma (Advanced) Complementary Medicine - Sports Therapy Part A is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.
Part B
Part B is undertaken with Health Schools Australia (Final 2 Years). Subjects include:
- Sports Therapy
- Disorder Profiles
- Clinical Practice 1-4
- Chemistry
- Health & Physical Fitness
- Remedial Massage
- Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
- Advanced Sports Therapy
- Pathophysiology & Symptamotology
- Advanced Nutrition
- Ethics & Jurisprudence
- Practice Management
- Advanced Remedial Massage
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Senior First Aid Certificate
- 200 Seminar Hours
- 150 Clinical Hours
Please check with Health Schools Australia for total costs involved.
Aims
- Contribute to effective workplace relationships.
- Provide leadership in the health industry
- Develop professional expertise.
- Manage a practice.
- Communicate effectively with clients/patients.
- Make referrals to other health care professionals when appropriate.
- Apply advanced first aid (O/S).
- Apply basic first aid.
- Manage the control of infection.
- Manage a practice.
- Develop a natural health assessment framework.
- Apply elementary Patho physiological research to client assessment.
- Manage work within a natural health framework.
- Research human health issues and apply results to client assessment.
- Advise clients on appropriate preventative health strategy.
- Provide advice on nutritional supplementation.
- Analyse clinical tests to assist diagnosis.
- Provide basic counselling.
- Apply human health sciences data to an assessment program.
- Integrate massage techniques to support athlete.
- Apply natural health assessment framework.
- Plan the natural health and fitness regime with client.
- Apply massage techniques.
- Apply appropriate pre-event and post event techniques.
- Operate in accord with the accepted roles and responsibilities of a sports trainer.
- Tape and/or brace elbow, Achilles and AC joint.
- Tape ankle, thumb and fingers.
- Apply temperature therapy.
- Apply hydrotherapy treatments.