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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of conditions of the hair and scalp
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
4
This unit standard is for people in the hairdressing industry
wishing to gain knowledge of hair and scalp conditions.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: contagious conditions of the scalp; noncontagious conditions of the scalp; and hairshaft conditions.
Classification
Beauty Services > Hairdressing
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and Health (Hairdressers) Regulations 1980.
2
In this unit standard all information provided must comply with legislative
requirements and must ensure optimum hair condition and maximum client comfort at
all times.
3
This unit standard is
expiring
Useful references for this unit standard include the Employers’ Training Manual, and
the Training Record Book. Both of these publications, and others that may be of use,
can be obtained from the New Zealand Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation
Inc., PO Box 11-764, Wellington, or via http://www.hito.org.nz.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of contagious conditions of the scalp.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Contagious conditions of the skin and scalp are described in terms of type,
cause, signs, and treatment advice.
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Range
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contagious conditions must include but are not limited to –
impetigo, folliculitis, pediculosis capitis, and may include – tinea
capitis;
cause must include but is not limited to – the way the condition is
spread;
treatment advice includes – when to seek medical advice.
1.2
Essential health precautions needed to prevent spread of contagious conditions
are described.
1.3
The sanitising of contaminated equipment is described.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of non-contagious conditions of the scalp.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Non-contagious conditions of the scalp are described in terms of type, cause,
signs, and treatment advice.
Range
non-contagious conditions must include but are not limited to –
psoriasis, alopecia areata (including alopecia totalis and alopecia
universalis), androgenic alopecia in men and women, diffuse hair
loss, seborrehea, seborrheic dermatitis, sebaceous cyst, pityriasis
simplex, trichotillomania, cicatricial and traction alopecia;
treatment advice includes – when to seek medical advice.
2.2
Skin irregularities that may indicate the presence of malignant growths are
identified and described.
2.3
The manner for bringing to the client’s attention skin irregularities that may
indicate the presence of malignant growths is described.
This unit standard is
Range
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– being sensitive to the client’s possible reactions and
feelings, recommendation to monitor skin colour changes,
recommendation to monitor growth of irregularity, recommendation
to seek medical opinion.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of hair shaft conditions.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Hair shaft conditions are described in terms of type and cause.
Range
trichoptilosis (split ends), pili tort, fragilitis crinium, trichorrhexis
nodosa.
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Replacement information
2882 version 7
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This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 28848.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
8 February 1995
31 December 2016
Review
2
19 December 1997
31 December 2016
Review
3
29 May 2000
31 December 2016
Review
4
27 January 2003
31 December 2016
Revision
5
16 July 2004
31 December 2016
Review
6
22 August 2008
31 December 2016
Review
7
19 March 2015
31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0020
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
This unit standard is
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
expiring
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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