Why involve an Allied Health Assistant

  • Below are examples of tasks that can be delegated to our allied health assistants in occupational therapy. Assisting with a client’s before school routines, including personal care, and independent dressing Practicing fine motor skills, in particular handwriting and usage of cutlery Monitoring a client’s activities to ensure they are performing them correctly Setting up resources [...]

  • Below are examples of tasks that can be delegated to our allied health assistants in speech pathology. Recording a language sample as directed by a speech pathologist Working through a literacy program to support development of phonemic skills and reading Supporting a child with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) by doing ‘drills’ of speech sound [...]

  • Below are examples of tasks that can be delegated to our allied health assistants in physiotherapy. Supporting a child to play games that increase gross motor skills and coordination with their peers Conducting hydrotherapy sessions to improve a client’s cardiovascular fitness Supporting a client to implement exercise programs in their home or care facility Identifying [...]