What CAN an allied health assistant do?

Q: What CAN an allied health assistant do?

An allied health assistant can: Implement an allied health professional's (AHPs) therapy strategies and programs in the client's home or community. This includes instructing, encouraging, and assisting clients in performing therapy-related activities, as well as other daily living activities. Interview a client at the Meet & Greet, receive and understand information about a client’s condition and healthcare history at the initial handover with the client's AHP. Help clients in using assistive technology or supportive devices if required. Document sessions, progress and collect data via online timesheet and note-taking tool. Relay the information provided by the client's allied health professional to the clients and their carers; i.e. therapeutic regimens, general information, and promoting wellness and health maintenance. Attend and observe a session between the client and the client’s allied health professional with permission from the client/client’s parent or guardian and AHP. Maintain and monitor goal objectives as specified by the client's allied health professional. Contribute to an allied health professional’s effectiveness by identifying client care issues. Maintain regular communication with the client’s allied health professional.

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An allied health assistant can:

Implement an allied health professional’s (AHPs) therapy strategies and programs in the client’s home or community. This includes instructing, encouraging, and assisting clients in performing therapy-related activities, as well as other daily living activities.
Interview a client at the Meet & Greet, receive and understand information about a client’s condition and healthcare history at the initial handover with the client’s AHP.
Help clients in using assistive technology or supportive devices if required.
Document sessions, progress and collect data via online timesheet and note-taking tool.
Relay the information provided by the client’s allied health professional to the clients and their carers; i.e. therapeutic regimens, general information, and promoting wellness and health maintenance.
Attend and observe a session between the client and the client’s allied health professional with permission from the client/client’s parent or guardian and AHP.
Maintain and monitor goal objectives as specified by the client’s allied health professional.
Contribute to an allied health professional’s effectiveness by identifying client care issues.
Maintain regular communication with the client’s allied health professional.