HLT43021 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
(REHABILITATION AND REABLEMENT SUPPORT)
The Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance will train you to assist patients with their rehabilitation exercises that include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and conduct group sessions.
You’ll work alongside health professionals such as physiotherapists, and occupational therapists to facilitate rehabilitation and to empower clients with strategies for daily living.
Allied health workers assist patients in carrying out routine physiotherapy exercises in groups or individually. You will also support the implementation of care plans for a diverse range of clients to care for themselves and develop independent living skills.
Work is not limited to hospitals. You can also find employment in community health, rehabilitation centres or via home and special needs school visits.
Duration
Estimated duration of 37 tuition weeks (excluding holidays and work placement) allowing sufficient time to develop the necessary skills and knowledge in each unit.
Further Study Pathways
Further training pathways from this qualification include, but are not limited to, University Level study, including Bachelors and Post Graduate Programs
Entry Requirements
To ensure an appropriate learning opportunity, prospective students need to demonstrate a capacity to undertake study at Certificate IV level, this can be demonstrated via the following:
Pre-training review to ensure student has the appropriate level of Language Literacy and Numeracy to achieve the competencies. Where a test result is supplied, it must be within the last 12 months.
Basic computer skills.
You will need to be at least 16 years old. If you are under 18 years of age, your enrolment form will need to be signed by a parent or guardian.
Additional Requirements
A satisfactory National Police Check (NPC) and where a student has resided in another country from the age of 16, as a permanent resident of citizen, they will be required to provide a Statutory Declaration.
May require an Immunisation certificate
Employment Opportunities
The following employment opportunities are available to students who complete this qualification:
Allied Health Assistant to physiotherapists or occupational therapists in acute, subacute, rehabilitation, aged care or community settings.
Assessment
Training with SIA is practical and engaging and will involve projects, simulations, research, case studies and direct observations of practical skills. To successfully pass the course, students will need to be deemed satisfactory in all required assessments. During placement hours, students will be supervised by professional staff and placement assessments will be facilitated by Stirling trainers and assessors.
+ Course Fees
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Note: The student tuition fees as published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment.
+ Delivery
This course is delivered face to face in a classroom environment with a combination of interactive workshops in the classroom with opportunities to participate in practical application of skills and knowledge through, practical industry based simulated training activities and workplace participation.
- Minimum of 120 hours work placement in a suitable workplace. Workplace placement will only be organised using Approved registered education and care service providers.
+ Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT)
All prospective students enrolling in the course are entitled to apply for recognition of prior learning (RPL) or credit transfer. For additional information, please refer to policy PP05 RPL and CT which is available on our website - https://sia.edu.au/forms-policy-handbooks.
+ Locations
This qualification is available across metropolitan and regional areas of Victoria.
Please contact us on 1300 790 265 or email us at info@sia.edu.au for intake dates.
Units of Competency
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care (Core)
HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control (Core)
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people (Core)
CHCCCS036 Support relationships with carer and family (Core)
CHCCCS038 Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support (Core)
CHCCCS020 Respond effectively to behaviours of concern (Core)
BSBMED301 Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately (Core)
HLTAHA049 Recognise impact of health conditions (Core)
HLTAHA028 Deliver and monitor physical or manual therapy programs (Elective Units Group A)
CHCCCS002 Assist with movement (Elective Units Group A)
HLTAHA032 Support maintenance of functional status (Elective Units Group A)
HLTAHA038 Support the use of orthoses or prostheses (Elective Units Group D)
HLTAHA047 Engage with clinical supervision and delegation (Core)
HLTAHA031 Assist in rehabilitation programs (Elective Units Group D)
HLTAHA027 Assist with an allied health program (Core)
HLTAHA033 Conduct group sessions for individual outcomes (Elective Units Group D)
HLTAHA029 Support independence and community participation (Elective Units Group D)
HLTAHA044 Work within a community rehabilitation environment (Elective Units Group D)
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