Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy) HLT42512

About this course

The Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy) HLT42512 offered by Open Colleges, in partnership with Integrated Care Management Training (ICMT), will give you the skills and training to begin your career as a physiotherapist’s assistant or aide, or allied health assistant.

This online allied health course will give you a thorough education in the areas of health care crucial to being a skilled assistant, such as communication in a health context, assistance in rehabilitation, assistance in physiotherapy treatment, organisational effectiveness in health and OH&S processes. Upon completion of this program you will have the skills and knowledge to jump into a new career as a trained and competent assistant.

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Eligibility

Applicants must also meet the criteria to be eligible for this program:

• Have completed Year 10 or equivalent

OR

• Hold a relevant qualification

OR

• Have relevant vocational experience.

Practical industry work experience

The Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy) includes a work placement component to ensure that you graduate with a strong mix of practical work experience and academic foundation.

The requirements of this course include a minimum of 160 hours in an appropriate environment such as a hospital, private practice, aged care facility, rehabilitation centre, community health facility, NGO health centre, sports medicine facility, primary health practice or volunteer organisation centre. Your nominated supervisor should be a physiotherapist.

Areas of study

In this online allied health assistance program, the subjects you’ll study include:

• Recognise healthy body systems in a health care context
• Comply with infection control policies and procedures
• Communicate and work effectively in health
• Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
• Assist with an allied health program
• Maintain a high standard of client service
• Assist with client movement
• Deliver and monitor a client-specific exercise program
• Assist with physiotherapy treatments and interventions
• Deliver and monitor exercise program for mobility
• Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status
• Assist with the rehabilitation of clients
• Respond effectively to difficult or challenging behaviour
• Facilitate responsible behaviour
• Undertake case management
• Provide specific information to clients
• Conduct group sessions for individual client outcomes
• Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the health industry
• Implement and monitor infection control policies and procedures
• Implement and monitor compliance with legal and ethical requirements
• Manage patient record-keeping system
• Contribute to OH&S processes

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Finance options

Various payment plans are available – enquire for more information.

Student support

As a student of Open Colleges, you will have access to a range of student and administrative support options. Your course trainers are available via email, messaging and through your online course forums in OpenSpace. You will also have access to help with study skills such as time management, essay writing and referencing. Career Benefits Information

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How will this course advance my career?

With this online Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy) course, you will gain the necessary skills and knowledge to provide effective assistance to a physiotherapist or other allied health practitioner. You will have practical assistance skills and knowledge, as well as organisational and administrative skills to support a small allied health centre.

How else will I benefit from this certificate course?

• Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a nationally recognised, accredited Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy) HLT42512 from ICM Training.
• Studying by distance/correspondence means you can study when and where you want, at your own pace.
• Receive career-focused training with practical experience.
• Up-to-date courses, designed by ICMT in partnership with industry.
• Students have access to a work placement kit to help facilitate a successful work placement.
• Students of this course are eligible to become founding ancillary members of the Australian Physiotherapy Association.

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