Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Occupational Therapy)

4.3
2 reviews
  • I completed my Open Colleges course, everything was OK. I was able to work at my own pace which was great since I'm a new mum. The website was easy to use and the staff at Student Support were incredibly helpful. Thank you, Open Colleges.
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  • Studying online was excellent, making it easy to fit around my other commitments. The workbooks and links were well structured. Assignments were marked quickly and always gave helpful feedback. Thank you Open Colleges.
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Course

Online

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    24 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Get qualified to assist an Occupational Therapist and help improve the health and quality of life for people who have suffered injury, illness or accident.What you'll learnDuring the course you will learn how to:Communicate and build relationships with health care professionals and patients.Work within the healthcare sector.Use exercise, assistive equipment and occupational therapies to help rehabilitate patients.Monitor patients and their progress.Why study this course?The Certificate IV is ideal for busy people as learning materials are divided into bite-sized, 15-20 minute chunks.The online occupational therapy assistance course features a simulated clinic, Caresure Health Centre. The online clinic will get you used to working in a health centre by hosting tours, lessons and quizzes.The online learning materials let you leave comments and questions, which both students and Trainers can respond and add to.Forums let you chat and interact with your fellow students, while Trainers and Assessors can be contacted anytime through messaging on OpenSpace, our online campus.This course involves work placement that currently needs to be undertaken in Australia. More information available in our FAQs

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Reviews

4.3
  • I completed my Open Colleges course, everything was OK. I was able to work at my own pace which was great since I'm a new mum. The website was easy to use and the staff at Student Support were incredibly helpful. Thank you, Open Colleges.
    |
  • Studying online was excellent, making it easy to fit around my other commitments. The workbooks and links were well structured. Assignments were marked quickly and always gave helpful feedback. Thank you Open Colleges.
    |
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4.3
fantastic

Course rating

Recommended

Centre rating

Silvia

4.0
30/12/2018
What I would highlight: I completed my Open Colleges course, everything was OK. I was able to work at my own pace which was great since I'm a new mum. The website was easy to use and the staff at Student Support were incredibly helpful. Thank you, Open Colleges.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Colleen

4.5
07/05/2017
What I would highlight: Studying online was excellent, making it easy to fit around my other commitments. The workbooks and links were well structured. Assignments were marked quickly and always gave helpful feedback. Thank you Open Colleges.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2018

All courses are up to date

The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 6 years

Subjects

  • Materials
  • Occupational Therapy

Course programme

Module 1
  • Assist with an allied health program
  • Communicate and work in health or community services
  • Use communication to build relationships
  • Work with diverse people
Module 2
  • Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
  • Recognise healthy body systems
  • Confirm physical health status
Module 3
  • Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Module 4
  • Manage legal and ethical compliance
Module 5
  • Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status
  • Support the fitting of assistive equipment
  • Assist in the rehabilitation of clients
Module 6
  • Organise workplace information
Module 7
  • Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Provide basic emergency life support
  • Provide first aid

Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Occupational Therapy)

Price on request