The 4 core competencies allow health services to assess the skills and knowledge of their allied health assistant workforce.
The 4 competencies are:
- individual therapy
- group therapy
- communication of patient information
- equipment and environment.
Each competency is accompanied by a learning package that can be used with individuals or groups to ensure allied health assistants can meet the competencies.
These materials assume that the person has a Certificate III or IV in Allied Health assistance or equivalent, and that they are supervised by an appropriately qualified allied health professional.
About the package
The 4 modules and their learning guides are available as downloads from this page.
It also contains case scenarios and templates that you can use with your own health service.
Introduction AHA core competencies
Introduction AHA core competencies
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1. Individual therapy
AHA core competency individual therapy
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Learning package individual therapy
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2. Group therapy
AHA core competency group therapy
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Learning package group therapy
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3. Communication of patient information
AHA core competency communication of patient information
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Learning package communication of patient information
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4. Equipment and environment
AHA core competency equipment and environment
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Learning package equipment and environment
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Case scenarios
Case scenario answers paediatrics
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Case scenario paediatrics
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Case scenario physiotherapy
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Case scenario answers physiotherapy
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Department position statement - Alignment of AHA training with workplace core competencies
AHA Position statement for RTOs
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AHA core competency template
AHA core competency template
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