Allied Health Assistant Service Policy
Allied Health Assistants (AHA) are employed at Next Challenge and assigned or delegated work dependent on their specific training and competencies. AHAs are part of the Next Challenge support team and also conduct indirect work such as booking appointments, liaison with families, resource preparation and maintenance.
AHAs employed by Next Challenge have:
AHA services are offered to families where a child will benefit from consistent and regular practice of a skill that does not need the regular support and adjustment by a therapist. Allied Health Professionals at Next Challenge are accountable for any direct program an Assistant undertakes at their direction with a client.
Next Challenge follows the delegation framework set by the WA Country Health Service - see diagram below.
AHAs employed by Next Challenge have:
- a current police clearance and working with children check
- experience interacting with children
- an understanding of the professions of speech pathology, physiotherapy, or occupational therapy.
AHA services are offered to families where a child will benefit from consistent and regular practice of a skill that does not need the regular support and adjustment by a therapist. Allied Health Professionals at Next Challenge are accountable for any direct program an Assistant undertakes at their direction with a client.
Next Challenge follows the delegation framework set by the WA Country Health Service - see diagram below.
Date written: July 2017
Date Review Completed: July 2018
Due for Review: July 2020
Date Review Completed: July 2018
Due for Review: July 2020