in which they are providing services. Therapy aides Therapy aides do not Therapy aides are required require any specific to operate with professional qualifications, supervision from a fully however as is the qualified or complementary case with any staff panel member operating in member, they must the relevant discipline (e.g. have completed the a therapy aide delivering appropriate child speech pathology must safety checks (e.g. receive professional police checks). supervision from a speech pathologist). In cases the conditions of services must be made clear to families. Eligible providers Providers eligible to become a qualified’ panel member ‘fully HCWA Better Start Occupational Therapists Occupational Therapists Psychologists Psychologists Speech Pathologists Speech Pathologists Board Certified Behaviour Analysts Audiologists (BCBA) Orthoptists Physiotherapists Optometrists Teachers of the Deaf Specialist Teachers (Vision Impaired) Providers eligible to become a member ‘complementary’ HCWA Better Teachers Orientation and mobility Music Therapists instructors Behavioural Therapists Specialist Teachers (Vision Early Childhood Educators Impaired) Special educators (special education teachers) Orthotists Conductors (conductive education) Social workers
in which they are providing services. Therapy aides Therapy aides do not require any specific qualifications, however as is the case with any staff member, they must have completed the appropriate child safety checks (e.g. police checks). Therapy aides are required to operate with professional supervision from a fully qualified or complementary panel member operating in the relevant discipline (e.g. a therapy aide delivering speech pathology must receive professional supervision from a speech pathologist). In cases the conditions of services must be made clear to families. Eligible providers Providers eligible to become a ‘fully qualified’ panel member HCWA Better Start Occupational Therapists Psychologists Speech Pathologists Board Certified Behaviour Analysts (BCBA) Occupational Therapists Psychologists Speech Pathologists Audiologists Orthoptists Physiotherapists Optometrists Teachers of the Deaf Specialist Teachers (Vision Impaired) Providers eligible to become a ‘complementary’ member HCWA Better Teachers Music Therapists Behavioural Therapists Early Childhood Educators Orientation and mobility instructors Specialist Teachers (Vision Impaired) Special educators (special education teachers) Orthotists Conductors (conductive education) Social workers
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