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Therapy assistants work in partnership with experienced allied health professionals to help children to reach their social, emotional, communication, and learning goals.
Therapy assistants ‘bridge the gap’ between therapy sessions and ‘real-life’ by helping children to practice and master the skills taught in sessions in other settings.
They offer an extra layer of support to children in familiar environments such as their home, school or in the community.
A Therapy Assistant’s role is not to assess your child or devise your child’s therapy plan. Instead, they work under the direct supervision of your child’s main therapist, ensuring that your child gets opportunities to apply their developing skills in their natural environments.
Many Therapy Assistants are emerging clinicians who are studying at university to become speech pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists, teachers, and physiotherapists. Others are accredited Allied Health Assistants who have gained specialist training and qualifications in this growing area of specialty.