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Occupational Therapy Australia 2015The role of allied health assistants in supporting occupational therapy practicePOSITION PAPER :2POSITION PAPER : The role of allied health assistants in supporting occupational therapy practiceOccupational Therapy Australia (2015)About Occupational Therapy AustraliaOccupational Therapy Australia is the professional association for occupational therapists in members are qualified occupational therapists employed throughout the public and private sectors. They provide health care, vocational rehabilitation, and consultancy to clients.

Assistant: Assistants work to and under the delegation and supervision of a health professional, take on less-complex treatment or care tasks, and perform administrative or other tasks that would otherwise reduce the time available for more complex direct care by more highly trained practitioners9. For the purpose of this

  Position, Administrative, Assistant