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Paediatric Occupational Therapists are registered health professionals who help children who are affected by illness, injury, disability, or mental health issues manage everyday tasks and daily living. They provide treatment, and support plans for children to apply at home, school, or in social situations.
As a Paediatric Occupational Therapist you could be carrying out an initial assessment on a young amputee that includes both their challenges and their strengths, developing a treatment plan for a teenage boy with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), demonstrating an exercise to a young child in a wheelchair as part of physical rehabilitation, teaching a young teen with a spinal injury about proactive pain control, writing a report on a client’s progress, or liaising with a client’s psychologist to refine the child’s treatment plan.
The average salary for Occupational Therapists in Australia is currently $1,749 per week ($90,948 annually). Specialists such as Paediatric Occupational Therapists can expect to earn higher salaries.
PLEASE NOTE: These are median figures for full-time employees and should be considered a guide only.
There are 24,000 Occupational Therapists working in Australia right now, some of these specialise in paediatrics. This occupation is expected to grow by more than 7.4% over the next 3-5 years.
To practice as a Paediatric Occupational Therapist in Australia you must complete the following steps:
Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights 2023
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