Therapy Assistants – Building Capacity
It is the job of a therapy assistant to support a person to build capacity and achieve their goals. Frequently, anxiety and stress are road blocks to achieving goals and our techniques support clients to develop their own internal management skills.
Karli Health Centre therapy assistants are trained, experienced and can support deaf clients in relation to the six deaf-specific developmental traumas. They work closely with our counsellors to support clients to make practical changes in their lives to increase both capacity and community participation. This is done by modelling Auslan, working to increase both passive and active vocabulary as well as modelling effective communication strategies.
As each client’s needs and challenges are different, this is a highly responsive service to ensure that the client’s needs are being met and that goals have the greatest chance of being achieved. A range of strategies including mindfulness, exposure and education are used to support clients as they make changes in their lives. Techniques may also include tools such as breathing and meditation to support clients to relax and embrace change.
