1220.0 - ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition, 2006

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Contents >> Major Group 2 Professionals >> SUB-MAJOR GROUP 25 Health Professionals >> MINOR GROUP 252 Health Therapy Professionals

MINOR GROUP 252 HEALTH THERAPY PROFESSIONALS

HEALTH THERAPY PROFESSIONALS assess, diagnose and treat illnesses and disabilities, and provide therapeutic services such as chiropractic, osteopathy, complementary health, dentistry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, podiatry, speech pathology and audiology.

Dietitians, Medical Imaging Professionals, Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals, Optometrists and Orthoptists, Pharmacists, Health Promotion Officers, and Orthotists or Prosthetists are excluded from this minor group. They are included in Minor Group 251 Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals.

Indicative Skill Level:
In Australia and New Zealand:

Occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Tasks Include:

questioning, examining, observing and testing patients to identify and determine nature of disease, disorder, illness or problem
designing, developing and implementing treatment plans to address patients' problems
providing exercise, dietary, lifestyle and hygiene guidelines and advice, adaptive equipment and correctional aids
recording patients' medical histories such as previous injuries, surgeries, general health and lifestyle
evaluating and documenting patients' treatment response and progress

This section contains the following subsection :
UNIT GROUP 2521 Chiropractors and Osteopaths
UNIT GROUP 2522 Complementary Health Therapists
UNIT GROUP 2523 Dental Practitioners
UNIT GROUP 2524 Occupational Therapists
UNIT GROUP 2525 Physiotherapists
UNIT GROUP 2526 Podiatrists
UNIT GROUP 2527 Speech Professionals and Audiologists