MEMBERSHIP
- Professional development
- Professional networking
- Advocacy
- Promotion and protection of the integrity of the Occupational Rehabilitation Provider profession
- Resources
TAVRP Inc has six levels of membership:
- Life Members
- Fellows
- Members
- Provisional Members
- Associate Member
- Student Member
Membership of TAVRP Inc is open to individuals at a level appropriate to their qualifications and experience. For example….
- Involved in providing Occupational Rehabilitation services within Tasmania at the time of application to the Association and who are eligible for membership of their relevant professional associations (provisional members/ members/ fellows)
- Who are working as Return to Work Co-ordinators/ Injury Management Coordinators/ Rehabilitation Case Managers (associates)
- Interested in the Occupational Rehabilitation industry (associates)
- A person to whom the Association has conferred Life Membership based upon that person having given outstanding service to the Association
- That person has all the rights of a Full Member and is exempt from paying annual membership subscriptions
- Professional, tertiary qualification in a health related field, which has an integral involvement in Vocational Rehabilitation. Examples of such fields are: Occupational Therapy, Audiology, Physiotherapy, Medicine, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Rehabilitation Counselling.
- Minimum experience of two (2) years full time, or equivalent practice, in that field of qualification.
- Proven experience for a minimum of five (5) years’ full time, or equivalent, in managing the Vocational Rehabilitation process. Such a process must focus on the integration of, and liaison with all parties involved in treating, rehabilitating and returning the worker to optimum health and employment status.
- Academic contributions to Vocational Rehabilitation such as recognized scientific presentations, papers, publications, or similar.
- Is eligible for membership of his/her professional association.
- Professional tertiary qualifications in a health related field, which has an integral involvement in Vocational Rehabilitation. Examples of such fields are Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Audiology, Medicine, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work and Rehabilitation Counselling.
- Proven experience for a minimum of two (2) years’ full time, or equivalent, in managing the Vocational Rehabilitation process. Such a process must focus on the integration of, and liaison with, all parties involved in treating, rehabilitating and returning the worker to optimum health and employment status.
- Is eligible for membership of his/her professional association.
- Professional tertiary qualifications in a health related field, which has an integral involvement in Vocational Rehabilitation. Examples of such fields are Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Audiology, Medicine, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work and Rehabilitation Counselling; and
- Less than two (2) years full time, or equivalent, proven experience in managing the Vocational Rehabilitation process. Such a process must focus on the integration of, and liaison with, all parties involved in treating, rehabilitating and returning the worker to optimum health and employment status; and
- Is eligible for membership of his/her professional association.
- Work in a role which involves managing the Vocational Rehabilitation process by coordinating a multiple of disciplines in order to achieve Vocational Rehabilitation objectives; or
- Professional interest in the field of Vocational Rehabilitation
A person undertaking a course of Tertiary study which is integral to the field of Vocational Rehabilitation
Annual proof of Tertiary enrolment is required
A Student Member does not have any voting under these Rules but is entitled to participate fully in all the activities of the Association
Tasmanian Association of Vocational Rehabilitation Providers.