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