Refugee and Asylum Seeker Occupational Therapy Program
Does your practice care for patients who are of refugee-background or asylum seekers who would benefit from free occupational therapy?
Brisbane South PHN and Mater Health are delighted to announce the establishment of the Mater Refugee and Asylum Seeker Occupational Therapy Program (RASOTP).
About the Mater Refugee and Asylum Seeker Occupational Therapy Program (RASOTP)
Services offered (at no cost to the client) include:
functional capacity assessments to support NDIS applications
home safety reviews and minor modifications
assessment of activities of daily living
equipment prescription (including equipment provided by the Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme).
Eligibility criteria for the program (all must be met):
Resident of the Brisbane South PHN region
Refugee background (arrived via the Humanitarian Settlement Program within the past 5 years), or an asylum seeker
0 to 17 years and with a neurodevelopmental or physical health condition or disability, or 18 years or over and with a primary physical disability or condition
Requires an assessment or short-term OT intervention
Referral from either a General Practitioner, Mater Integrated Refugee Health Service or Metro South Refugee Health Service.
How to refer your patients into the program
To refer a patient to this service, please send a referral letter securely via Medical Objects: to “Mater Refugee Health Service”: RM4101000BD or via fax 07 3163 8455.
Your referral should:
be on your letterhead
include the referrer’s details
specify patient details and reason for referral
address the eligibility criteria including refugee/asylum seeker status.
The client, the referrer (and GP of the patient if not the referrer) can expect to receive a response to the referral, confirmation of any care plan if implemented, and a discharge summary from the service.
For further enquiries, please email RASOTP@mater.org.au or phone 07 3163 1760.
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