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Health Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified

This unit group covers health professionals not classified elsewhere in Sub-major Group 22: Health Professionals. For instance, the group includes occupations such as podiatrist, occupational therapist, recreational therapist, chiropractor, osteopath and other professionals providing diagnostic, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services.

2 Professionals / 22 Health Professionals / 226 Other Health Professionals / All level 4

// Working conditions

BiologicalSitting and standing

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

interviewing patients and conducting diagnostic tests to determine their health status, functional limitations, and the nature of physical or mental disorders, illnesses or other health problems

developing and implementing treatment plans for injuries, illnesses and other physical and mental impairments

evaluating and documenting patients' progress through treatment plans, and referring patients and families to medical doctors or other health care providers for specialized, rehabilitative or other care services as needed

administering therapeutic care and treatment to patients, including through application of manual and physical chiropractic and osteopathic techniques

recommending environmental adaptations in the home, leisure, work and school environments on an individual or group basis to enable individuals with functional limitations to perform their daily activities and occupations

planning and implementing therapeutic programmes on an individual and group basis for improving and maintaining physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning, including through the use of arts and crafts, dance and movement, music and other recreational activities

identifying and prescribing treatments for conditions affecting the foot, ankle and related structures of the leg due to illness, disease or other physical impairment, and prescribing corrective footwear and advising on foot care to manage foot ailments

performing minor surgical procedures such as on the foot and ankles.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Arts therapist
- Chiropractor
- Dance and movement therapist
- Occupational therapist
- Osteopath
- Podiatrist
- Recreational therapist

Notes

Although in some jurisdictions chiropractic and osteopathic are considered to have the attributes of medical specialties, practitioners in these disciplines should always be classified here.

Indexed job titles 16