Employment

There are lots of ways OTs can partner with and add value to the multicultural sector.

Direct OT services by agency

• Torture & trauma: clinical or project based  
• Mental health: government or NGO
• School: mainstream or English/ preparation schools
• Language: English groups focused on life skills
• Health: Consultation to refugee clinics and counselling
• Settlement: case worker or project based
• Employment services: government funding to overcome employment barriers 
• Private practice: pro bono practice
• Voluntary: Along any stage of refugee journey

 Direct OT services by acuity

• Primary: community based outreach, education, prevention, health promotion, capacity building, and community based rehabilitation
• Secondary: hospital based services such as inpatient mental health or chronic pain clinics
• Tertiary: coordinated multidisciplinary specialist services such as torture n trauma recovery may be community or hospital based.

Direct OT services by journey

• Camps: initiatives with children (play) and adults (employment) in partnership with development agencies and universities 
• Streets: Coordinate volunteer teams and outreach 
• Detention: defined by access policies of the governement
• Settlement: case management, advocacy and more!