RAH offers a comprehensive range of psychological services supporting individuals, couples and families through various life transitions and challenges.
Areas of treatment include:
Depression
Anxiety
Grief & loss
Trauma
Relationship breakdown
Family Separation
Self Esteem
Domestic & family violence
Anger management
Parenting challenges
Family reunification
Sexual dysfunction
DIETITIAN
Dietitians apply the art and science of human nutrition to help people understand the relationship between food and health and make dietary choices to attain and maintain health, and to prevent and treat illness and disease.
Areas of treatment include:
Sports performance
Health maintenance
Recovery from significant illness
Pre/postnatal
Paediatric development
Geriatric care
Weight management
Menopausal nutrition
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
An RAH Occupational Therapist will assist by ensuring the patient is able to access their environment effectively despite whichever injury, disability, illness or disease they may be enduring.
Areas of treatment include:
Access
Acquired brain injury
Adaptive technology
Aged care
Attendant care reviews
Medical aid assessment
Autism spectrum disorders
Equipment prescription
Driving assessments
Falls prevention
Ergonomics
Handwriting & fine motor
OH&S consultation
Paediatrics
Seating & wheelchair prescription
Case management
FITNESS CONSULTANT
AHSA fitness consultants provide expert guidance and management of all your health and fitness requirements. Be trained and motivated by the highest qualified trainers in the industry, whilst enjoying the many added benefits provided as part of being a member of the RAH fitness family.
REGISTERED NURSE
Health assessment and community-based reviews are available to ensure that patients are provided intervention and education within their own home environment.
Nursing Services include:
Wound care management
Community nursing
Health assessments
Corporate health
Clinical case management
Agency relief staff
DIABETES EDUCATOR
A qualified Diabetes Educator will provide a comprehensive and individualised program to ensure patients are well informed regarding what is the optimal management of their Diabetes.
Careful monitoring will occur alongside a continued education process, ensuring minimal negative comorbidities arise as a result of poorly maintained blood glucose levels.
REMEDIAL THERAPY
Allow an RAH Remedial Therapist to provide relief for all of your aches and pains derived from your weekly fitness or work schedule. Try either a relaxing remedial massage or even a more intensive and focused muscle tone relieving treatment.
Whether it is muscle spasm, strain or soft tissue injury, a remedial therapist will provide professional and evidence-based treatment for your concern.
PODIATRY
Podiatry interventions are designed to diagnose, treat and educate the patient in the following areas:
Routine & regular foot nail care
Fungal infections of nails
Wart & verracue treatment
Foot orthotics and arch supports
Ingrown toenails
Children’s foot problems
Diabetes foot care
Sports injuries
Biomechanical gait
Treatment & maintenance assessment
Heel, arch & forefoot pain
AUDIOLOGY
An RAH Audiologist will evaluate hearing loss and related disorders, including balance (vestibular) disorders and tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
Treatment will include rehabilitative strategy or the provision of an assistive device for individuals with hearing loss. Government assistance is currently available for approved eligible patients.
MOBILITY THERAPY
An intensive 1:1 program of Mobility Therapy is aimed at reducing falls rates and improving the patient’s general functional ability.
Treatment consists of individualised functional strengthening and balance programs, delivered as 2-3 treatment sessions per week. Mobility therapy is designed to ensure that the patient maintains their capacity to remain independent and mobile, subsequently reducing the patient’s reliance on mobility aids.
The maintenance of the patient’s functional capacity will reduce the risk of falls and the typical downhill spiral of health complications directly related to their occurrence.
SOCIAL WORKER
An AHSA Social Worker will assist people at times of crisis. Their clients may include families, students, hospital patients or the elderly.
Social workers can provide clients with practical support, counselling, information and emotional support. They can suggest different ways of looking at a problem and will be able to give their client the information they need in order to make a difference to their life.
AHSA Social workers can help with problems such as homelessness, domestic violence, alcohol and drug addiction, sexual assault and child abuse. They can also help people who have suffered a major crisis or are going through bereavement.
