Occupation Title | AUDIOLOGIST |
ANZSCO Code | 252711 |
Occupations in this Group | 252711 Audiologist 252712 Speech Pathologist (Aus) / Speech Language Therapist (NZ) |
Description | Provides diagnostic assessment and rehabilitative services related to human hearing defects. Registration or licensing is required. |
Skill Level | 1 |
Specialisations | None |
Occupation List | Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) |
Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
Tasks | -administering and interpreting a wide range of audiometric tests to determine hearing efficiency and locate sites of detected hearing problems |
-interpreting audiometric test results alongside other medical, social and behavioural diagnostic data | |
-evaluating total response pattern and acoustic tests to distinguish between organic and non-organic hearing loss | |
-planning, directing and participating in counselling, speech reading and other rehabilitation programs | |
-prescribing appropriate hearing aids and instructing patients in use | |
-administering tests and observing patients to determine nature and extent of disorders | |
-planning and conducting programs of remedial exercise to correct disorders such as stuttering and abnormal articulation | |
-administering individual and group therapy for rehabilitation of patients with communication problems caused by defective hearing, cerebral palsy, surgery and injury | |
-advising on treatment for children with difficulties in learning to speak | |
-counselling and guiding language-handicapped individuals, their families, teachers and employers | |
Skills Assessment Authority | VETASSESS |
Related Occupations | 252712 Speech Pathologist (Aus) / Speech Language Therapist (NZ) |
State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
English Requirements | Competent English (e.g. IELTS: at least 6 in each skill) |
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