For a Drama Therapist Emigrating to Australia
Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for a Drama Therapist. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as a Drama Therapist it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of a Drama Therapist determines their eligibility to emigrate and the visa options available. Ultimately, it will affect their employment opportunities once they are in Australia.
While we appreciate that each case is unique, we always strive to secure the best possible outcome from the Skills Assessing Authorities in Australia. Experience has proven that efforts and expertise in this area are often the keys to a successful case.
Ensuring Drama Therapists Are In High Demand
Every skilled migrant wants to know they will be able to secure a job quickly and easily when they are in Australia. The Australian emigration system ensures that they can.
Each year, State Governments and the two territorial Governments report to the federal government on their local demand for Drama Therapists and if they need to bring in Drama Therapists from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas a Drama Therapists required in the coming year to fill the skills gap within each region.
The Skills in demand are then broken down into priority lists. These lists range from those skills in high demand across the country to those skills with only limited demand within rural areas.
Curently, Drama Therapists are on the STSOL list. Being on this list means a Drama Therapist may qualify for one of the following visa streams:
- 186, 189 (PT), 190, 407, 485 (GW),491 (F), 491 (S/T), TSS (M), 494
To read more about the shortage skills list, you can visit the government website here: STSOL
Skills and Experience Required To Be a Drama Therapist
Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Drama Therapist, their qualification, skills and experience must be independently verified via a rigorous accreditation. The process ensures all skilled migrants can do their jobs to the required Australian standards.
1. Defining the job title a Drama Therapist:
The profession “a Drama Therapist” can mean something slightly different in Australia to what is referred to overseas. In “official emigration terms”, this profession is aligned within the occupation category “Complementary Health Therapists nec” and is uniquely identified by the code 252299. This may seem weird to some people, but it is a registry system that has been in place since 2006.
2. Key Requirements for a Drama Therapist:
For a Drama Therapist to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:
General Duties:
Health and care
Human resources
Communication and collaboration
Core Specialist Responsibilities:
Develop treatment plans for patients or clients
Care for patients and clients using psychological therapies and supports
Perform medical tests and physical examinations of patients
Train staff
Monitor and evaluate patient treatment
Collect
document and communicate medical information
Collaborate with health care professionals
Undertake health care documentation
Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
Provide counselling
Provide community health programs
Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:
Train caregivers or other non-medical staff
Gather medical information from patient histories
Maintain medical or professional knowledge
Record patient medical histories
Communicate test or assessment results to medical professionals
Establish treatment goals
Analyse patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals
Analyse data to determine effectiveness of treatments or therapies
Communicate health and wellness information to the public
Collect medical information from patients
family members or other medical professionals
Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies
Collaborate with health care professionals to plan or provide treatment
Treat patients using psychological therapies
Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments
Prepare reports summarising patient diagnostic or care activities
Interact with patients to build rapport or provide emotional support
3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Drama Therapist:
Currently Drama Therapist’s are listed on the . This reflects the demand for the profession within Australia.
4. Emigration options:
As the profession is currently listed on the , there are places available. However, demand is high, and Australia will stop inviting further applicants to emigrate once all the places are filled.
Navigating the Medical Board of Australia Skills Assessment Process
For Drama Therapists, the skills assessing body is “Medical Board of Australia” they are often referred to as the MedBA. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.ahpra.gov.au
It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Medical Board of Australia is to make a profit and protect their current members from migrants entering Australia, taking their members’ jobs, and driving down standards or wages.
Therefore, the MedBA will often look to delay, frustrate and reject cases, preventing accreditations wherever possible, with those aims in mind.
The result of a candidate’s skills assessment is often a key factor in their success. It is vital that we secure the highest possible skills accreditation.
Find out more
Emigration law is one of the most complex areas of legislation and is continuously being adapted. By definition, emigrating to Australia is a legal process where the individual must prove their case. It is not down to the government to assist in that process. In fact, in legal terms, it is the government against whom we must win our case.
To discover more, complete our assessment form for your complimentary guide and one of our friendly experts will assess your eligibility to live and work in Australia.
