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Transition to Remote & Rural Practice

The Supporting the Transition of Allied Health Professionals to Remote & Rural Practice training package is now available.

The Training Package is an online resource to support allied health professionals transitioning to rural and remote practice. The resource includes a Transition Toolkit and several learning modules.

The Transition Toolkit includes detailed information, and a selection of resources and support pathways around:

• the Rural and Remote Context;
• Rural and Remote Practice;
• Skills and Competencies; and,
• Orientation, Development and Support.

It also includes additional links and resources, as well as transition stories from others working in remote and rural settings.

A total of five Learning Modules have been developed, focusing on key issues for remote and rural practice, including:

• Self Care;
• Confidentiality and Professional Boundaries;
• Cultural Safety;
• Translation Evidence Based Practice; and
• Primary Health Care.

This project was undertaken to better support the transition of Allied Health Professionals to remote and rural practice. The resource fills the gaps between training and the realities remote and rural practice. It intended to supplement university training and local orientation processes, and to increase the retention of allied health professionals in remote and rural areas.

If you would like to find out more about this project please contact the SARRAH Secretariat.

This education resource to support allied health professionals on entry to remote and rural practice is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.