Our physiotherapy and Rehab program seeks to give support to
professional physio centres in the country. These centres are both private own
and government owned. Since there are not much trained or training physiotherapist
in the country the centres are under
staff and volunteers play an important role in patient’s recovery. This program
is for both professional and student volunteers and can be used for school
work.
This program offers comprehensive rehabilitation in the
following areas
*Physiotherapy
*Speech Therapy
*Respiratory Therapy
*Diet Therapy
*Massage Therapy
Volunteers will assist or shadow professionals in the day to
day sessions at the centre. Volunteers who are professionals are given the
opportunity are assign to a patient for daily work out. Volunteers must know
every work is done as a team work. Typical work to be done include;
Care of in-patients in the wards under therapy, patient
grooming, vitals and feeding.
Assisting patient to therapeutic gym for physiotherapy.
Alerting receptionist to call professionals to undergo
patient therapy other than physio during the day.
Support inpatient therapy for both out patients and
in-patients
Patient’s social stimulation times within the day.
Pain management services for both out patients and in
patients
Where will I work
Volunteers work at
the hospitals and private physio centres in Accra and Kasoa
What we expect from
you
You must be
passionate about the work and ready to assist local staff and patients
What you can expect
from us
Our staff is
available to you 24/7 to give any necessary support. We will assign one staff
to take care of your needs.
Who You will Work
with
Volunteers work with a team.
How Do I Get to the
placement
For the first day,
volunteer will be taken to the center. Our staff will show volunteer how
to get to the placement, the direction to take, the particular vehicle and the
amount to pay for the transportation. This is repeated the next day if
volunteer thinks he still can't make it until the volunteer can make his/her
way. The same is done for the returning to the home-stay after work.
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