Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Advanced and Extended Practice Recognition

An Osteopathy Australia titled ‘Exercise Rehabilitation Osteopath’ is an osteopath who can demonstrate long-term commitment to sustained practice in exercise based rehabilitation through continued educational obtainment and in clinical practice.

They will possess extensive knowledge in all areas of exercise rehabilitation including but not limited to:

functional testing and patient specific exercise prescription,
safe and effective exercise programming and progressions,
post-surgical (orthopaedic) protocols and patient requirements,
the management of complex cases including motor vehicle and workplace accidents.

They understand all stages of the rehabilitative pathway and can collaborate as necessary with medical professionals to provide the best possible outcomes for recovery and rehabilitation. Titled Osteopaths have completed extensive further study in their field and have been independently assessed to meet the required standard.

For a comprehensive list of expected knowledge, capabilities, and skills that an Advanced Exercised Based Rehabilitation Osteopath will hold, please see the Quality Practice Framework.

Advanced Practice Application Process

Tertiary Pathway
1. Candidates should download and read the Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Quality Practice Framework to better understand the broad knowledge, skills and capabilities required within each focus area to see if they will be able to meet the membership criteria.
2. Read the Exercise-Based Rehabiliation Application Pack and use the below templates to complete the required paperwork:
  - Part A – Proof of Tertiary Educational Attainment
  - Part B – Evidence of relevant Continued Professional Development
  - Part C – CV
  - Part D – Professional Referee Nomination
  - Part E – Candidate Declaration (see application pack)
3. Read the Terms and Conditions
4. Pay the application fee
5. Send completed paperwork to cpg@osteopathy.org.au
6. Await determination, approximately a six-week turnaround
Vocational Pathway
1. Candidates should download and read the Exercise-Based Rehabiliation Quality Practice Framework to better understand the broad knowledge, skills and capabilities required within each focus area to ensure they will be able to meet the membership criteria.
2. Read the Exercise-Based Rehabiliation Application Pack and use the below templates to complete the required paperwork:
  - Part A – Evidence of Continued Professional Development
  - Part B – CV
  - Part C – Professional Referee Nomination
  - Part D – Clinical Practice Case Studies
    - Case Study Deidentification Guidelines
    - Case Study Consent form
  - Part E – Candidate Declaration (see application pack)
3. Read the Terms and Conditions
4. Pay the application fee
5. Send completed paperwork to cpg@osteopathy.org.au
6. Await determination, approximately a six-week turnaround

Extended Practice Application Process

Professional Development Stream
1. Candidates should download and read the Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Quality Practice Framework to better understand the broad knowledge, skills and capabilities required within each focus area to see if they will be able to meet the membership criteria.
2. Read the Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Extended Practice Application Pack and complete the application paperwork relevant to the chosen focus area:
  - Part A – Proof of professional development
  - Part B - Candidate Declaration (see application pack)
3. Read the Terms and Conditions
4. Pay the application fee
5. Send completed paperwork to cpg@osteopathy.org.au
6. Await determination, approximately a four-week turnaround
Clinical Supervisory Stream
1. Candidates should download and read the Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Quality Practice Framework to better understand the broad knowledge, skills and capabilities required within each focus area to see if they will be able to meet the membership criteria.
2. Read the Exercise-Based Rehabiliation Extended Practice Application Pack and complete the application paperwork relevant to the chosen focus area:
  - Part A – Supervisory Reflection form
  - Part B - Candidate Declaration (see application pack)
3. Read the Terms and Conditions
4. Pay the application fee
5. Send completed paperwork to cpg@osteopathy.org.au
6. Await determination, approximately a four-week turnaround

Recredentialing Process

Recredentialing Process
To ensure that our Advanced Practitioners continue to maintain, consolidate, and grow their knowledge and skills in their recognised focus area the recognition period will be valid for three years with the titled practitioner needing to undergo reassessment to remain titled. This process should be completed before the three year expiry to ensure titling does not lapse.

Recredentialing application process
1. Read the Advanced Practice Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Recredentialing Process Application Pack and use the following templates to complete the required paperwork:
- Part A - Continued Professional Development
- Part B - Quality Improvement in Practice Reflection
- Part C - Future planning and skills development
- Part D - Area for Improvement
- Part E - Updated CV
- Part F – Candidate Declaration (within application pack)
1. Read the Terms and Conditions
2. Pay the application fee
3. Send completed paperwork to cpg@osteopathy.org.au

Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Advanced and Extended Practice Recognition

Advanced Practice Application Process

Extended Practice Application Process

Recredentialing Process

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