Roles
Art therapist
Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art media to help people make positive changes to their health and wellbeing.
Professional body: British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)
Courses available at: QMU
Diagnostic radiographer
Diagnostic radiographers use the latest imaging technology to take high quality images of the inside of the body. These images are used to diagnose and monitor illnesses or injuries.
Professional body: Royal College of Radiologists
Courses available at: QMU, GCU, RGU
Dietitian
Dietitians use their expert nutritional and dietetic knowledge to help people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices. They also advise those who need a modified or special diet to treat medical conditions.
Professional body: British Dietetic Association
Courses available at: QMU, GCU, RGU
Music therapist
Music therapists work with people of all ages, using music to help them make positive changes in their emotional wellbeing.
Professional body: British Association for Music Therapy
Courses available at: QMU
Occupational therapist
Occupational therapists help people of all ages to carry out everyday activities, which are essential for health and wellbeing. This might involve learning new ways to do things, or making changes to their environment to make life easier.
Professional body: Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Courses available at: QMU, GCU, RGU, ENU (Post Graduate)
Orthoptist
Orthoptists work with patients to assess and manage a range of eye problems, such as double vision or reduced vision.
Professional body: British and Irish Orthoptic Society
Courses available at: GCU
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapists work with people to help with physical problems which affect movement.
Professional body: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Courses available at: GCU, QMU, RGU, ENU (Post Graduate)
Podiatrist
A podiatrist, or chiropodist, diagnoses and treats a wide range of conditions associated with the foot and ankle.
Professional body: College of Podiatry
Courses available at: QMU, GCU
Prosthetist and Orthotist
Orthotists provide care for people who need externally applied devices to provide support to limbs and the spine, or to control part of their body due to paralysed muscles. Prosthetists are qualified to fit artificial limbs, called prostheses, to replace arms and legs lost through amputation or those missing at birth.
Professional body: British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists
Courses available at: Strathclyde
Speech and language therapist
Speech and language therapists provide treatment and care for people of all ages with communication, eating, drinking or swallowing problems.
Professional body: Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Courses available at: GCU, Strathclyde,QMU
Therapeutic Radiographer
Therapeutic radiographers are responsible for the planning and delivery of accurate radiotherapy treatments using a wide range of technical equipment.
Professional body: Royal College of Radiologists
Courses available at: QMU, GCU
