Elsabé Du Preez

Completing comprehensive assessments, discerning the support needs and abilities of clients who have sustained serious injuries, and compiling reports that furnish ample, evidence-based, and substantiated information. The Support Needs Assessment report informs the development and/or implementation of an individualised plan for ACC clients with physical, sensory, and/or cognitive disabilities.

Partnered with physical injury clients, providing holistic support during critical stages of their recovery. Collaborated with clients, family/whānau, providers, and stakeholders to address intensive and extensive needs.

Worked as part of a team of Hand Therapists, treating conditions related to the hands and upper limbs.

Provided treatment to clients with hand and upper limb conditions in hospital, health centre, and community settings.

Worked for AngloGold Ashanti Health, a global gold mining company in South Africa, providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care and rehabilitation services to injured employees. Primarily focused on miners who sustained severe injuries from workplace accidents such as underground rock-falls and mining equipment accidents. Collaborated closely with on-site doctors and surgeons.