Vietnam: Volunteer Physiotherapy Placements and Work-Experience

There is a shortage of skilled physiother apists and access to basic physiotherapy treatment in Vietnam. Whether you are an enthusiastic student training to become a physiotherapist or if you’re qualified in physiotherapy you’ll provide valuable support to the staff, children and/or adults at a specialist clinic or health centre. All physiotherapy volunteers need to have completed at least one year of physiotherapy studies.

You will work alongside one of the local staff and depending on your experience you may be given groups of children or adults to work with independently. You may even be asked to work with your own individual patients and could spend some time passing on your skills to fellow staff.

Volunteering Abroad on a Physiotherapy Placement

Physiotherapy volunteers work in a variety of placements in Vietnam. You could be based in a clinic in Hanoi which specialises in the early diagnosis and rehabilitation of autism, downs syndrome and cerebral palsy.

Volunteers on a physiotherapy project may also work on an international reconciliation project that cares for disabled children and adults who suffer from the legacy of the Vietnam war. This project offers therapeutic and practical help for mentally and physically disabled children as well as their educational training and medical care. Adults who suffer from the consequences of war also get a variety of help.

You’ll go home safe in the knowledge that you’ve made a real and lasting contribution to one of these projects and the people it serves. This programme is also a chance to improve your CV - gaining practical experience difficult to get in the west - and helping the children and adults at the placements.