Back 4 Good Offers the Only Scalable Solution to Ireland’s Disability Assessment Crisis
As the Taoiseach admits the State is in breach of disability law and the waiting list for Assessments of Need (AON) surges past 25,000, Ireland faces a profound social and legal emergency. But while government agencies scramble and families protest, one clear solution stands ready: Back 4 Good.
Back 4 Good – Your future in Ireland is the only comprehensive and scalable talent platform capable of solving this crisis by bringing thousands of qualified Irish therapists home from abroad. With a global reach and real-time access to skilled professionals, Back 4 Good has already mobilised Irish citizens overseas who are eager to return—but only if there are structured opportunities available and a clear national commitment to reform.
For over a decade, Irish occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists and physiotherapists have left the country due to poor pay, overwork, and blocked career progression. Many are now thriving in health systems across Canada, Australia, the US, the UK, and the UAE.
These professionals are highly trained, highly experienced, and deeply connected to their roots. They want to come home—but they need more than platitudes. They need a national strategy. Back 4 Good is that strategy.
We are ready to deploy thousands of returning specialists across the following areas:
- Speech and Language Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Educational Psychologists
- Clinical Psychologists
- Behavioural Therapists
- Counsellors & Psychotherapists
- Social Workers
- Physiotherapists
- Play Therapists
- Art Therapists
- Rehabilitation Therapists
- Developmental Therapists
- Assistive Technology Specialists
- Therapy Coordinators & Case Managers
Our database already includes thousands of these professionals. We engage daily with Irish citizens in Toronto, Sydney, New York, London and beyond—many of whom cite their desire to return if they could do meaningful work that supports children with additional needs.
This is not a recruitment promise. It is a fully operational return and reintegration solution.
Back 4 Good works directly with returning professionals to:
- Provide relocation and settlement support
- Match therapists to regional waiting list hotspots
- Partner with schools, HSE areas, and community clinics
- Offer structured career pathways and peer networks
- Facilitate flexible and remote therapy models for hard-to-reach families
The government must act boldly. A taskforce won’t fix this. Committees won’t clear this backlog. We need qualified hands on the ground now.
Back 4 Good stands ready to work with the Departments of Health, Education and Children to deliver this national return programme at scale.
This crisis cannot be solved by graduate pipelines alone—it requires the immediate deployment of experienced therapists who can begin assessments and interventions right away. That workforce exists. It’s Irish. It’s willing. And it’s waiting to be called home.
Contact Back 4 Good at info@back4good.ie
Learn more at www.back4good.ie
