Associate degrees in Physical Therapist Assistant: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, conduct treatment interventions, use equipment, and observe and record patient progress. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, applied kinesiology, principles and procedures of physical therapy, basic neurology and orthopedics, physical therapy modalities, documentation skills, psychosocial aspects of health care, wound and injury care, electrotherapy, working with orthotics and prostheses, and personal and professional ethics.
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program is delivered to students at BC and Edison College via distance learning technology. Lectures are broadcast in real time so that all sites participate in lecture classes together. The individual sites manage lab sessions. The clinical education component of the program is managed by the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education at the Broward site. The program provides the student with the opportunity to develop...
Program Description The program prepares graduates to work in physical therapy. Physical Therapy is a health and rehabilitation profession that provides services to individuals of all ages with physical dysfunction including those suffering from strokes, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, serious burns, neurological and orthopedic disorders. The profession tailors the rehabilitation process individually for each patient and through evaluation and...
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program offered by Broward College (BC) is delivered to the students via distance learning technology. That is, there is two-way audio and video interaction with an expansion site located in Fort Myers at a classroom located on the Lee campus of Edison State College (EC). Students take classes together in real time as an instructor broadcasts the lecture material.
The program is a full-time day program accredited...
Mission Statement Creating competent, ethical, confident entry-level health care practitioners committed to professional development through life-long learning in a positive, non-discriminatory and supportive learning environment.
The Career The physical therapy assistant (PTA) is a skilled technical health care provider who works under the supervision and direction of a physical therapist (PT) in the assessment, treatment and prevention of physical...
Why choose a career as a Physical Therapist Assistant?
Physical Therapist Assistants are skilled personnel who provide services that help improve mobility and relieve pain of patients suffering from injuries or disease. Working under the supervision of a physical therapist, you’ll train patients in the activities of daily living, use special equipment, and evaluate the patient's...
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