Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificates 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.
This program includes Health Careers Core, Home Health Aide, Nurse Assisting, and Rehab/Restorative Assistant classes in order to safely and effectively assist nurses and therapists in the care of patients.
Our state-of-the-art Physical Therapy lab offers students
everything they need to be fully prepared for a job as a Physical
Therapy Aide. This program will teach students essential treatment
techniques; including hands-on instruction using many of the
current Physical Therapy Agents and Modalities (Electrical Stem
Unit, Hydroculator, Ultra-sound, etc.) Areas of instruction will also
include heat therapy, hydrotherapy, cryotherapy and heliotherapy,
as...
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program provides a graduate with the skills to provide patient care, under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist, to individuals who have experienced temporary or permanent disability due to pain, injury, disease or birth defects.
The student who wishes to earn an Associate in Health Science Degree with a Major in Physical Therapist Assistant must first complete the Phase I Certificate at Aiken Technical...
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The advanced technical certificate (ATC), offered at North Campus, is designed for the graduate Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) who wishes to obtain licensure as a massage therapist. Dual licensure typically enhances employability in terms of meeting the health care needs of the community.
The certificate program provides greater knowledge in the science of soft tissue mobilization as it relates to the provision of quality therapeutic interventions...
Surveying Technology certificate prepares individuals for entry-level positions in the development of land for residential use. Course work includes fundamental Mathematics; fundamentals of pressure and open channel hydraulics; fundamentals of hydrology with applications of the Rational Method; principles of boundary, topographic and site surveying; field practices and procedures associated with boundary, topographic and site surveying: fundamentals...
The Pre-Physical Therapist Assistant Certificate is designed for individuals entering the field of physical therapy as well as those already employed in the health care industry who want to change their area of specialization to entrance career development or employment opportunities. Successful completion of the certificate program is the equivalent of completing the first year of the One-Plus-One Program that leads to the Associate of Science Degree...
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