Physical Therapy Aide Certificate

120 Hours/Instructor Supported/Textbooks Included

Overview

Thousands of people attend physical therapy schools every day to become a part of this hot career field. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of physical therapy aides is expected to grow by 29% over the next decade, which is much faster than the average job.

A physical therapy aide most often works under the direction of a physical therapist and/or physical therapy assistant. Physical therapy aide jobs often include keeping the treatment area clean and well organized, as well as to help escort patients in wheelchairs, perform clerical duties, order supplies and more. A physical therapy aide generally needs to be well organized, have patience, and enjoy working with others.

Textbooks included with course:

            Physical Therapy Aide: A Worktext by Roberta C. Weiss

            Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary, 27th Edition -- Book and CD-ROM by Dorland


Outline

Physical Therapy Aide Module 1
Medical Terminology

Physical Therapy Aide Module 2
The Profession of Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy Aide Module 3

Scientific Principles

Physical Therapy Aide Module 4

Physical Dysfunctions, Safety and Charting

Physical Therapy Aide Module 5

Patient Care Skills & Physical Therapy Modalities

Physical Therapy Aide Module 6

Physical Therapy Procedures

Average Time of Completion: 4-6 months; Maximum Time to Completion: 1 Year

Computer Requirements

Internet Access

·         Broadband or high-speed internet access is strongly recommended. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.

·         Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

·         Virtually all Windows-Mac-Linux hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.

·         1 GB RAM recommended

Software

·         Operating Systems

§  Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher, most Linux distributions

·         Web Browsers

§  Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (previous versions will work also)

§  Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8

§  Safari is not currently recommended as it cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors

Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media-click on the links below to download the latest versions)

§  Adobe Flash Player

§  Adobe Acrobat Reader

§  Apple Quicktime

§  Windows Media Player

§  Real Player

§  PowerPoint Viewer (use this if you don’t have PowerPoint)