Physical Therapist Assistant Associate of Science
Physical Therapy is a health care profession whose practitioners work in a variety of settings including hospitals, private practice, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sport and fitness facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and work settings. The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) is a member of the health care team who provides physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist. The PTA once graduated and licensed provides care through instruction to patients/clients' exercises for range of motion, strength, and coordination along with mobility training for functional activities such as gait, transfers, and bed mobility with varying assistive devices, wheelchairs, crutches, canes, and walkers. The PTA is also skilled in massage and usage of modalities/physical agents such as
Courses
- PHTA B51 — Kinesiology for the PTA
- PHTA B52 — Physical Agents/Modalities for the PTA
- PHTA B60 — Orthopedics for the PTA
- PHTA B61 — Pathophysiology for the PTA
- PHTA B62 — Acute Care/Inpatient Interventions for the PTA
- PHTA B63 — Administration/Laws/Regulations for the PTA
- PHTA B64 — Clinical Education I for the PTA
- PHTA B70 — Neurorehabilitation for the PTA
- PHTA B71 — Cardiopulmonary Rehab for the PTA
- PHTA B72 — Therapeutic Exercise for the PTA
- PHTA B80 — Clinical Education II for the PTA
- PHTA B81 — Clinical Education III for the PTA
- PHTA B82 — Professional Development for the PTA
- PHTA B90A — PTA Skills Lab Beginner
- PHTA B90B — PTA Skills Lab Intermediate
- PHTA B90C — PTA Skills Lab Advanced
- BIOL B33 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- PHTA B50 — Introduction to PTA
- BIOL B32 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I