你有一颗帮助别人的心吗? Would you like a job helping clients, one-on-one, to overcome physical challenges? Then you should consider a career as a physical therapist assistant. 在理疗师的监督下工作的, you’ll have the opportunity to help others with rehabilitation exercises to live life to the fullest, step by step.
The first step? The right education—an accredited program to earn your physical therapist assistant (PTA) degree. What is a PTA degree? A quality PTA associate degree program offers a combination of the industry theory and practical techniques needed to assist physical therapists improve the lives of clients in their care. The 物理治疗师助理 associate degree from Bryant & 斯特拉顿学院就是这么做的, providing graduates with the foundation to operate as a 物理治疗师助理 in a number of settings within the medical field.
PTAs provide treatment and assistance to physical therapists with patients of all ages who require care and treatment from a number of ailments. Graduates of the PTA degree can find themselves in outpatient clinics, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, 熟练的护理设施, private practices, home health agencies, schools, 甚至是运动设施. PTAs often teach patients and clients exercises which focus on increasing strength, 机动性和协调性. They can even help patient work through electrotherapy (electrical stimulation) and therapeutic massage.
Students in Bryant & Stratton College’s PTA program will go through an in-depth classroom learning experience which focuses on two integrated clinical experiences and two full-time, terminal clinical experiences which address a variety of settings. 通过这种大专级的实验和讲座教育, students gain experience in key theories and skills required in the field to ensure graduates are prepared to offer impactful treatment through client and patient-centered care.
Graduates from the associate degree 物理治疗师助理计划 will be able to:
- 表现出专业的行为和价值观, moral and ethical standards and attitudes consistent with the career of the physical therapist assistant.
- Articulate the distinct roles and responsibilities of the physical therapist assistant as they apply to interaction with patients, family members, physical therapists, and other professionals.
- Be an advocate for patients, services and for the profession.
- Apply physical therapy principles and theories to data collection and intervention in order to achieve desired outcomes.
- Provide services to patients of varied backgrounds in various systems without bias.
- Utilize research in order to make evidence-based practice decisions and demonstrate lifelong learning.
在科比完成PTA学位课程后 & Stratton College, graduates will have the education necessary to take licensure exams and are eligible to sit for the NPTE (National Physical Therapy Exam) for PTAs. Graduates are also encouraged to join career-oriented organizations, 比如美国物理治疗协会, 保持在行业最新技术的顶端.
认可的PTA学位课程
As one of the top physical therapist assistant schools in the region, Bryant & Stratton College is proud to offer PTA degree programs through campuses in New York—Syracuse and Orchard Park—as well as in Parma, Ohio, and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Parma Campus
布莱恩特的物理治疗师助理项目 & Stratton College-Parma Campus is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave, Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. 如果需要直接联系项目/机构, 请致电216-265-3151或联系项目主任:
Jodi Frank, PTA, MEd
项目主管，物理治疗师助理项目
Bryant & 斯特拉顿学院-帕尔马校区
12955 Snow Road
Parma, OH 44130
Phone: 216-859-8355
Email: jgfrank@1-last-minute.net
2023-2024 PTA帕尔马校区学生财务情况说明书
Southtowns Campus
布莱恩特的物理治疗师助理项目 & Stratton College-Southtowns Campus is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave, Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. 如果需要直接联系项目/机构, 请致电716-677-9500或联系项目主任:
Jennifer L. 沙夫斯托，PT, DPT, MS, CCI
项目主管，物理治疗师助理项目
Bryant & 斯特拉顿学院南镇校区
180 Redtail Road
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Phone: 716-771-5710
Email: jlschaffstall@1-last-minute.net
2023-2024 PTA Student Financial Fact Sheet for Southtowns Campus
Syracuse Campus
布莱恩特的物理治疗师助理项目 & Stratton College-Syracuse Campus is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave, Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. 如果需要直接联系项目/机构, 请致电315-472-6603或联系项目主任:
克尔斯滕·尼尔森，PT，博士
项目主管，物理治疗师助理项目
Bryant & 斯特拉顿学院-雪城校区
953 James St.
Syracuse, NY 13203
Phone: 315-472-6603
Email: knielsen@1-last-minute.net
2023-2024 PTA Student Financial Fact Sheet for Syracuse Campus
Wauwatosa Campus
布莱恩特的物理治疗师助理项目 & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Campus is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave, Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. 如果需要直接联系项目/机构, please call 414-302-7000.
贝基·托马斯，PT, DPT, MSEd
项目主管，物理治疗师助理项目
Bryant & 斯特拉顿学院-沃瓦托萨校区
10950 W. Potter Rd.
Wauwatosa, WI, 53226
Phone: 414-635-6682
Email: rjthomas@1-last-minute.net
2023-2024 PTA Student Financial Fact Sheet for Wauwatosa Campus
Please contact PTAInfo@1-last-minute.net 发表评论或报告对PTA计划的关注. If you would like, please include your name, address and telephone number along with your comments. Once received one of the PTA Program Directors will be in contact with you if further clarification is needed. 保密意见或关切可由 contacting the Grievance Coordinator at the corresponding campus (PDF).
Concerns about the PTA Program can be made to the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) by contacting the APTA Accreditation Department at 703-706-3245 or at accreditation@apta.org
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