DavidT

Transferring license from Illinois to Colorado

I have about 5 years of experience working as a PTA here in IL, im looking to move to Colorado in the future, but im having a lot of difficulty finding information on how to ...

PTA courses in Denver - Arapahoe Community College or PIMA?

do you need a license in Colorado yet??

Struggling in PTA school

Im working with a 1st PTA student right now at my facility and we are constantly helping her and teaching her things she didnt quite get or understand at school and she is doing ...

PTA salaries nationwide

I just moved down to the states from Canada with 1+year of experience and my company started me at $28.77/hour.

making 32.50/hour for outpatient is A LOT. outpatients ...

No Accreditation in Canada?

[QUOTE who="Linda in Calgary, Alberta"]I also want to work in USA. I already emailed a few agencys and want to find out whether it's possible to get a working permit after ...

Physical Therapy Assistant online school

My co-workers recommend COD for your PTA program.

It is time for change

Ahem BROTHER! If there were some bridging programs that allowed my work experience and classes taken to be accepted as credits then i would most definitely make the transition to PT

pta licensure exam review course

70?

To be a PTA: how long will it take? which school to go to in CHicago?

Kaif, please read this thread. i explained everything

http://www.indeed.com/forum/job/physical-therapy-assistant/No-Accreditation-Canada/t148785

No Accreditation in Canada?

thats about how much i paid when i was in school for it

No Accreditation in Canada?

My college was the same way. After the program we could work as a PTA or an OTA. The neither the state board reviewers or ICD ever questioned why i had OT classes in my school ...

Is There a True Demand for Physical Therapy Assistants? What are the Pros and Cons of this profession?

It wasnt meant as an attack. I was just letting you know straight forward and no BS. If you're back is bad, why put yourself and your patients at risk of injury?

Is There a True Demand for Physical Therapy Assistants? What are the Pros and Cons of this profession?

outpatients is easy money but boring as hell

PAY

a session of home health is like an hour long. But lots of home health PTA's i know are bad bad bad and should be fired and have their license's removed because they do nothing.

No Accreditation in Canada?

In canada, if you work in an outpatient setting you probably would start around 12-15/hour and at the hospital i worked at i was making 18.

Here in the states, the most ...

No Accreditation in Canada?

I never heard anything about the HB1 visa being only for PT's, then again, i never really looked into the visa at all. I moved down to Illinois to marry my fiance at the time so it ...

No Accreditation in Canada?

Well, this was almost 2 years ago, but i remember paying around 500-600 for the accreditation + the fees for transcript requests and postage. So that part was pretty inexpensive ...

No Accreditation in Canada?

Im originally from Edmonton, Alberta and like you said, currently, there are no accredited programs in canada.

So i had to run through a bunch of red tape took me over a ...

deciding between PTA and OTA

If you're creative go OTA.

Single mother of two doubtful of enrolling in PTA program..Please help???

[QUOTE who="Courtney in Alba, Italy"]You are all are so encouraging and strong. I've recently graduated with a B.A. but have been considering getting into health care for ...

PTA: What is your typical day like, pros, cons

Like you said, it depends on where you work, when it comes to respect and responsibility. At my job, our program manager at the SNF i work at take our judgment and recommendations ...

Need Info. Please Help.

it costs about 300k in tuition to become a doctor. is it worth it?

How to Become Vet Tech, Where to go to School

tech = associates degree
assistant = 1 semester course.

How much do Vet Techs make in Chicagoland area?

How much do Vet Techs make in Chicagoland area?

For those of you in the field can you tell me the average hours you work and times....

i work M-F 8am-4:30pm. 40hrs a week. I also work PRN on weekends for different facilities.

What is the differences between OTA and PTA?

As the name states.. it retrains your body for the Occupation of every day life. Works with the U/E, such things as coordination, ADLs, IADLS.

PTA is more physically ...

PTA job outlook in the Denver area?

Correct me if im wrong, but isnt Colorado one of the 6 or 7 states that dont require you a license to work as a pta?

Continuing Education Courses in IL

I just looked into rehabedge and thats a pretty great site. i"ll have to bookmark that one. Thanks :D

Continuing Education Courses in IL

bump

Continuing Education Courses in IL

I just moved to the states from Canada and got my license to work again as a PTA and i know i need at least 20hrs of CE. I was wondering what websites people use to look up ...

Is There a True Demand for Physical Therapy Assistants? What are the Pros and Cons of this profession?

lol. this is not the job for you if you're considering burn out rate

pta licensure exam review course

I got the Giles book as above, but to be honest.. i didnt really use it... Heck, i didnt really study and i passed easily. You just have to use common sense.. its especially easy ...

Moving in the USA

Another suggestion is... Try finding an instructor or professor that teaches within the state and try convincing them via email to help you find information about state regulations ...

Moving in the USA

Oh, i remember now.. the working visa is called the:

H-1B visa

Moving in the USA

Yep. i wrote my exam on the 19th of Nov and i got my results last week with a passing grade (of course :P)... My visa had nothing to do with my license because i was moving down to ...

Moving in the USA

I moved from Edmonton, AB in feb.... Let me tell you, it is not a very fun experience. First you have to get your education accredited by a Credentialing agency here in the USA ...

Yay! i passed

I just moved down here from Canada and i took my nation boards for PTA on nov 19 and i finally got my results back. I PASSSSSSSSEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD I can finally stop thinking ...