I have a 4 year degree in Exercise Physiology and was considering becoming a PTA. Would I have to go through an associate program or could I simply study and talk the PTA exam? If this is not an option please provide suggestions for jobs in rehab that I may be qualified to perform. I also have one year personal training experience and 3 years experience as a Physical Education teacher. I’m currently enrolled in graduate school for counseling and work PT in a juvenile detention center.
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Any suggestions on where to look for these types of jobs would be appreciated. I do not currently hold a CPR/FA or personal trainer certification. Guess I should work on getting those.
Yeah that’s what I thought…so lame.
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January 10th, 2010 @9:15 am
i am sorry after talking to my friend who is a trained pt she says you will have to start a the bottom and have to take all of the necessary training!!!
January 13th, 2010 @2:17 am
If you already have a BS in phys ed, you should probably do the PT degree not the PTA degree.
You do not have to start over per se. YOu just need the pre req which you may have already
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January 16th, 2010 @1:39 am
I agree with Mary, if you already have a BS degree, no reason to step down complete an AA…unless you cannot afford to go back to school to complete the PT prerequisites and the PT graduate degree.
Personal traning will not really be of much benefit in the PT world unless you are already a PT and working in a sports med setting. Personal training is primarily based on well-adult fitness and not the disease model process which is 99% of your patient load.
Your only option around taking a PTA course is if you live in California you can petition to take the PTA exam if you’ve been a PT tech for some length of time (can’t remember if is 18 or 36 months) and you have a handful of college credits. But I suppose if you are going to spend that much time being a tech, might as well go to school for the PTA program.
I cannot really think of anything else in rehab for which your degree qualifies you…sorry.
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