Additional information
| Province | Alberta |
|---|---|
| Colleges | Norquest College |
| Program Categories | Healthcare |
| Program Duration | 5 terms |
| Program Intakes | September |
| Class Type | Hybrid |
| Funding | Alberta Student Aid, Grants |
Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant
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Assist patients to overcome injuries or impairments as a valuable member of an interdisciplinary health-care team. You will develop a strong occupational and physical therapy assistant background, and learn to incorporate essential assistant-level skills in speech language therapy and therapeutic recreation.
Career opportunities
Graduating interdisciplinary therapy assistants will have the ability to work within both the public and private health-care systems as multi-skilled professionals. The key role of therapy assistants is to provide direct and indirect client care which focuses on recovering function through rehabilitation under the supervision of a therapist.
The therapy assistant also plays a key role in collaborating and communicating with all stakeholders to optimize services, and in continually maintaining and enhancing their level of competency. Settings can include private clinics, hospitals, continuing care centres, rehabilitation centres, clinics, and home care.
Employers advertise for therapy assistants frequently using the following terms:
therapy assistants
rehabilitation assistants
physical therapy assistants
occupational therapy assistants
health care assistants
therapy aides
