| |
| Work Environment |
| Extended care
facilities |
| Home health
agencies |
| Hospitals |
| Physical
therapy clinics |
| Private and
public schools |
|
Rehabilitation centers |
| Research
institutions |
| Sports
medicine clinics |
| |
| Academic Requirements |
| A high school
diploma or equivalent |
| is required.
Physical therapist |
| assistants
must complete a two- |
| year
educational program accredited |
| by the
Commission on Accreditation |
| in Physical
Therapy Education |
| leading to an
associate degree. |
| The
curriculum usually includes |
| a year of
general education |
| courses and a
year of specific |
| technical
courses on physical |
| therapy
procedures and clinical |
| experiences. |
|
| |
| Licensure, Certification and |
| Registration |
| Licensure is
required in Georgia. |
| After
obtaining an associate degree |
| from an
accredited PTA program, |
| graduates are
able to sit for a |
| state
administered national examination |
| through the
Georgia State Board of |
| Physical
Therapy. |
| |
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