How To Transition From a Physical Therapist Assistant to a Physical Therapist
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2018
- How to transition from a physical therapist assistant to a physical therapist. If you want to transfer from a PTA to a PT then this video talks about how to make the switch. We talk about PTA to PT transitional bridge programs and also how to make the transition from a university.
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I’m a PTA and I’m planning on getting my bachelors in sports science and performance programming and getting either my masters in Biokinesiology with an emphasis in sports science or going all the way.... I love working with athletes if you can’t tell haha. I’d love to have an athlete consulting business.
Keep doing this video's you're helping me a lot every time. I have a doubt You always make a video about that I really appreciate that thank you
eldani0322 glad the videos are helpful!
Thanks for the feedback!
Thank for freaking universe for this video.. answered soo many questions I had, thank you !!
This Video was Everything I needed to know!
Antonio youre so frigging bright and wonderful. jeezus! just an absolute ray of sunshine!
This is awesome I love the editing! Great Job! I am definitely subscribed
I am currently a young certified massage therapist and wanting to do more for my clients, therefore, applying to a PTA program. Your videos are so extremely helpful towards this decision, don't stop doing these videos you are really great and I love watching your channel!!
I am attending my PTA program this February and you've been helping me tremendously with all of the content you drop. Thank you and keep going!!
Robert Rynkowski thanks! Good luck through your program!!
hey Toni, I never comment but, I really want to say thank you. I am just starting in this filed, and I am learning a lot from you!
This was totally awesome... you made me feel a lot better about my choice to be a pta first
This was sooooooo helpful! Thank you!
Your video is really helpful, thanks for sharing those information about that. I went to physical therapist I realize I enjoyed it. Actually I’m a student in nursing I think to switch to PTA.
You are on a role with your videos!!! I have decided to go into a pta program and just did my first volunteer day this week and your videos are very helpful thank you 🙏!
Kika Es that’s awesome!
How was your volunteer experience?
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Thank you so much 😊 🙏 This really helped my decision
Very informative. Thank you guys.
Love this!
Mr. Antonio, wow you're are such an enthusiastic person and a motivator for the PT field. I hope you will become a PT because we miss a lot of this kind of persons in this field. I'm from the Netherlands and the graduation requirements to become a PT is a little bit different than in the US. In the Netherlands the requirements to become a PT is a BSc. Despite, most of the of the PT will do a specialization, were an MSc in MSKD is the most common specialization. Please keep motivating others and yourself and you will succeed.
Thanks a lot! Its interesting to hear what the requirements are for other places like the Netherlands. Im not familiar with it so its nice to hear information on other countries and stuff. Thanks for the nice feedback.
@@AntonioSanson Hi Antonio, im from Spain. Here PT degree ( fisioterapia) takes 4 years, but i Heard , in order to become PT there in the US , u need first doing a general healthy/science course for 3 years, and then another 3 years, its that true?
Great video!
Awesome video and channel 😊🙏
Great video, thank you.
There is another program here in the NYC area a college all Mercy College where pta's with an associate's degree can transfer most of their credits for the DPT. The program allows pta's to still work and go to school at night and weekends. They also do that for ota's to be a ot and nursing where you can still work and do the program on weekends.
I'm a exercise science graduate from the rockland area. I'm thinking of going to PTA school and looking for a PTA transfer to DPT program in NY. I knew mercy had a DPT program but not a transfer program. Is there anyway I can get more information.
Oh wow, I didn’t know that!
I definitely want to do this one day!
Than you a much for this ! I was thinking what I should do after receiving my Associate. Think I’m gonna stick to my guts.
Thats great!! keep up that motivation!
Could you please make a video going more in depth on the bachelors options for us PTAs there is barely any info on this topic, you'd really do us a solid
Especially programs that already include the common prerequisites.
Where did she get her BAS?
Thank you!!
Ill see what we can do! we can try putting together a video to help you decide what to get a bachelors in.
@@AntonioSanson thank you, I'm certain it'll help alot of us PTAs that are trying to figure out the smoothest transition to DPT, awesome channel btw
Wow! Thank you Antonio! Can you go straight to becoming aPT? What classes do you take ? She mentioned associated applied science.
It’s probably best to just get the Bachelors and not the AS degree and work in the mean time to support the doctors program. Humm thanks for sharing this.
Hopefully, you can make video regarding application/tutorial guide for PTA Credentialing after having Credentialing from PT
I'm currently enrolled in a PTA program after finishing a BS in Exercise Science in Health Promotion a year ago. My plan is to try and get into UTMB's PTA to DPT bridge program.
Going from a college degree (or 2 in my case) to a PTA is a pretty smooth transition since you already went through many classes/professors, and the PTA program is likely to start out somewhat slower since many of the students could have graduated from highschool just a few months before. I've talked to a few of my classmates (most are between 17-22, I'm 33), and it has been a little intimidating for them. Personally, I've found it easy to adjust. It's a lot of information, but I'm already used to digesting whatever they throw at you at class.
Not saying students should go for a college/uni degree first. In fact, the experience might be similar if it were the other way around. College/University can be challenging, but so is Physical Therapy.
Thanks for the input! very helpful. I can totally see what you are saying here and I think that its great that you feel comfortable and confident with starting the PTA Program.
Keep it up!
This is almost exactly what I'm planning on doing!! I started going to a university not having ANY idea of what I wanted to do and I ended up hating my chosen major. I've been thinking about becoming a PT or PTA so I was thinking about transferring and changing my major to Fitness and Human Performance, which at the University I'm looking at, has a pre PT program. The only thing is grad school/ DPT seems absolutely terrifying to me. People talked about how they did nothing but study, so I was thinking of maybe getting an associate degree of PTA after I graduate (and then getting a DPT a bit later if I wanted to) but it just seems a bit counterintuitive. Do you have any advice?
ednegroni hey i just graduated with the same degree. Considering my masters options an i came across PTA. Now doing my research on PTAs an considering it
THANK YOU, you've elevated alot of my anxiety
Why thank them for ELEVATING your anxiety?
Did you mean alleviating your anxiety?
Sorry typo
Love your videos. So question; if I have a bachelors degree in a completely different field ( hospitality) and become a PTA... then later decide to transition to a PT, what does the track look like in regards to repeating courses and what not?
It depends on the college,
Usually what I have seen is that classes are good for so many years. For example the college I went to you would have to retake a class if it was over 5years
I do have a question Antonio if you have a second. Since you have your associates of applied science and you work as PTA would your salary change if later if you wanted to get your Bachelors degree?
Hay quá
I need info on how to get PTA degree?
What are the steps?
I am not sure if you are going to see this, but I am currently going t o college to become a PT. Im going to be a junior this year, however, I never thought of PTA. Is there a way to go to school for PT but become a PTA along the way? If that makes any sense!
What are the names of the two institutions that offer a bridge program? I'm about to enter a PTA program and am very interested in applying to these schools once finished so I could make money as a PTA while in school for PT.
Melody Dailey university of Findlay in Ohio
And university of Texas medical branch which is in Texas
JUST THE QUESTION I WAS WONDERING AS WELL! THANKS!
How long does it take to transition from PTA to DPT if you already have a bachelors ? And how much does it cost?
I am looking for this program and school near me. But have not found the school near !
Hello my name's Raymond I'm basically starting off fresh, I'm 29 years young, I don't want age to play a factor in overthinking, but I'm starting a 4 year bachelor's program at lehman college in NYC for pre physical therapy, after I plan on going straight to school to become a dpt. How is the career overall, is their alot of stress involved? Is taking a 4 year bachelor program then hoping right into dpt program a good idea, any recommendations on studying overall even for pta stuff just to get myself familiar? I am determine to pursue this career.
I’m thinking of a career change as well
Have you considered doing some volunteer work? you meet a lot of PTAs and they’ll be glad to answer any questions you might have, just have fun and enjoy the process best of luck to you.
hey man ive been keeping up with your channel but i had a question about physical therapy. is there any way i could do it with a bachelors in exercise science and a minor in business. (like could a bachelors in exercise science or kinesiology lead me into a pt assistant career, that would give me a chance to go back and get my actual pt degree if that makes any sense)
it depends on the college you attend and what the prerequisite requirements are for that program. I would think you would be able to do that though as long as you meet the requirements.
thank you, and i will look into that
I am 41yrs and thinking about starting next year a PTA course but not sure about the job Outlook If old 50s PTA have a chance. My experience in Sales, Administrative, recepcionist and Teaching all pay much less plus I am a people person and my personality ENFP/INFP has relationship to this profession.
Personally, I think it is possible to still get a job as a PTA even being a little older. I had older people in my program who were in their 50s and they were still able to get jobs afterward.
I would maybe talk to the college to see what they would say. I think it depends more on your location and setting you want to work in as well though.
I think for me going to the PTA program would be a lot easier than trying to get into a DPT program. I have my bachelors degree but my GPA being low will make it hard for me to enter the DPT program. After working as a PTA can I then apply to the DPT program? not really transition or bridge but applying to the DPT program.
Is tDPT certification/diploma sample the same as DPT's one?
Great Video! I would love to collaborate in a UA-cam Live in the future.
Thanks! I checked out your website and youtube channel and what you are trying to achieve and grow. I like that you are motivated and are already thinking about the future of how you want to position yourself in your career. That sounds like something we can possibly do in the future.
Hi so I got a associate degree in apllied science in a two year instituation and now I'm currenttly at a four year university looking to get my bachelors, my current major is biology and sone classes are really challanging and seem like a waste of time, is there another major I can declare as and still be able to apply to pt school, I really don't want to jeopardize my gpa. like how Mehgan minored in bio did she have to take classes such as chem 1&2, Physics 1&2, Organic chem 1&2 etc?
honestly I just want to go for my PTA degree. what if i have no intention of becoming a DPT? (not that i may never change my mind) but I would just be totally content with being a PTA but i’m afraid of being like a 50 year old PTA and people look at me like “why didnt he become a DPT?” is it bad to think that way? I don’t want to feel pressure to go for a doctorates degree 😅
I can totally relate to that lol. I get asked if I'm going to become a DPT all the time and sometimes it makes you feel pressured or sometimes it makes you feel insignificant to simply be a PTA.
But I think that simply being a PTA is a great career! I love what I do and I see it as a great career!
Lol rewatched this again just for inspiration but I laughed at @8:33 she was judging so hard 😂
Would a degree in exercise science count as acceptable to get in the transition program?
do you happen to know if the bridge program would be more cost effective than doing a traditional DPT program?
Michael Kalafsky it’s about the same either way.
Do PTA require CAPR processing if already underwent WES..?
How would it work if I did my bachelors in something else but then got an associates for PTA. Does that make it easier?
How do you go about getting a pta job 3 months of applying to jobs and same response experience needed to interview
What state are you from? How much do you make Antonio? Keep up the great work!
Anatomy I’m from Michigan,
My pay is random currently because it fluctuates with how many patients we see.
But currently I don’t make a lot because we are trying to get the business running better.
And thanks!
Thanks for being honest Antonio! You’re my favorite UA-camr at the moment. In your opinion do you feel that PTA’s will be around for a longtime? How can someone be more efficient when needing to see 15 patients a day?
Anatomy I think PTAs will definitely be needed in the future!
Staying organized and working on your notes in between patients or during a slower time can help you keep up.
Usually when you first get hired into a company they will only start you with a few patients and slowly add more to your schedule so you can practice managing more people along the way. The more you work with people and write notes the better you become at it!
@Antonio Sanson Hey Antonio I need ur help regarding Physiotherapy practice in Canada. My wife is Master of physiotherapy Neurology and currently practicing in India. We are going to apply for PR so what are the step and what are the process she needs to do?
Seeks ur advice on career growth
Pls help us
So does the program pay for your school while you are working for them?
Kind of a random question but are there any jobs at a physical therapy place that I could be considered for while still in college? I am in my second year of my bachelors degree intending to go onto physical therapy school once I graduate and would love if I could somehow be involved in any way within the field even though I don't have a degree yet.
Yah you can get a job as a PT aide/tech which doesn't require a degree and you can get experience in the field. Sometimes when you are close to being done with school places will still consider hiring you even though you don't have a license yet because they might want you on their team once you do get a license.
So did she attend one of those two schools that allow the transition or did she just go to a local university for her Bach ?
Are you able to still work as an PTA while transferring over to DPT? Did she have time to work still?
Hey i am interested in this field but I don't know if it is recommended to get in the PTA field despite the negative reforms to the fields salary? How much of a hit does the salary take?
Keep a close eye on Medicare. They're cutting percentages for PTA's, but the APTA is one force that argues against it. We'll see if it remains the same.
Which schools in Texas offer that Bridge program from PTA to PT?
Hi there, I have a question. I already have a bachelor in a different field and I wish to change my field to PT. Are there programs for me to just do the prerequisite and then join a DPT school?
LT.Nick I would check with the college you plan on attending because as long as you meet their requirements you should be able to take some prerequisites then apply.
Thank you very much
I’m currently an OTA and want to transition to become a PTA. Would you recommend that I become an pta first before becoming an PT or just go for the PT degree?
Gigi Wright this past year I was sort of in the same situation as you and I decided to become a PTA before going to PT school. I was more than halfway through getting my doctorate in OT when I decided to switch to PT. Since I already had my bachelors degree I probably could have gone to PT school right away. But with my financial situation (courtesy of the 2 years of wasted time and tuition money in grad school) and since there are still several prerequisite courses that I will need to take before I can even apply to PT school I decided that PTA first was going to be the better route. So now I will be able to work as a PTA while getting those last few classes and when I do eventually make it to PT school I can still work part-time as a PTA which will help financially and with application of concepts I am learning in PT school. I dont know what kind of degree you already have or what your financial situation you are in but I would probably use those as a big deciding factor. If you already have all the prerequisites for PT school then I would say go ahead and go straight for PT school! If not, I think going to PTA route and doing what Meghan did in the video might be the better route. In the end this is all my opinion, so do whatever is best for you. But hopefully this helps a little in deciding what to do!
Does this program of transmission apply in New York?
I have my bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, and am currently working on my associates to become a pta! Will I need to redo my bachelor's? Or just take relevant classes and apply to a bridge program?
Birdie R it depends what the program requires for prerequisites and it depends on how long it’s been since you have taken your classes.
This varies by what college you attend so check with the college you want to go to!
I have the same Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice, But I'm thinking of pursuing DPT. Do I have to start over or can join a program to do the prerequistes and then join the DPT?
LT.Nick I believe you can as long as you complete the pre reqs depending on the program. I’ve seen some people get into a Doctorate program with business degrees
What if we don't have access to a pt transitioning program?
After you have finished the bridging program from PTA to PT, do you have to take NPTE exam as PT?
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I had a question, what is even the benefit of the “bridge “ program? Like why even call it that when you don’t get any benefits? Nothing bridges over and you still have to take the same stuff over... so really there seems to be no difference of a PTA getting there DPT and the average joe getting their DPT, you both still have to get your bachelors and you both still have the same courses. It almost seems worse for me to join one of those bridge programs since they’ll make you work 25 hours a week as a PTA and the average joe doesn’t lol
BeastorFail hahaha I know what your saying lol,
Those bridge programs are weekend classes so that might be appealing if you want to work more hours while attending the program.
But yah I think it’s silly how you have to get your bachelors first and then apply to their program, it makes more sense to me just to go to a university at that point because then you don’t have to move to Ohio or Texas for 3 years just to attend their bridge program and it costs just as much money for the bridge program as it does to go to a university.
Let’s start our own bridge program that makes more sense and actually takes you from a pta to a pt lol
Antonio Sanson I’m down😂 it’s silly for sure. They should transfer some stuff at least and make it a couple years less for the PTA or something. We should have SOME sort of benefit considering we have more knowledge then a brand new grad going into PT school. Anyways , just my two cents. Thanks for replying! And you have great content 👍🏼
Wow I might try this if I can become a PTA. I just got an interview date for the PTA program; its later this month. Do you know what kind of questions they might ask? Also theres an essay right after the interview. So I'm kind of nervous.
I have two videos to help with interviews, one is called interview tips, the other is called interview Q&A. Maybe they could help some.
Good luck on the interview and essay!!! hopefully you get accepted in. Let me know how it turns out for you.
What part of Texas have that bridge program???
JM YABUT Galveston Texas.
Hi,
What is the difference betweem Occupational therapist assistant(OTA) and PTA?
Occupational Therapy is more like therapy to get back to daily living like how to brush teeth, get dressed, and get food and water. Physical Therapy is therapy for like how to get back to walking and getting stronger
I studied in Mexico, here i have the PT degree, but a teacher told us that if we want to work in the US our degree would be the same as a PTA 😕
I have completed my bachelors in physiotherapy from India. So after completing my pta associate degree from canada am i eligible for transitional program of pta to pt?
Does having a certification in personal training affect your schooling requirements?
ismaelgreen yes.
What is the duration of transition program?
A query..if I do my pta from a university do I have to enter in a bridge programme afterwards for applying for pt and will the subjects I already studied be excluded from it?
Jessica Chawla you don’t have to go to bridge program but can stay at a university.
You might have to retake a prerequisite if too much time has passed or for the actual PT program you might have a same class that you took in the PTA program like modalities.
Does that make sense?
Antonio Sanson yea it does..but I wanted to ask if I do my pta from a particular university, can I directly apply for pt in Texas or Ohio University without doing the inbetween additional step that u mentioned. Now I doubt if that makes sense
Jessica Chawla to get accepted into one of those two bridge programs you need to fulfill their requirements and can’t bypass them,
Their is a list of requirements on their website that you can look up.
Because there are a lot of requirements.
Antonio Sanson thanks for the guidance:)
I’m going to community college to do the PTA program. Do I have to be a PTA in order to soon be a PT?
Nope you can go straight to be a PT
How long was her transitional PT program?
Is the money good for pta?
Hi Antonio, I live in California and I received my BS in Kinesiology, and now will go into a PTA program. I wanted to ask, does having a BS degree give you a higher pay as a PTA?
Also, I would love to share some of my experiences going through the PTA program with you, if you're interested of course.
great question! im wondering the same thing
That’s a very interesting question. I’m about to get my BS in kinesiology as well, and considering PTA. My question is that if I can use many of my classes toward the PTA program, so I don’t have to study two more years
Any news???
@@gedenirfiorese3523 no a BS doesn’t pay your a significant amount more
@@Lychee1235 BS doesn’t pay much more
DPT doesn't earn enough money in most states without working multiple contractor jobs.
Is it actyally nessecary to get a degree for it?
Hey guys, Does it matter what the bachelors is in?
So if I'm a PTA.. will it still take me 3 year's to become a PT? Or how does that work?
Youll need to get a bachelors then apply to PTA school
Unless you go to one of those bridge programs mentioned
Does a PTA have to do paperwork?
Yes, its not as extensive as a PT though. The PT has to write evals and discharges which take a lot more time than a daily note.
How many subjects did you take per semester for the prerequisites???
JM YABUT it was anywhere from like 13-18 credits a semester
@@AntonioSanson wow! Anyway, do you think its too much for an average person like me? Based on my experience studying here in the U.S. I never get an A grade. I took 9 units for my first semester while working, and 15 units for my second semester. I quit working at that time,(the first two semesters are under the ESOL program). Now 12units for this semester and only ENGLISH1301 will be counted for the prerequisites on the PTA program. What do you recommend for me, do I need to take it slowly or take the rest subjects all in one for the next semester? (Excluding the BIOL2401 and BIOL2402). If I follow one or two subjects per semester including summer, I will finish the pre requisites at 2020, and that is the time where I will possibly be selected to the program. I wanna hear something from you. Thank you.
@AntonioSanson, by the way, before the test that my school offer was PSB, they change it now to "ATI-TEAS for Allied Health Professionals" it's gonna be the first time my school will do it. Any idea regarding that exam?
JM YABUT so once you get into the PTA program it is going to be hard and busy semesters so preparing for that now would be a good thing to do.
But I also would want you to do good in your classes too because if you do poorly then you might not even get into the program.
Try finding a good balance for your situation.
We had to take the TEAS exam as well. It’s a general test over all subjects but highlights health science portion a little more. You might be able to find study guides online.
What schools did Megan attend too?
Mehgan attended UofM flint to get her doctorates degree.
Hey Antonio ! I graduated with a bachelors in Exercise Science and was debating on goin to do a PTA program. Since I already have a BS Degree will it shorten the length of time in the program?
You might not have to take a few prerequisites but other than that it won't influence your time hardly any.
just genuinely curious, if you already have your bachelor's degree, why would you go for a PTA program instead of a full on PT?
Selena Bejarano my undergrad GPA was low and I would have to go back and retake classes to raise my GPA. The amount of classes I would have to take is a good a amount. It would make more since to just do the PTA program. I could go get a masters then apply to PT school but that’s another topic when it comes to pay and careers in exercise science
I am in the same boat as you, I’m finishing up my degree in exercise science and debating on which way I want to go. I think pta is a much cheaper option as well as not as competitive to get into.
Did you ever become a PTA?
Go for PT if your just getting out of high school. You will have many more opportunities and the job market for PTA’s is getting smaller. Jobs just aren’t there like they use to be. Going to be very tough on you later down the road to transition to be a PT. If your older and want to do PT keep in mind you will be married to school for a minimum of 7 years. For that amount of time you might want to consider being a NP, PA or even a MD and the pay is better. I think school requirements have gotten ridiculous and especially the cost. You don’t need a 3 year program, to learn PT. It’s about 💵. It is one of the few medical professions that do a horrible job in laddering your education. Nursing field has a lot better path when it comes to laddering your degree. Associates, Bachelors, Masters etc. You really can’t build on a PTA degree. It’s either you go for broke or you stay a PTA.
This. Debt is insane for PTs due to the DPT programs gouging everyone. You're going to school for the same time with similar debt, but entry salary is at least 1/4 less. I'm 40 and am doing PTA because DPT would take too long to make the salary and debt worth it.
What if I am PTA at NY , so I still can continue becoming PT?
Yah, you can go on to become a DPT
thank you， sometime I try find some out from Google, but it is not very clear for me , your videos, it is useful
Do you know anything of bridge program in New York, thank you .
I am 26 years old,my education level is only a high school diploma. I'm really interested in going back to school, to become a PT or PTA. I would need to first complete my generals before i can begin undergrad programs- my question is, am I 'to old' to get into this field? Would any advice to come to mind for my situation?
I don't think you are too old to go into this field! for my program as a PTA the average age was around your age actually. You can always start as a PTA to see if you like the career and go back to school to be a PT if you want!
What are the annual wage gaps from a PT and a PTA?
it can range depending on state, job role, setting, time, etc. I would say maybe like 25k-50k
@@AntonioSanson Thanks man keep up the awesome content!
Your boss is a knockout...
Not trying to be mean, but here is some feedback on your video. Maybe you should do a video on first impressions and the importance of what you are wearing when you are a professional. I know this is discussed in the PTA program. As a PTA, you look unprofessional standing next to the Physical lTherapist. You look a bit slouchy and like you rolled out of bed representing yourself as a PTA. Then you have the Physical Therapist standing next to you looking polished polished, well groomed and professional as a Physical Therapist. Also don't you need a Masters or a at the least a Doctorate in Physical Therapist?
She sounds very wisconsin lol!
These two have to be related. Same mannerisms and speech patterns.
More debt since you need a DPT.
That’s such bullshit, there’s only two programs in the nation, what you’re not discussing is time and money with the transition, it’s financially impossible if you don’t live in Texas or Ohio as well as to pay for all the tuition and other overhead costs.
Great video!