The only program in Canada where you can take training that combines occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech/language audiology therapy.
Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging career? Do you want to help people, enjoy being part of a team, and generally have a positive attitude? The 16-month Rehabilitation Assistant diploma at CapU is for you.
Rehabilitation Assistants are employed in acute care, rehab hospitals and the community working as essential members of the health care team providing rehabilitation services.
In this intensive program, you'll gain the skills to help people thrive, with courses in rehabilitation principles and practices, anatomy, musculoskeletal theory, physiology, therapeutic communication, disease, injury and intervention and more.
The triple training provided in this unique program means you could provide physical, cognitive, communication or psychosocial support. Clients come from all demographics and range from newborns to the elderly.
There is also additional funding available from the Government of B.C. for students interested in pursuing a career as rehabilitation assistants.
This program has been accredited by the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Education Accreditation Program (OTA & PTA EAP) in collaboration with Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC) and the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT). The status of Accreditation was granted to the program on November 30, 2024, for the period until November 30, 2030.
For more information about the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Education Accreditation Program, please visit the OTAPTA website.
Careers:
- Audiology
- Language therapy
- Neurorehabilitation
- Occupational therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy assistant
- Post-operative orthopedics
- Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation assistant
- Speech therapy