Other Technical Occupations in Therapy and Assessment
Other titles : ophthalmic assistant, physiotherapist assistant (PTA), speech aide, speech therapist aide
Details
Description :
This unit group who perform various technical therapy and assessment functions. Some may assist professionals such as audiologists, speech-language pathologists, ophthalmologists and physiotherapists. They are employed in hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, educational institutions and in the private practices of the professionals they assist. Massage therapists may also be self-employed.
Main duties :
Audio prosthetists
- examine clients to determine appropriate type of hearing aid;
- may test patient's hearing;
- take ear impressions for use in the manufacture of the devices;
- fit and adjust hearing aids;
- perform follow-up examinations and readjustments.
Audiometric assistants
- administer, under the supervision of audiologists, tests such as speech reception and speech discrimination to determine the hearing thresholds of patients.
Communication assistants
- carry out remedial programs, under the supervision of speech language pathologists, to rehabilitate patients with communicative disorders.
Massage therapists
- treat soft tissues and joints of the body through soft tissue manipulation, hydrotherapy, remedial exercise programs and client self-help programs;
Physical rehabilitation technicians
- carry out, under physiotherapists' direction, treatment programs such as massage, thermotherapy, traction and hydrotherapy to rehabilitate injured or disabled individuals.
Regions where this career
has the best propspects:
- Lanaudière
- Laval
- Outaouais
- Mauricie
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
Training
Diploma of College Studies (DCS)
Programs
- Audioprothèse
- Physical Rehabilitation
Audioprothèse
(Training program available in French only)
Program length: 3 years
Program Objectives
Former des audioprothésistes aptes à remplir les fonctions suivantes: accueillir la clientèle, exécuter les opérations entourant la pose, l’ajustement, le remplacement et la vente des prothèses auditives; assurer le suivi systématique de sa clientèle, assumer les responsabilités de gestion inhérentes à l’exercice de sa fonction; travailler en étroite collaboration avec les médecins, les orthophonistes ou les audiologistes qui émettent des certificats attestant la nécessité de la prothèse.
Where this program is available
Physical Rehabilitation
Program length: 3 years
Program Objectives
To learn the principles and application of specific techniques in the care related to certain cases and to ensure quality evaluation relative to treatment while keeping in mind the psychological care of the patient.
Where this program is available