Physiotherapist: Alternative Careers
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In BC, physiotherapists provide hands-on treatment and design exercise and other treatment plans to help patients with physical difficulties resulting from illness, injury, disability or ageing.
Physiotherapists practice in a range of public and private settings, including hospitals, private clinics, home care, child-development centres, extended care facilities, and health-planning agencies.
You may find that your international training and experience as a physiotherapist are not immediately accepted in B.C. The skills you have acquired as a physiotherapist (understanding of anatomy and pathology, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills, compassion and understanding) can be used in these alternative careers:
- rehabilitation assistant
- physiotherapy technician
- athletic therapist
- residential care worker / health care aide