PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

As a Casa Loma College trained Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), you will find immediate career opportunities. You will be well equipped, skilled and eligible to apply for a state license. Doors will open to you in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, public schools, home health-care, rehabilitation centers and in health and wellness programs. You will discover a high demand for Physical Therapist Assistants. If this sounds like a career path you want, let me introduce you to our newest program starting June 2012.

The program director is Mary Sandstrom, PT, DPT. Dr. Sandstrom has many years of experience in the clinical setting and several years of experience working with other Physical Therapist Assistant educational programs.

PTAs work under the direction and supervision of Physical Therapists (PTs) and are the only members of the health care community besides PTs qualified and licensed to provide physical therapy. The field of physical therapy is growing and responding to the changing needs of the population and will continue to be a rewarding and satisfying profession in the future.

Casa Loma College is seeking accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone; 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org). The program has submitted an Application for Candidacy, which is the formal application required in the pre-accreditation stage. Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted Candidate for Accreditation status. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status is required prior to implementation of the professional/technical phase of the physical therapy program; therefore, no students may be enrolled in professional or technical courses until Candidate for Accreditation status has been achieved. Further, achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure that the program will be granted Accreditation.

The new PTA lab should be completed by year’s end, so be sure to stop by the Van Nuys Campus for a tour. Dr Sandstrom will be proud to show you around.

Public Comment Policy

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Casa Loma College welcomes comments, suggestions, ideas, and constructive criticism from individuals in the community who do not have a formal affiliation with CLC or the PTA program. This process is only for comments or concerns which cannot be addressed by existing due process procedures. Comments must be provided in writing and signed by the author. Anonymous submissions will not be acknowledged, nor will written comments provided on behalf of an anonymous source.
Comments must be submitted in writing to the following:

PTA Program Director
Casa Loma College
6725 Kester Ave
Van Nuys, CA 91405-4523

The PTA Program Director will respond to all comments within seven (7) working days (M-F excluding holidays) to further discuss and resolve the issue. If satisfactory resolution is not or cannot be reached, appeal may be made to the Campus Director within seven (7) working days (M-F excluding holidays). Again, if satisfactory resolution is not or cannot be reached, appeal may be made to the CEO within seven (7) working days (M-F excluding holidays). The decision of the CEO will be final and not subject to further appeal. Neither the Campus Director nor the CEO will become involved until all attempts to resolve the issue with the Program Director have been exhausted, unless the comment is directly related to the performance of the Program Director.

ACCREDITATION PROCESS COMPLAINTS/QUESTIONS
Students who have questions about the accreditation process, or who wish to file a complaint about the Casa Loma College P.T.A. program may contact CAPTE at 1-800-999-2783 or at the following address:

Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education
APTA Department of Accreditation
1111 North Fairfax St.
Alexandria, VA 22314