do i need to have some sort of degree to be a physical therapist aide?

Most places will give you on the job training to be a Physical Therapy Aide. I currently am working as a tech (also, a PTA student) and many do hire students to work for them but not all of them are in school or wanting to move up in the PT field.

This is odd, to say the least! Although Mary says all you need is on the job training, the website that she posted on here states that you MUST have an Associate Degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program if you want to work as one. What's up with that?

I would go with what the professional organization states. http://www.apta.org/AboutPTAs/

you need to aim a close by nursing abode or LTC facility. back interior the day (Eighteen Eighties) they could practice you to be a actual therapy assistant or occupational therapy assistant. yet i think now days, you may desire to be a approved Occupational therapy Assistant (COTA) or qualified actual therapy Assistant (CPTA) to be employed. you need to aim checking with your close by nursing abode, clarify which you're attending college to acquire your COTA yet could prefer to have genuine international journey on an identical time as attending college. in the event that they say no, ask them in case you need to are available in some day to shadow the COTA to get a attitude of what a typical day interior the life of a COTA involves.

no degree. It is all on the job training.

www.apta.org