Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

Abby Gould — Wed, 09 May 2018 12:53:15 GMT

Hey Kerrie, not sure if you'll remember this post from ages ago but I'm looking into a physio course and wondered how you had gone about it and once you had qualified how did you go about using your skills? Did you work in practice or go independent?

Thankyou!

Abby

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

Nick Shackleton — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 12:46:04 GMT

Harper Adams now offer an accredited undergraduate degree in veterinary physio. That is accredited by the National Association of Veterinary Physiotherapists.

https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/201002/veterinary-physiotherapy#placement

Their post grad diploma is also accredited by the NAVP

http://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/114

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

kathryn scroope — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMT

IN relation to Kerries above comment- A lot of referral hospitals and those setting up rehab hospitals do look for a degree in Physio first which is only got by doing human Physio and then a top up course in small animal rehab. But if your looking for an accredited course then theres other options out there to do an online and then get practical hand ons experience in practice

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

danielle83 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:08:01 GMT

Hello ladies,

I would strongly suggest that you only consider courses that are on the QCF framework and associated with universities. As the industry moves toward regulation you will find it difficult to register with any of the special interest groups or join the proposed registers without at least a level 6 university accredited industry specific qualification.

hope this helps PM if need any more details

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

Bridget Flynn — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 23:41:24 GMT

Hi im very interested in physiotherapy courses to, did you manage to do a distance learning course? Thanks

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

Kerrie Oakley — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:36:57 GMT

PM'd you!

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

Bex Wilton — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:00:58 GMT

Kerrie,

I was looking at veterinary physiotherapy as a disrance learning course. Was wondering which way you did it and how you utilise what your learnt in work or are you just doing physiotherapy.

Thanks Bex

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

Kerrie Oakley — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 22:32:03 GMT

You definitely do not need to train as a human physio first!!

There are many different options depending on your current circumstances, work, money etc.

You have courses such as Justo Development which I guest speak on. This is run by Katie Lawrence who is the chair of ASSVAP (Association for the Scientific Study of Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapy).

You have TCAP which are based near Thame.

You have CEPT Training as well as Harper Adams and Writtle Uni / College.

I am a qualified Veterinary Physio so feel free to ping questions my way!

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

Nicola Smith — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 19:09:42 GMT

I know harper Adams do physio degrees. Maybe worth a look.

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

kathryn scroope — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 18:33:47 GMT

Hi there I have done a rehab course through CPD SOLUTIONS I spent ages researching courses, the one in the animal welfare college I heard wasn't great and didn't do much practical. There's very few around that are worth doing to be honest, the one I did was really expensive and to be honest I didn't think was great, we didn't do much practical experience and most was reading out of big books they had made and then handing in assignments. The best physio you can do is actually study human physio and then a top up course in animal physio. But i didn't have time for that and wasn't interested enough to commit to do another course!! I haven't done anything with my qualification since so I would advise you get lots of practical experience with someone before you decide to do it! And most of the jobs out of it would be in referral practice where the surgeons can refer on to a physio. Rehab covers different types of treatments not just physio but it's handy to know what I have learned but not worth the money!

RE: Veterinary physiotherapy courses for nurses

Ems — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 14:50:56 GMT

I would also like to know this, Ive heard mixed information such as the need to do a human physiotherapy course first? I'm not sure what the truth is! Would love to hear other people's experiences