The category of physiotherapists is one of the occupations listed in the 29 occupations for the Canada General Skilled Migrant Program. This occupation being present in the list means that the Canadian government is inviting foreign trained physiotherapists to seek permanent settlement options in Canada. A physiotherapist is employed in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, clinics, sports organizations and so on. They can also run their own private practice.
Qualifying Criteria
•The applicant must have a degree in physiotherapy along with practical training done under supervision.
•An applicant for must have an experience of at least one year as a physiotherapist.
•A person must have experience of around 2-4 years; actual number of years of experience to apply under this occupation is dependent on many factors such as whether the applicant is married and his English language skills.
Duties & Responsibilities
A physiotherapist is expected to perform some or all of the duties mentioned below:
•Evaluating the physical abilities of a patient via functional ability tests.
•Assessing the effectiveness of the treatment and amending them as per the needs.
•Based on the physical diagnosis, chalking out the goals for the treatment.
•Planning and executing programs which involves education, therapeutic exercise, massage, manipulation and with the use of other mechanical equipment etc.
•They have the option of specializing in any particular clinical area such as pediatrics, neurology, and orthopedics and so on.
•They might have to conduct research in physiotherapy.
•Maintenance of records for clinical as well as statistical and consulting with other professionals from the health care industry.
What do u mean that a physiotherapist must be married??.... could u pleas explain this..
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