Post on 21-Sep-2020
THERAPY AND REHABILITATION
CERTIFICATE
•Massage Therapist
ASSOCIATES
•Massage Therapist
•Occupational Therapy Assistant
•Physical Therapy Assistant
•Respiratory Therapist
BACHELORS
•Athletic Trainer
•Recreation Therapist
•Respiratory Therapist
MASTERS
•Art Therapist
•Athletic Trainer
•Dance Therapist
•Occupational Therapist
•Recreation Therapist
•Speech & Language Pathologist
DOCTORATE
•Audiologist
•Occupational Therapist
•Physical Therapist
Careers in therapy and rehabilitation
involve the use of medical, psychiatric,
psychological or alternative procedures
designed to promote the health and
well-being of an individual with the goal
of helping him or her achieve the highest
level of function, independence, and
quality of life possible. Therapists work
with individuals who have conditions that
are mentally, physically,
developmentally, or emotionally
disabling. They assess the nature and
extent of the problems and help the
individuals manage them in order to
develop, recover, or maintain daily living
and work skills.
ART THERAPIST
• Art therapy is a mental health profession in which clients, facilitated by the art therapist, use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem.
Description
• Masters – 6 yrs
Education Required
• $43,000
Salary
• University of Louisville
Area College Options
• arttherapy.org American Art Therapy Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
ATHLETIC TRAINER
• Athletic Trainers (ATs) are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.
Description
• Bachelors – 4 yrs until 2022
• Masters – 6 yrs after 2022
Education Required
• $43,000
Salary
• EKU, Georgetown, Murray, NKU, Spalding, Thomas More, Union, UK
Area College Options
• caate.net Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
AUDIOLOGIST
•Audiologists diagnose, manage, and treat a patient’s hearing, balance, or ear problems.
Description
•Doctorate – 8 yrs
Education Required
•$75,000
Salary
•University of Louisville
Area College Options
•Asha.org American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
DANCE THERAPIST
• Psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive and physical integration of the individual.
Description
• Masters – 6 yrs
Education Required
• $60,000
Salary
• Columbia College –Chicago, IL
Area College Options
• adta.org American Dance Therapy Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
MASSAGE THERAPIST
•Massage therapists treat clients by using touch to manipulate the muscles and other soft tissues of the body. With their touch, therapists relieve pain, help heal injuries, improve circulation, relieve stress, increase relaxation, and aid in the general wellness of clients.
Description
•Certificate – 1 yr
•Associates – 2 yrs
Education Required
•$38,000
Salary
•Gateway CTC
Area College Options
•amtamassage.org American Massage Therapy Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST ASSISTANT
• Occupational therapy assistants and aides help patients develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working. Occupational therapy assistants are directly involved in providing therapy to patients; occupational therapy aides typically perform support activities.
Description
• Associates – 2 yrs
Education Required
• $54,000
Salary
• Jefferson CTC, Madisonville CTC
Area College Options
• Aota.org American Occupational Therapy Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
OCCUPATIONALTHERAPIST
•Occupational therapists treat injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. They help these patients develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working.
Description
•Masters – 6 yrs
•Doctorate – 8 yrs
Education Required
•$80,000
Salary
•EKU, Spalding
Area College Options
•Aota.org American Occupational Therapy Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
PHYSICAL THERAPISTASSISTANT
•Physical therapist assistants, sometimes called PTAs, work under the direction and supervision of physical therapists. They help patients who are recovering from injuries and illnesses regain movement and manage pain.
Description
•Associates – 2 yrs
Education Required
•$43,000
Salary
•Hazard CTC, Jefferson CTC, Madisonville CTC, Maysville CTC, Somerset CTC, Southeast CTC, West KY CTC
Area College Options
•Apta.org American Physical Therapy Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
• Physical therapists, sometimes called PTs, help injured or ill people improve their movement and manage their pain. These therapists are often an important part of the rehabilitation, treatment, and prevention of patients with chronic conditions, illnesses, or injuries.
Description
• Doctorate – 8 yrs
Education Required
• $84,000
Salary
• Bellarmine, University of Kentucky, Western Kentucky University
Area College Options
• Apta.org American Physical Therapy Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
RECREATION THERAPIST
• Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. These therapists use a variety of modalities, including arts and crafts; drama, music, and dance; sports and games; aquatics; and community outings to help maintain or improve a patient’s physical, social, and emotional well-being.
Description
• Bachelors – 4 yrs
Education Required
• $45,000
Salary
• Eastern Kentucky University
Area College Options
• Nctrc.org National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
RESPIRATORYTHERAPIST
• Respiratory therapists care for patients who have trouble breathing—for example, from a chronic respiratory disease, such as asthma or emphysema. Their patients range from premature infants with undeveloped lungs to elderly patients who have diseased lungs. They also provide emergency care to patients suffering from heart attacks, drowning, or shock.
Description
• Associates – 2 yrs
• Bachelors – 4 yrs
Education Required
• $57,000
Salary
• Bellarmine, Morehead, NKU, Ashland CTC, Big Sandy CTC, Bluegrass CTC, Southcentral CTC, Elizabethtown CTC, Jefferson CTC, Madisonville CTC, Maysville CTC, Somerset CTC, Southeast CTC
Area College Options
• Aarc.org American Association for Respiratory Care
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
SPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGIST
• Speech-language pathologists (sometimes called speech therapists) assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a variety of causes, such as a stroke, brain injury, hearing loss, developmental delay, Parkinson’s disease, a cleft palate or autism.
Description
• Masters – 6 yrs
Education Required
• $73,000
Salary
• Eastern Kentucky University, Murray State, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville
Area College Options
• Asha.org American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
VISION
Associates
• Optician
Doctorate
• Ophthalmologist (see Medical)
• Optometrist
Ophthalmologists, optometrists and
opticians all provide eye care services. An
ophthalmologist is a physician who
specializes in the medical and surgical care
of the eyes and visual system and in the
prevention of eye disease and injury. An
optometrist is a health service provider who
is involved primarily with vision problems.
Optometrists are specifically educated and
trained by an accredited optometry college
ina four-year course, but have not attended
medical school. An optician is a technician
who makes, verifies and delivers lenses,
frames and other specially fabricated
optical devices and/or contact lenses upon
prescription to the intended wearer.
OPTICIAN
• Dispensing opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from ophthalmologists and optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frames or contact lenses to buy.
Description
• Certificate – 1 yr
• Associates – 2 yr
Education Required
• $34,800
Salary
• Roane State Community College, TN
Area College Options
• coaccreditation.com Commission on OpticianryAccreditation
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
OPTOMETRIST
• Optometrists examine the eyes and other parts of the visual system. They also diagnose and treat visual problems and manage diseases, injuries, and other disorders of the eyes. They prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses as needed.
Description
• Doctorate – 8 yrs
Education Required
• $103,000
Salary
• University of Pikeville
Area College Options
• Optometry.org National Board of Examiners in Optometry
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
ADDITIONAL HEALTH CAREERS
Certificate
• Electrocardiogram (EKG) Technician
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)Associates
• Electrocardiogram (EKG) Technician
• Medical Aesthetician
• Mortician
• Paramedic
• Surgical Technician
• Veterinary TechnicianBachelors
• Exercise Physiologist
• Mortician
• Orthotist/Prosthetist
• Science Writer
• Veterinary TechnicianMasters
• Acupuncturist
• Biomechanist
• Exercise Physiologist
• Health Science Librarian
• Medical Illustrator
• PerfusionistDoctorate
• Veterinarian
The health care industry is
filled with endless possibilities
when it comes to choosing a
career. You can work with
patients or with papers, give a
shot or give a shoulder to lean
on. If you are interested in the
health care field, there is a job
to fit your dreams and
experience level. Jobs in health
care range from physician to
pharmacist to physical
therapist.
ACUPUNCTURIST
• Acupuncture is a well-studied and effective alternative treatment of many medical conditions. According to the World Health Organization, acupuncture has been proven effective in the treatment of a wide array of complaints, from allergies to headaches and chronic pain disorders.
Description
• Masters – 6 yrs
Education Required
• $52,000
Salary
• American Institute of Alternative Medicine, Columbus, OH
Area College Options
• ccaom.org Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
• Combine exercise biology with math, physics, engineering and research to study motion. Used to improve the design and effectiveness of sports and exercise equipment as well as improved ergonomics in the workplace.
Description
• Masters – 6 yrs
Education Required
• $81,000
Salary
• University of Kentucky, University of Louisville
Area College Options
• Asbweb.org American Society of Biomechanics
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TECHNICIAN
• EKG technicians – also known as electrocardiogram technicians – monitor and test a patient’s cardiovascular performance using EKG equipment.
Description
• Certificate – 1 yr
• Associates – 2 yr
Education Required
• $49,000
Salary
• Maysville CTC
Area College Options
• nahpusa.com National Association for Health Professionals
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
•EMTs are clinicians, trained to respond quickly to emergency situations regarding medical issues, traumatic injuries and accident scenes.
Description
•Certificate – 6 months
Education Required
•$29,000
Salary
•EKU, Ashland CTC, Bluegrass CTC, Southcentral CTC, Elizabethtown CTC, Gateway CTC, Hazard CTC, Henderson CTC, Jefferson CTC, Madisonville CTC, Maysville CTC, Owensboro CTC, Somerset CTC, Southeast CTC, West KY CTC
Area College Options
•Kbems.kctcs.edu Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST
• Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.
Description
• Bachelors – 4 yrs
• Masters – 6 yrs
Education Required
• $49,000
Salary
• NKU, UK, UL, WKU, Bellarmine, Campbellsville, Georgetown, Ky Wesleyan, Morehead, Murray, Transylvania, Union
Area College Options
• Americankinesiology.org American Kinesiology Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
• Medical librarians are an integral part of the health care team. They have a direct impact on the quality of patient care, by helping physicians, allied health professionals and researchers to stay abreast of new developments in their specialty areas. They also work closely with patients and consumers who are seeking authoritative health information.
Description
• Masters – 6 yrs
Education Required
• $65,000
Salary
• University of Kentucky
Area College Options
• Ala.org American Library Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
MEDICALAESTHETICIAN
• Skincare specialists cleanse and beautify the face and body to enhance a person’s appearance.
Description
• Certificate – 1 yr
• Associates – 2 yrs
Education Required
• $30,000
Salary
• Ashland CTC, Big Sandy CTC, Bluegrass CTC, Gateway CTC, Hazard CTC, Jefferson CTC, Maysville CTC, Owensboro CTC, Somerset CTC, West KY CTC
Area College Options
• ascpskincare.com Associated Skin Care Professionals
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR
• A medical illustrator is a professional artist with specialized training and advanced education in medicine, science, art, design, visual technology, media techniques, and in theories related to communication and learning. Collaborating with scientists, physicians, and other content specialists, medical illustrators serve as visual translators of complex technical information to support education, medical and life science research, patient care, patient education, public relations, and marketing objectives.
Description
• Masters – 6 yrs
Education Required
• $62,000
Salary
• University of Illinois at Chicago
Area College Options
• Ami.org Association of Medical Illustrators
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
MORTICIAN
•Morticians attend to the business of funerals. They work from funeral homes and crematories, embalming, preparing the body of the deceased, and helping the family of manage decisions about the event. They also take part in running the funeral itself, and are involved in many of the bureaucratic tasks that attend upon a death.
Description
•Associates – 2 yrs
Education Required
•$54,000
Salary
•Southeast CTC, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Area College Options
•Nfdma.com National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
ORTHOTIST/
PROSTHETIST
• A certified orthotist and/or prosthetist is an allied health professional specifically educated and trained to make and fit articial limbs and manage comprehensive orthotic and/or prosthetic patient care.
Description
• Bachelors – 4 yrs
Education Required
• $64,000
Salary
• Joliet Junior College - Joliet, IL
Area College Options
•abcop.org American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
PARAMEDIC
• Care for the sick or injured in emergency medical settings. People’s lives often depend on the quick reaction and competent care provided by these workers. Paramedics respond to emergency calls, performing medical services and transporting patients to medical facilities.
Description
• Associates – 2 yrs
Education Required
• $32,000
Salary
• Ashland CTC, Gateway CTC, Jefferson CTC, Madisonville CTC, Owensboro CTC, Somerset CTC, West KY CTC, EKU, WKU
Area College Options
• Kbems.kctcs.edu Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
PERFUSIONIST
• A perfusionist operates a heart-lung machine, which is an artificial blood pump, which propels oxygenated blood to the patient’s tissues while the surgeon operates on the heart. The perfusionist manages the physiological and metabolic demands of the patient while the cardiac surgeon operates on the heart. It is also the perfusionist’s responsibility to deliver the drug that stops the heart.
Description
• Masters – 6 yrs
Education Required
• $79,000
Salary
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation - OH
Area College Options
• abcp.org American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
SCIENCE WRITER
• There are two basic categories of science writers: science journalists and science public information officers (PIOs).
• Science journalists may work for newspapers, wire services, magazines, book publishers, radio and television networks and individual stations, digital news services and other independent information channels.
• Science PIOs work for universities, private research foundations, government agencies and laboratories, science museums, publishers, corporations and non-profit science and health organizations.
Description
• Bachelors – 4 yrs
Education Required
• $40,000-$70,000
Salary
• Complete a degree in any science discipline with classes in journalism
Area College Options
• Casw.org Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
• Surgical technologists, also called operating room technicians, assist in surgical operations. They prepare operating rooms, arrange equipment, and help doctors during surgeries.
Description
• Associates – 2 yr
Education Required
• $44,000
Salary
• Ashland CTC, Bluegrass CTC, Southcentral CTC, Hazard CTC, Jefferson CTC, Madisonville CTC, Owensboro CTC, Somerset CTC, Southeast CTC, West KY CTC
Area College Options
• Ast.org Association of Surgical Technologists
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
• Veterinary technologists and technicians perform medical tests under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian to assist in diagnosing the injuries and illnesses of animals.
Description
• Associates – 2 yrs
• Bachelors – 4 yrs
Education Required
• $31,800
Salary
• Morehead, Murray, Owensboro CTC
Area College Options
• avma.org American Veterinary Medical Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
• Veterinary technologists and technicians perform medical tests under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian to assist in diagnosing the injuries and illnesses of animals.
Description
• Associates – 2 yrs
• Bachelors – 4 yrs
Education Required
• $31,800
Salary
• Morehead, Murray, Owensboro CTC
Area College Options
• avma.org American Veterinary Medical Association
Resources
North Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center
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