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Step 1: Find an Accredited Education Program. Every would-be licensed physical therapy assistant is required to complete a 2-year degree program that is approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
The ASU Physical Therapist Assistant Program affirms that all students enrolled in a. physical therapist assistant program must possess those intellectual, ethical, physical, and. emotional capabilities required to undertake the full curriculum and to achieve the levels of. competence required by the faculty for safe professional practice. A student desiring to become a physical therapist assistant (candidate) must have the. abilities and skills necessary for use of the physical therapy process. These skills and abilities. include observation, communication, motor ability, conceptualization, integration and.