Timelines for the credentals process in Canada by the Allaince.

[emad]

Hi Crystal,

Nice to see Canadian physiotherapist sharing us our discussion here regarding credentials process in Canada. One of the first requirements is the physiotherapy practice within Canadain context which you are expert in explaining or advising . Personally, I have not come in enough contact with Canadian physiotherapists yet to share my view regrading advances or latest developments in physiotherapy practice. However, I do like to read Dana ,s views regarding canadian physio. practice from internationally educated physiotherapist. He or she worked as assistant and is writing what has been done.
I think that is fine to read some critisim regarding physio. practices and culture connected practice in Canada.
The other thing Manipulation is not that safest and Mulligan is not the latest, there is much more advnces to think of the nerve and the whole nervous system in dealing with the pain rather dealing with the bones.

When I am writing now, an idea came to my mind made me laughing which is I can not say the above view to a supervisor canadian physiotherapist if I am going to go through a temporary licence.
I will try to get the thread on track for the credentials asking you after assuming you dealt with internationally educated physiotherapists going through credentials , what do you think the things/ tricks/ points those physios need to take care of while going through PCE exams written and practical ?

cheers

[Crystal R. Westergard]

I too have worked as an assistant to not-so-fine physiotherapists at large intitutions working with the elderly. It is easy to get trapped into thinking that most physio is done that way. What happens is that if an institution has low standards and poor work ethic among the physios, then it is hard to get Canadian assistants. So these places hire international physio assistants who feel they have few options to leave. It is a trap. Can someone get out of this trap? YES! of course, you will get out when you pass the exams. You will also do better if you improve your English.
I don't know any tricks to speed up the process with the alliance. Perhaps I will learn some in time. What we need to do as Canadian physio, is to improve the way the alliance communicates to applicants. If enough of us raise our voice about it, it will get done.