Bobby Said:

how i can find a home study course in bee venom therapy that will give me a certified degree?

We Answered:

Bee venom therapy involves the injection of venom by a needle, insertion of the stinger, or stinging by live bees. While a licensed physician must give injections, other treatments can be done by a bee venom therapist, a beekeeper, the patient, or a friend or relative.

http://www.beevenom.com/TrainingCourses.… has a list of Training, Conference & Events.

The American Apitherapy Society, Inc (AAS) also organizes one or more annual courses on Apitherapy.

Gary Said:

occupational therapy return to practice?

We Answered:

http://www.therapeuticservicesinc.com/ba…

These tapes may work if you are getting back into pediatrics

Hugh Said:

How do i get into marriage and family therapy?

We Answered:

Scoop does not not know what s/he is talking about. Your professor is correct that most psychotherapy (MFT is a sub-branch) is done by social workers (there is no such thing as social working). Now all that said there is also a program of study in MFT (this is especially popular in CA - due to licensure issues). Now to get licenced in any of the clinical fields (social work, psychology, MFT, Counseling) you need a minimum of an MA. Not all psychology MA degrees are eligible for licensure.

Now given that you are still working on your AA you have some time to research this further (and that is what I would do). The BA in social work has the advantage over psych in that it does allow you to do your MA in a year. However, social work takes a much broader view of human behavior than psych (there is no BA in MFT). Social work does focus on social justice and recognizes that most human problems are bigger than just the individual.

I would encourage you to interview people with different degrees and credentials and see which ones fit better with who you are and how you view the world. You also want to understand what degrees are licencable in KA (each state is different). DA

Beverly Said:

how i can find a home study course in cupping therapy that will give me a certified degree?

We Answered:

If your a massage therapist look up "massage cupping." There is certification available. And it might be available to non-certified people too....

Lester Said:

are there any good home study courses for therapy?

We Answered:

Here's a page where you can subscribe to her emails.

I'm sure she'll let you know of any courses she's running.

http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Carmel_…

Derrick Said:

I would like to study respiratory therapy, anyone did this before?

We Answered:

I would guess it's the same for RT's. I looked into being a traveling nurse. The agency requires you to be certified and work in acute care for 1-2 years to get experience before you can travel. Basically you need experience because the agency is paying you really good money to know what you are doing and be flexible and work wherever Respiratory Therapist are needed. The good news is, there are usually jobs they can hook you up with in your area, so you don't have to go so far away at first. Also the assignments are as sort as 13 weeks, so you don't have to commit for very long- in case you don't like it. And after 13 weeks you can come home and spend a week or two with your family and friends before moving again. Many times you are making a lot of money AND they pay for your housing and utilities. The people I've talked to who travel say they love it.

Roberta Said:

I plan to take a Physical Therapy Aide Course thru Home Study.?

We Answered:

First, I am highly against the PT aide course. I think it is a waste of time an money for a job that pays less than $10 an hour. There are very few jobs available for aides/technicians and I do not think it requires formal training to do a job where you are never left unsupervised with a patient or where your primary tasks include being a gopher, filing, cleaning the gym and answering phones. All of our aides at our facility were trained on the job.

Now, maybe I am a little biased because in our state aides can do very little...yet, they can show patients their exercise if given direct instruction from a PT and given direct supervision...I think this is something that can easily be learned with on the job training. However, if you are in a state where aides can do a little more, maybe it is worth the training. I myself, was an aide in a chiropractor's office before I ever became a PT...I was taught how to use ultrasound and electrical stimulation on the job.

I think trade schools are marketing the aide program stating that it's an easy way to transition to the PTA (assistant) or PT degree. While being an aide is an invaluable experience, it is not an "easy" way to transition...your course work will not transfer to the next degree...you will need to start over like everyone else. Furthermore, with the length of the aide training course (6-10 months) I feel it would be much more worthwhile to just stay in school the extra year and become a PTA and nearly double your opportunities and income. I think these schools are not being fully honest about the opportunities or income for aides.

However, if you really have your heart set on being an aide and you really want the certification, I think it is best to have live classroom education for the hands on portion of the education...not all classes would need to be live, but some of them definetely should be if you've never worked in the health care setting.