Independent Review of CPA, Colleges and CAPR
The Issue
The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario REGULATES physiotherapists, also known as physical therapists, to ensure the ongoing improvement of the practice of physiotherapists and to serve the public interest.
Ok. How do they regulate them?
The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR) is a credentialling and assessment agency that provides evaluation services on behalf of our Members – the Canadian provincial and territorial physiotherapy regulators (called Colleges). On behalf of our Members, we review the education and qualifications of applicants educated outside of Canada to determine whether or not they are substantially different from those of Canadian-educated physiotherapists. For both Canadian and internationally-educated physiotherapists, WE ADMINISTER the Physiotherapy Competency Examination to determine their readiness for safe, effective and independent physiotherapy practice.
The CAPR has made it clear they are unable to administer the clinical portion of the Physiotherapy Competency Exam on behalf of it's Members.
What are the Members doing about it? This is the current problem.
Said Members, are receiving hundreds of letters from Physiotherapists (the ones that have their licenses) from across the country advocating for change to the licensing process.
How are they going to do that when they can't administer the one that should be in place RIGHT NOW?
Mr. Tyrone Sakes is a Public Member of The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. He was very concerned about potential media coverage. Well, he got it. The Public would like to know why the exam was not administered. This is the process CURRENTLY in place to determine competency.
There needs to be an independent 3rd party review of all 3 bodies governing this profession. There is a massive shortage of PT's in this country. There should be enough foresight to see once Covid is over it'll only get worse. After all, people have been sitting on their furniture for over a year now.
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/pandemic-delays-clinical-exams-for-physiotherapy-graduates-1.5357747
The Issue
The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario REGULATES physiotherapists, also known as physical therapists, to ensure the ongoing improvement of the practice of physiotherapists and to serve the public interest.
Ok. How do they regulate them?
The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR) is a credentialling and assessment agency that provides evaluation services on behalf of our Members – the Canadian provincial and territorial physiotherapy regulators (called Colleges). On behalf of our Members, we review the education and qualifications of applicants educated outside of Canada to determine whether or not they are substantially different from those of Canadian-educated physiotherapists. For both Canadian and internationally-educated physiotherapists, WE ADMINISTER the Physiotherapy Competency Examination to determine their readiness for safe, effective and independent physiotherapy practice.
The CAPR has made it clear they are unable to administer the clinical portion of the Physiotherapy Competency Exam on behalf of it's Members.
What are the Members doing about it? This is the current problem.
Said Members, are receiving hundreds of letters from Physiotherapists (the ones that have their licenses) from across the country advocating for change to the licensing process.
How are they going to do that when they can't administer the one that should be in place RIGHT NOW?
Mr. Tyrone Sakes is a Public Member of The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. He was very concerned about potential media coverage. Well, he got it. The Public would like to know why the exam was not administered. This is the process CURRENTLY in place to determine competency.
There needs to be an independent 3rd party review of all 3 bodies governing this profession. There is a massive shortage of PT's in this country. There should be enough foresight to see once Covid is over it'll only get worse. After all, people have been sitting on their furniture for over a year now.
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/pandemic-delays-clinical-exams-for-physiotherapy-graduates-1.5357747
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Petition created on March 25, 2021