Home Treatments Links Careers Contact

To qualify as a Chartered Physiotherapist, involves a 3 or 4 year course, leading to a degree in Human Physiotherapy. Please click on the CSP link at the bottom of the page for more details. The Physiotherapist will then join the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in London and is then eligible to use the term Chartered Physiotherapist and to apply for state registration. Chartered Physiotherapists who then wish to specialise in Animal Therapy must complete two years of general practice working in the Human field, during which time the can begin postgraduate training in Animal Therapy.

This training can be undertaken in two ways, both of which require the Chartered Physiotherapist to be a member of ACPAT and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in London.

1. Training with ACPAT Category A members.

2. Part time MSc and Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy, run by The Royal Veterinary College, ( University of London), Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Contact Tel: 01707 666333 or website http://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetphysio.

The ACPAT training route 1 requires Category B membership of ACPAT, attendance at seminars/courses over a period of 2 years, the completion of a practical training log book, ( CARB) and veterinary references. To complete the CARB, the candidate must spend a minimum of 15 days under the supervision of Category A members of ACPAT. ( Category A members are those who have already completed their training, Category B members are those currently undergoing training). Category A members will charge for such clinical placements. Satisfactory completion of the required elements allows the candidate to go forward and apply to upgrade to a Category A member and to become an Independent practitioner.

The part time MSc and Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy, route 2 requires successful completion of the first 18 months of the course which includes completion of the practical training log book ( CARB).

Once qualified, regular attendance of ACPAT and other relevant courses is required to maintain and improve clinical Knowledge and competence.

ACPAT ( The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy) can be found at www.acpat.org

CSP ( The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy) can be found at www.csp.org.uk