RecordMove

Art therapist to physiotherapy assistant

An art therapist already meets 56% of what the physiotherapy assistant role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From art therapist

Partial match

To physiotherapy assistant

23 You already bring

18 Still to learn

41 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a physiotherapy assistant is expected to do is already part of an art therapist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the physiotherapy assistant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A physiotherapy assistant role treats 23 of its required skills as things an art therapist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

accept own accountability
adhere to organisational guidelines
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
apply organisational techniques
communicate in healthcare
comply with legislation related to health care

What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A physiotherapy assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an art therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held educate on the prevention of illness communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies working with computers
already held manage healthcare users' data information skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 23 the physiotherapy assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required

still to learn assist physiotherapists required
still to learn support discharge from physiotherapy required
still to learn advocate health required
still to learn develop therapeutic relationships required
still to learn promote health and safety policies in health services required
still to learn use different communication channels required

02 assisting and caring 5 required

still to learn adhere to health well-being and safety required
still to learn provide information on the effects of physiotherapy required
still to learn provide stroke rehabilitation services required
still to learn contribute to the rehabilitation process required
still to learn empathise with the healthcare user required

03 management skills 4 required

still to learn contribute to quality physiotherapy services required
still to learn develop plans related to client discharge required
still to learn develop plans related to the transfer of care required
still to learn provide learning support in healthcare required

04 information skills 2 required

still to learn collect healthcare user data under supervision required
still to learn record healthcare users' progress related to treatment required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

still to learn maintain physiotherapy equipment required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a physiotherapy assistant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

43 held skills the physiotherapy assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role applied music therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role apply art therapy interventions skill
not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
not needed by the target role apply psychoanalysis skill
not needed by the target role assess art therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role assess the patient's therapeutic needs skill
not needed by the target role behavioural therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role challenge patient behaviour by means of art skill
not needed by the target role cognitive behavioural therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role cognitive psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role define creative components skill
not needed by the target role develop educational materials on art therapy skill
not needed by the target role enable patients to explore artworks skill
not needed by the target role encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring skill
not needed by the target role fine arts knowledge
not needed by the target role formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy skill
not needed by the target role handle patient trauma skill
not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role human psychological development knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role neurophysiology knowledge
not needed by the target role organise relapse prevention skill
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role philosophy knowledge
not needed by the target role practice gestalt therapy skill
not needed by the target role prepare treatment plan for art therapy skill
not needed by the target role psychoanalysis knowledge
not needed by the target role psychological theories knowledge
not needed by the target role psychopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role psychosociology knowledge
not needed by the target role refer healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role relaxation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role schedule artistic activities skill
not needed by the target role sexology knowledge
not needed by the target role sociology knowledge
not needed by the target role take referred patients skill
not needed by the target role techniques of practice in art therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role theory of art therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role use art in a therapeutic setting skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages for health-related research skill

3 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from art therapist

Full index of moves from art therapist

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an art therapist become a physiotherapy assistant?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An art therapist already covers 56% of what a physiotherapy assistant is expected to do: 23 skills carry over, 23 of which the physiotherapy assistant role treats as required.

What skills does an art therapist need to become a physiotherapy assistant?

18 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is assist physiotherapists.

How hard is the move from art therapist to physiotherapy assistant?

Its learning distance is 57.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.