Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.26 - Health aides/attendants/orderlies

51.2604 - Rehabilitation aide

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to assist in rehabilitation services under the supervision of physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other therapeutic professionals, and to perform routine functions in support of rehabilitation. These programs include courses in roles and responsibilities of rehabilitation providers, basic function of the human body, disabling conditions, therapeutic skills, client management, and communication skills.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • rehabilitation aide

• Exclusion(s)

  • pediatric rehabilitation medicine - residency(60.0563)
  • physical rehabilitation therapist (PRT)(51.2308)
  • rehabilitation assistant (RA)(51.0817)
  • rehabilitation science(51.2314)