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Earn credits and advance your career with APTA Learning Center’s certificates. Each includes six in-depth courses on a specific topic. Explore our offerings and take the next step in your career.

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Featured Certificate Courses

Digital Health Certificate

The certificate series will guide you through the latest digital resources that can enhance patient care and streamline clinical operations. By the end of this course, you will be equipped with knowledge to ensure that you remain at the forefront of patient care in the evolving digital health landscape.

CEUs: 1.4 (14 contact hours)


Primary Care Certificate

This six-course series covers the role of physical therapy in primary care, care integration models, direct access and policy considerations, injury prevention, health and wellness promotion, and clinical decision making for common primary care conditions, with courses available individually or as a complete six-course package.

CEUs: 2.5 (25 contact hours)


Persistent Pain Management Certificate: A Comprehensive Learning Series

This six-course series covers trauma-informed care, pain science, patient evaluation and pain profiling, psychologically informed strategies, and evidence-based interventions across diverse populations, with courses available individually or as a complete six-course package.

CEUs: 3.0 (30 contact hours)


Brain Injury Certificate

This six-part series covers the physical therapist's approach to managing brain injury, including mindfulness meditation, psychoeducation, and evidence-based tools for improving physical, cognitive, and psychosocial health.

CEUs: 1.0 (10 contact hours)


DEI Certificate

This six-part series covers foundational DEI topics, including bias, microaggressions, population health, the ADA, gender diversity, and strategies for improving diversity in the physical therapy profession.

CEUs: 1.0 (10 contact hours)


APTA Telehealth Certificate Series

This telehealth certificate series prepares PTs, PTAs, and students to provide excellent care via telehealth, covering ethical, regulatory, administrative, technical, and clinical best practices.

CEUs: 1.2 (12 contact hours)


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