Jun 3, 2021/Video

ABPTS Board-Certified Clinical Specialists share their journey to becoming certified: not just how it enhanced their practice, connected them with more patients, and changed their outlook, but how the process itself provided deeper insights into their areas of focus.

This page is for individuals who need to verify ABPTS board-certification or are a board-certified specialisting needing formal or written documentation of your certification status, contact.

Jan 1, 2021/Open Access

This presentation provides details and demonstrates how the APTA Specialist Certification Program can open new doors for you as a professional.

Apr 24, 2024/Open Access

Before applying for specialist certification it is important to understand the requirements, the process, and the examination. The Candidate Guide covers all of these things.

It takes time and commitment, but the personal and professional rewards that come with achieving board-certified specialist status can last an entire career. And the journey toward certification is itself a meaningful way to deepen your connection to the areas of practice that most inspire you.

All physical therapy direct patient care experience entries must include: Each facility in which you have accumulated experience as a physical therapist to be counted toward the minimum eligibility requirement. Each position in which you have accumulated experience to be counted toward the minimum eligibility.

The ABPTS model for certification focuses on continuing competence of the physical therapist specialist.

The directory of board-certified specialists is a portal in which consumers, PTs, PTAs, and other health care professionals can find board-certified physical therapists. 

Leverage your certification to advance your career.

ABPTS coordinates and oversees the specialist certification process, is the governing body for certification and recertification of clinical specialists.