As a recently graduated LVT who started first as an assistant, I saw the duties of both assistants and LVT’s. While assistants are capable of learning HOW to do things, LVT’s spent the time learning the WHY we do things. I am against the idea of assistants and unlicensed personal being allowed to placed IVC’s. LVT’s are already underpaid and underutilized. Taking one of our duties away and giving it to people who did not go to school to learn a specialized set of skills will not help that. 

Heather Story, LVT