Course Description
Course Description:
This intermediate-level course provides physical therapists and physical therapist assistants with an updated primer on the study of ethics and ethical behaviors as they apply to physical therapy practice. The course is designed to help clinicians effectively and efficiently integrate ethical decision-making into their clinical practice.
Contact Hours: 2 | Text Course Format: Text | Target Audience: |
Instructional Level: Intermediate | BOC Level of Difficulty: Advanced |
Accreditation Information:
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This intermediate-level course provides physical therapists and physical therapist assistants with an updated primer on the study of ethics and ethical behaviors as they apply to physical therapy practice. The course is designed to help clinicians effectively and efficiently integrate ethical decision-making into their clinical practice.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the differences and commonalities among morality, values, ethics, and the law.
- Describe the purpose and limitations of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Code of Ethics for Physical Therapists.
- Identify types of ethical problems and issues in physical therapy. • Describe the ethical approaches, theories, and principles that can guide the physical therapy practitioner in making an ethical decision.
- Evaluate ethical issues based on an ethical decision-making model.
- Describe future considerations in ethical decision-making.
Disclosures:
TEXT COURSES
Text courses are viewed on your web browser if the online version is purchased, or sent via mail if the physical copy is purchased.
Contact Hours: 2 contact hour in length (check your state’s approval status in the state-specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Physical Therapists
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial- Bruce H. Greenfield, PT, PhD, FNAP is employed and receives a salary. He receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
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