Occupational Therapy Ethics

Course Description:

“Occupational Therapy Ethics” was designed to help therapy professionals with the ethical dilemmas they face in the workplace.  The course is designed to promote a better understanding of ethics, morals and legal behavior in the hopes of facilitating a better decision-making process for professionals in ethical situations.  The information also includes the AOTA Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards, the NBCOT Candidate/Certificant Code of Conduct, and the Procedures for the Enforcement of the NBCOT Candidate/Certificant Code of Conduct. 

Course Author:

Mary Smith, RPT 

Methods of Instruction:

Online course available via internet 

Target Audience:

Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistants 

Educational Level:

Intermediate 

Prerequisites:

None 

Course Goals and Objectives:

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Define Ethics
2. Define Morality
3. Identify the basic similarities and differences between ethics and morals
4. Differentiate between common ethical theories
5. Define determinants of moral and ethical behavior
6. Understand the ethical decision-making process
7. Interpret and apply the AOTA’s Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards
8. Interpret and apply the NBCOT Candidate/Certificant Code of Conduct
9. Understand and incorporate the Procedures for the Enforcement of the NBCOT Candidate/Certificant Code of Conduct

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

A score of 70% or greater on the post-test

AdvantageCEUs.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID # 7332. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Intermediate level, Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by the AOTA.