Course Description:
“Oklahoma Physical Therapy Ethics” was designed to assist therapy professionals with the ethical dilemmas they face in the workplace. The course helps to promote a deeper understanding of ethics, morals, and legal behavior and to facilitate a more informed decision-making process for professionals in complex ethical situations. The course includes the NEW updated APTA Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession. It also includes the APTA Core Values and defines ethical behaviors and the RIPS Model of ethical decision making. Lastly, the course helps solidify the therapist’s knowledge with many real-world case study scenarios.
Course Author:
Mary Smith, PT
Methods of Instruction:
Online text course available via internet
Target Audience:
Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants
Educational Level:
Intermediate/Advanced
Prerequisites:
None
Course Goals and Objectives:
At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Identify the similarities and differences between ethics and morality
- Differentiate between ethical theories
- Define and differentiate between determinants of ethical/moral behavior
- Utilize the Realm-Individual Process-Situation (RIPS) in case study scenarios
- Interpret and apply the APTA’s Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession
- Recognize and differentiate between the 9 Ethical Commitments in the ATPA’s Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession
- Interpret and apply the APTA Core Values
- Apply all ethics information to case study scenarios for practical application
Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:
A score of 70% or greater on the post-test