Ethics and Jurisprudence for the Mississippi Physical Therapy Professional Course is organized by HomeCEU. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 3 Contact Hours.
Course Description:
“Ethics and Jurisprudence for the Mississippi Physical Therapy Professional” was written by Lisa Milliken and Sharon Finch. “Ethics and Jurisprudence for the Mississippi Physical Therapy Professional” was designed to educate the healthcare professional in understanding the basic theories and approaches to ethical decision making. This online home study continuing education course meets the ethics requirement for Mississippi and has been approved by the Mississippi Board of Physical Therapy.
Course Goals:
This online home study continuing education course is intended to instruct the professional through a self-paced study on the APTA Code of Ethics, APTA Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant, the Board of Physical Therapy Policy Statement and basic theories and approaches in ethical decision making.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course the professional will be able to:
• Define Ethics and the components of ethical standards and behavior.
• Identify the ten medical principals of ethics.
• List the five roles of the physical therapist, which are noted as the foundation of the APTA code of ethics.
• Recognize the seven core values which guide the APTA principals of professional ethics.
• Identify the components of the Realm-Individual Process-Situation (RIPS) model of ethical decision making.
• Identify the timing between diagnosis and physical therapy treatment being given
• Recognize the limit of times acceptable for taking the exam
• List the monetary penalty for violations
• Identify the timing of when the Board may withdraw or amend the declaratory opinion
• List the goals for ethical conduct