Ethics, Professional Responsibilities, and Indiana Jurisprudence for PTs & PTAs - 2 Hours
Ethics, Professional Responsibilities, and Indiana Jurisprudence for PTs & PTAs - 2 Hours is organized by Biologix Solutions LLC.
Description:
The purpose of Ethics, Professional Responsibilities, and Indiana Jurisprudence for PTs & PTAs course is to provide physical therapists and physical therapist assistants with a theoretical basis for ethical decision-making and knowledge in the Code of Ethics and Guide for Professional Conduct of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), legal standards of behavior, and application of ethical and legal standards to real-life situations.
Learning Objectives:
• Discuss ethical and legal concepts important to the profession of physical therapy.
• Articulate the basis and sources of law in the United States.
• Distinguish between civil and criminal law as they apply to physical therapy.
• Review Indiana Physical Therapy Laws and Regulations (Indiana Code and Indiana Administrative Code -2013 Edition).
• Interpret the American Physical Therapy Association’s Code of Ethics and Guide for Professional Conduct of Physical Therapists.
• Explain the American Physical Therapy Association’s Guide for Conduct of Physical Therapist Assistants and Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant.
• Apply ethical and legal standards to the practice of physical therapy.