California Physical Therapy: Ethical Decisions (334)
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California Physical Therapy: Ethical Decisions
California Physical Therapy: Ethical Decisions—Course Summary
ATrain Education is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approved reviewer and provider of continuing competency and continuing education courses for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants. This course fulfills the requirement for 2 units of training on ethics for CA physical therapists and physical therapy assistants.
This purpose of this course is to provide direct-care staff in nursing homes, hospice, and adult daycare with the skills, techniques, and strategies to care on a daily basis for residents who have Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. It includes activities that allow participants to practice the skills and strategies they have learned.
Criteria for Successful Completion
Study the course material, achieve a score of 80% or higher on the post test (the post test can be repeated if a learner scores less than 80%), complete the course evaluation, and pay where required. No partial credit will be awarded.
Instructional Level
Introductory
Conflict of Interest / Commercial Support Disclosure
The planners and authors of this learning activity have declared no conflicts of interest, vested interest, or financial relationship that may influence the content of this activity. All information is provided fairly and without bias.
ATrain Education, Inc. received no outside financial or commercial support in the preparation, presentation, or implementation of this learning activity and has no affiliation with any company whose products or services are mentioned in this activity.
Target Audience
Physical therapists and physical therapy assistants in California.
Learning Objectives
When you finish this course you will be able to:
- Explain what is unique about healthcare ethics.
- Describe the relationship of professionalism and ethics.
- Name the six principles that undergird the language of bioethics.
- Describe the concepts of moral threshold and moral potency.
- Differentiate between ethics and the law.
- Explain how to apply an ethical decision-making model in a clinical situation.
Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
Susan Walters Schmid, PhD
ATrain Education is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approved reviewer and provider of continuing competency and continuing education courses for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants.
Available Credit
- 2.00 Contact hours