Ethical Decision-Making in Physical Therapy

  By Susan McPhail Wittjen, PT, PhD

Appendix

Ethical Documents of the American Physical Therapy Association

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Code of Ethics

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Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant

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Guide for Professional Conduct (supplemental information for PTs)

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Guide for Conduct of the Affiliate Member (supplemental information to PTAs)

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Background information on APTA Professional Ethics 

 

Laws and Regulations

See the following links to laws and regulations relative to PT practice in Texas. (These links will open a new window to see the web page from the Texas Board of PT Examiners.)

bulletTexas PT Act
bulletTexas PT Rules

 

Health Care Ethics References

Beauchamp, Tom L. and James F. Childress.  Principles of Biomedical Ethics.  4th

Beauchamp, Tom L. and LeRoy Walters.  Contemporary Issues in Bioethics.  4th ed.  Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1994.

Darr, Kurt.  Ethics in Health Services Management. 3rd ed.  Baltimore: Health Professions Press, 1997.

Purtilo, Ruth.  Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions.  2nd ed.  Philadelphia: W. B.             Saunders Company, 1993.  

Health Care Ethics Web Pages on the Internet: 

There are too many to list, but these are a few.

http://www.apta.org   

http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~mbernste/

http://hcoa.org

    (Huffington Center on Aging)

To finish this course and take your exam please use this link.  Ethics Online Exam