The aim of this course is to develop an increased understanding of selected principles and practices of motor skill development in children and youth. In addition emphasis will be placed upon the establishment of optimal environments for the instruction and practice of motor skills.
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Principle 3 -Physical therapists shall be accountable for making sound professional judgments Standard 3 - Physical therapist assistants shall make sound decisions in collaboration with the physical therapist and within the boundaries established by laws and regulations. Core Values: Excellence and Integrity
The Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant (Standards of Ethical Conduct) delineate the ethical obligations of all physical therapist assistants as determined by the House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Fundamental to the Code of Ethics is the special obligation of physical therapists to empower, educate, and enable those with impairments, activity limitations, participation restrictions, and disabilities to facilitate greater independence, health, wellness, and enhanced quality of life. Principles.
Eight categories of Standards that define the ethical obligations of PTAs
Professional duty is the commitment to meeting one’s obligations to provide effective physical therapy services to individual patients/clients, to serve the profession, and to positively influence the health of society. 1. Demonstrating beneficence by providing “optimal care”. 2.
The Bottom Line: Use of evidence and collaboration with others to make decisions in the patient’s best interest
Social Responsibility is the promotion of a mutual trust between the profession and the larger public that necessitates responding to societal needs for health and wellness.
Social contract – A thought experiment to evaluate social and political rules. In a hypothetical pre-social state, one picks the rules that will structure the political-social order to come. In Thos. Hobbes’ famous rendering, the pre-social state is one of anarchy (humans are violent animals, and life is "nasty, brutish and short"); this justifies an authoritarian state. In John Locke’s kinder, gentler version, we are rational and essentially non-violent creatures, which justifies only a much more liberty-friendly political arrangement. In John Rawls’ influential Theory of Justice, moral principles are derived from such an approach: they are the principles to which free and rational persons would agree, from an initial state (original position) emphasizing equality. In an original position of equality, we are inclined to make up rules that are fair to all, because we do not know what particular social circumstances will be our lot. See also veil of ignorance.
Absolute rights – As the adjective would imply, these are rights that cannot be over-ridden, and are thus "unconditional," regardless of competing moral claims or social conditions. It is not clear that such rights exist. Consider the right to life (and the duty to avoid killing). Common moral judgments about the justifiability of killing in self-defense, capital punishment, and killing in war condition the application of the right to life (and the duty to avoid killing) in almost all societies.
It’s important for clinicians to understand that there are two sections to state practice acts: Laws and Regulations. Each state has their individual definition of laws and regulations. For example, in the state of California these are clearly defined. Please see below:16
If a therapist terminates the care without offering a reasonable alternative, then an act of abandonment could have occurred.
Another PT terminates a relationship with a patient because they feel there is a conflict of interest (e.g. personal issues). In both cases, the PT made a decision without notifying the patient.10 This qualifies as abandonment.
When a physical therapist is confronted with an ethical situation it can be difficult to problem-solve in an organized manner and to develop a clear ethical decision. The complexity that comes with the physical therapist-patient relationship has increased in recent years due to the changes in how we deliver healthcare. These new demands require a more pro-active role with our patient which at times can be complex.
3-5 visits prior to reaching insurance limits, the patient is referred to the billing department to discuss reasonable alternatives (this only applies to patients who need more skilled physical therapy beyond their insurance limits)