Professionalism

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Professionalism

• APTA Code of Ethics
• and
• Guide for Professional Conduct

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Professional Culture

• A pattern of shared assumptions and values that
  has been learned or designed by a group to solve
  its problems
• A way of seeing that is common to a group of
  people
• Shapes the way we organize our experiences and
  choose our actions
• Rone S, Wilson S. Presentation. PT 2001, 6/01.

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Variables Which Define Professional Culture

• Legal Standards (State Practice Acts)
• Skill Competencies (JCAHO, CARF, OSHA)
• Ethical Norms (Code of Ethics)
• Standards of Practice (APTA)
• Professional Affiliation (APTA)
• Broad Policies and Ideological Principles (Vision
  2020)
• Rone S, Wilson S. Presentation. PT 2001, 6/01.

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• Professional Culture Vision 2020
• APTA Code of Ethics
• Guide for Professional Conduct
• Standards of Practice
• HOD Policies, Positions and Guidelines

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Professionalism

• Authority
• Degree to which a person sees self as
  knowledgeable, a good judge of outcomes,
  respected and deferred to for expertise
• Responsibility
• Breadth of an individuals commitment to others
• Agency
• Extent to which and individual feels a sense of
  control and power in his/her life in practice
• Autonomy
• Extent to which an individual feels freedom and
  independence in his/her role

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Ideological Principles

• Vision 2020
• Establishes us as professionals
• Moments Like These
• Our self-image

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Ethical Norms The APTA Code of Ethics

• Eleven principles for ethical practice
• Apply to PTs
• Members in violation may be disciplined
• Non-members still held subject to community
  standards by the courts
• Define our Core Values

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Core Values

• Accountability (accept responsibility)
• Altruism (patients before own self-interest)
• Compassion (empathy)
• Caring (concern, consideration for others)
• Excellence (challenge mediocrity)
• Integrity (adhere to ethical principles and
  standards)
• Professional Duty (committed to providing
  effective PT, and serving the profession and
  society)
• Social Responsibility (promoting mutual trust
  between the profession and society)
• Self-assessment

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Ethical Norms The APTA Code of Ethics

• Overview
• Places Code of Ethics in context with other core
  documents.

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Ethical NormsAPTA Code of Ethics (summary)

• Respect rights and dignity of all individuals,
  colleagues and other HP and be trustworthy
• Comply with laws, rules, regs
• Exercise sound professional judgment
• PTs maintain professional competence
• Maintain promote high standards
• Seek only deserved and reasonable remuneration
• Provide accurate relevant information
• Protect the public address health needs of
  society

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Ethical NormsAPTA Code of Ethics

• Preamble and Principles
• Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
• Appendix 3 (may be outdated)
• Curtis Appendix B (may be outdated)

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Ethical Norms APTA Guide for Professional Conduct

• The Guide for Professional Conduct interprets the
  Code
• Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
• Appendix 4 (may be outdated)
• Curtis Appendix B (may be outdated)

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Ethical Norms Standards of Ethical Conduct for
the PTA

• Preamble and Standards
• Guide for Conduct of the Physical Therapist
  Assistant
• Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
• Appendix 5 (may be outdated)
• Curtis Appendix C (may be outdated)

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Ethics and Judicial Committee

• Ethics and Judicial Committee Opinions Overview
• Compendium of Interpretations and Opinions