What is an APTA standard?
HOD S06-20-35-29: The Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy are APTA’s statement of conditions and performances that are essential for physical therapist practice.
What are the core values of the APTA?
Physical therapist practice is guided by a set of seven core values: accountability, altruism, compassion/caring, excellence, integrity, profes- sional duty, and social responsibility.
What are the 3 components to the scope of practice for physical therapists?
The scope of practice for physical therapists has three components: professional, jurisdictional, and personal.
What is the APTA guide for professional conduct?
The APTA Guide for Professional Conduct (Guide) is intended to serve physical therapists in interpreting the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist (Code of Ethics) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in matters of professional conduct.
What is the scope of practice for a physical therapist?
Physiotherapists’ Scope of Practice diagnose and treat dysfunction caused by a pain, injury, disease, or condition to develop, maintain, and maximize independence and prevent dysfunction, teach, manage, and conduct research in the science, techniques, and practice of physical therapy, and.
What is the purpose of the APTA Code of Ethics?
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.
What do physical therapists do?
Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. It can also help to reduce your risk of injury or illness in the future. It takes a holistic approach that involves the patient directly in their own care.
What is the APTA mission statement?
“Building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society” is now the official mission statement for APTA.
How do you define the scope of practice?
“Scope of practice” is defined as the activities that an individual health care practitioner is permitted to perform within a specific profession. Those activities should be based on appropriate education, training, and experience.