Professional issues and ethics in physical therapy : a case-based approach / Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, Vice Chair Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, School of Health Professions, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, News Brunswick, New Jersey

Revised edition of: Ethics in physical therapy / Nancy Kirsch. [2018]

Includes appendices (231-242), bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index (253-258).

Healthcare Ethics -- The Evolution of the Code of Ethics for Physical Therapists and the Standards of Ethical Conduct of the Physical Therapist Assistant -- Professionalism -- Ethical Guidance: The Code of Ethics for Physical Therapists and Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant -- Ethical Risk Factors and Moral Injury -- Applying Ethical Decision-Making Models in Clinical Practice -- Practicing Ethically in a Digital World -- Practicing a Hands-on Profession in a Hands-off World -- The Ethical Challenges of the Future -- Introduction to Case Analysis -- Accountability -- Boundary Issues -- Practice Issues -- Professional Relationships -- Professional Responsibility -- Professional Self-Regulation -- Supervision -- The Student Physical Therapist -- Appendix A: Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist -- Appendix B: Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant -- Appendix C: Answers to Ideas to Consider -- Appendix D: References

"The purpose of this text is to give physical therapy students and clinicians a lens through which to analyze contemporary ethical challenges"-- Provided by publisher

School of Physical Therapy