Mar 29, 2024  
2020-21 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-21 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PT 503 Ethics and Law


2 credits
This course is an overview of ethical principles, including major ethical theories. Emphasis is on identifying and analyzing ethical dilemmas in the practice of physical therapy and applying the ethical principles, as well as the APTA Code of Ethics to resolve ethical dilemmas. This course also includes aspects of constitutional, state, federal and case law as it applies to physical therapy in the United States and how ethics and law interact in practice.