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Ethics Bundle: 2026 Revised Edition - Powered by APTA South Carolina

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    • Non-Member - $149
    • PT Member - $129
    • PTA Member - $129
    • Student - Free!
    • Post-Professional Student - $129
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The Revised Ethics Bundle - Powered by APTA South Carolina 

Advance your understanding of ethical considerations and develop practical skills to identify and address ethical dilemmas.

Explore foundational ethical principles, professional standards, and real-world scenarios that influence ethical decision-making in practice. Examine common ethical dilemmas through legal, professional, organizational, and patient-centered perspectives while considering factors such as conflicts of interest, confidentiality, boundaries, cultural considerations, and accountability. Gain practical strategies for recognizing ethical challenges, applying ethical frameworks, and making sound decisions that support professional integrity and responsible practice.

What You’ll Learn

By completing this certificate, you'll be able to:

  • Identify key ethical principles, professional responsibilities, and standards that guide decision-making in practice.
  • Analyze ethical dilemmas by considering legal, professional, organizational, and patient-centered factors.
  • Apply ethical decision-making frameworks to evaluate options and determine appropriate courses of action.
  • Demonstrate strategies for addressing ethical challenges while maintaining professional integrity, accountability, and compliance with ethical standards.

Course Highlights

  • Certificate program: Complete three modules covering foundational ethical principles, professional standards, ethical decision-making frameworks, and the application of ethics in real-world practice scenarios.
  • Flexible online learning: Complete this asynchronous, interactive certificate program on your schedule while building practical skills for recognizing and addressing ethical dilemmas.
  • Clinical application: Apply ethical concepts to patient care, professional boundaries, confidentiality, informed consent, conflicts of interest, and complex decision-making situations.
  • Emerging challenges: Explore evolving ethical considerations related to technology, artificial intelligence, social media, data privacy, and other contemporary issues affecting professional practice.
  • Earn CEUs: 0.3 CEUs (3 contact hours)

Registration Details

Pricing

  • APTA South Carolina member: $30
  • APTA SC student member: Free
  • APTA member: $129
  • Non-member: $149
Dr. Heather Kindel

Dr. Heather Kindel

PT, PhD

Course Instructions

  1. Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recordings.
  2. Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
  3. Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
  4. Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page. 

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Modules
South Carolina: Ethics Presentation 1
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
South Carolina: Ethics Presentation 2
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
South Carolina: Ethics Presentation 3
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Assessment
Assessment
23 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  17/23 points to pass
23 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  17/23 points to pass Please complete the post-course assessment with a score of 70% or better. You have three attempts to obtain a passing score.
Course Evaluation
Course Evaluation
9 Questions
9 Questions Complete the following course evaluation survey to receive your CEU certificate.
Certificate
CEU Certificate
Up to 0.30 contact hours available  |  Certificate available
Up to 0.30 contact hours available  |  Certificate available Please download and save certificate for future use.