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Navigating Ethical Dilemmas: Tailored Training for Faculty, Clinical Educators, Clinicians, and Students

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    • Non-Member - $25
    • PT Member - $15
    • PTA Member - $15
    • Student - Free!
    • Post-Professional Student - $15
    • Staff - Free!

Notice to Learners: 

The release of this course has been delayed. We will announce the new release date soon. In the meantime, please check out our other courses on professionalism and ethics here.

Thank you for your patience and support!


This is Course 3 of the new Professionalism and Ethics in Physical Therapy: 4-Part Course Series. This course provides customized learning experiences for faculty, Directors of Clinical Education (DCEs), Site Coordinators of Clinical Education (SCCEs), residents, fellows, and clinicians, exploring ethical dilemmas commonly experienced in the field and strategies to overcome them.

Key Features:

  • Purchase Information: Free for students, $15 for members/post-professional members, $25 for non-members.
  • Earn CEUs: 0.4 CEUs (4 contact hours)
  • Learning Format: Asynchronous content.

Release Date: Coming soon!

Target Audience:

  • Faculty, clinicians, residents, fellows, and clinical instructors.

Course Details:

  • Module 1 - Faculty Insights: Reframing Ethics and Professionalism in Physical Therapy Education
    • Focus: Empowering faculty and educators to navigate moral distress in educational environments, integrating professionalism and ethics in their teaching.
    • Intended Audience: Faculty members.
  • Module 2 - Professionalism and Ethics in Clinical Education
    • Focus: Equipping DCEs with insights and strategies to enhance professionalism and ethics in clinical training environments.
    • Intended Audience: Directors of Clinical Education (DCEs).
  • Module 3 - Professionalism and Ethics in Clinical Settings
    • Focus: Providing clinicians with essential tools to apply professionalism and ethics in clinical settings, fostering integrity and ethical decision-making.
    • Intended Audience: Site Coordinators of Clinical Education (SCCE), clinical instructors (CI), residents, fellows, and clinicians.

Enhance your understanding of professionalism and ethics and register today! For other purchase options, please visit the webpage linked here.

Sarah Luna

PT, DPT, PhD

Dr. Sarah Luna is a physical therapist and an Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at University of the Incarnate Word.  Dr. Luna earned a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Texas State University in 2001, a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Regis University in 2004, and a PhD in Translational Science from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2024.  Dr. Luna has taught ethics and professionalism in physical therapy education since 2013, and she promoted humanities, ethics, and professionalism in physical therapy education through her leadership committee work within ACAPT’s former Consortium for Humanities, Ethics, and Professionalism.  Dr. Luna has presented and published class activities that address difficult ethical and professional topics, such as academic dishonesty and communicating about sexuality and disability with patients and clients.

Seth Kress

PT, DPT

Course Instructions

  1. Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
  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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Prerequisites
Module 1: Practical Ethics for Anti-Ableist Practice in Physical Therapy
Begin self-paced component package.
Begin self-paced component package.
Module 2: Summary of the Evidence: Review of Professionalism and Ethics
Begin self-paced component package.
Begin self-paced component package.
Option 1 - Faculty
Option 1 - Faculty - Faculty Insights: Reframing Ethics and Professionalism in Physical Therapy Education
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Option 1 - Faculty - Assessment
10 Questions  |  3 attempts  |  7/10 points to pass
10 Questions  |  3 attempts  |  7/10 points to pass
Option 2 - DCE - *Notice: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the release of this course's content has been delayed. We will announce a new release date as soon as possible.
Option 2 - DCE - Professionalism and Ethics in Clinical Education: A DCE's Perspective
Begin self-paced component package.
Begin self-paced component package.
Option 2: Assessment
0 Question  |  1 attempt  |  0/0 points to pass
0 Question  |  1 attempt  |  0/0 points to pass
Option 3 - CI/SCCE - this option will be released on or before Feb. 14, 2025.
Option 3 - CI/SCCE - The State of Affairs of Professionalism and Ethics in PT Practice
Begin self-paced component package.
Begin self-paced component package.
Option 3 - CI/SCCE - Assessment
7 Questions  |  3 attempts  |  5/7 points to pass
7 Questions  |  3 attempts  |  5/7 points to pass
Evaluation
Evaluation
19 Questions
19 Questions Your comments are important to us! Please submit your feedback about the course through this evaluation.
CEU Certificate
Up to 0.40 contact hours available  |  Certificate available
Up to 0.40 contact hours available  |  Certificate available