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South Carolina: Professionalism and Core Values for the PT and PTA

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Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants are responsible for complying with professional standards of practice. In this course, participants will be introduced to the history of professions and the physical therapy profession. This course will break down the key indicators for each of the core values that inform practice of both the PT and PTA.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will identify the history of professions.

2. Participants will understand the history of the profession of physical therapy.

3. Participants will compare and contrast personal, moral and professional values.

4. Participants will identify the indicators of the Core Values for the Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant.

5. Participants will complete the Professionalism in Physical Therapy: Core Values Self-Assessment and write two goals to strengthen the integration of the core values in their place of work.

Dr. Heather Kindel

PT, PhD

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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