
Course 3: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas with Tailored Training Based on Your Role
Dear Learners,
We regret to inform you that the release of the upcoming course has been delayed. We are working diligently to ensure that the content meets our high standards of quality and relevance.
The new release date will be announced as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we finalize the course content.
Thank you for your continued support.
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
- Learning Format: All courses are asynchronous
- Release Dates: Wednesday, February 5
- Target Audience: Faculty, clinicians, residents, fellows, and clinical instructors.
Course Details:
- Module 1 - Faculty Insights: Navigating Moral Distress and Ethical Challenges in Education, empowering faculty and educators to navigate moral distress in educational environments, focusing on the integration of professionalism and ethics in their teaching.
- Intended audience: Faculty members.
- Module 2 - Professionalism and Ethics in Clinical Education, equipping DCEs with insights and strategies to enhance professionalism and ethics in clinical training environments.
- Intended audience: Directors of Clinical Education (DCEs). *Notice: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the release of this module's content has been delayed. We will announce a new release date as soon as possible.
- Module 3 - Professionalism and Ethics in Clinical Settings, equipping clinicians with essential tools to effectively apply professionalism and ethics in clinical settings, fostering integrity and ethical decision-making in their practice.
- Intended audience: Site Coordinators of Clinical Education (SCCE), clinical instructors (CI), residents and fellows, clinicians, and students.
Enhance your understanding of professionalism and ethics and register today! (0.4 CEUs / 4 contact hours)
This course is part of the Professionalism and Ethics in Physical Therapy: 4-Part Course Series.

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
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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