TASK FORCE TO REVIEW CORE ETHICS DOCUMENTS
APTA’s Board of Directors seeks six individuals for a two-year term.
The Task Force will review the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant, concordant with sociocultural and professional changes since the previous revision of these documents in 2009. The Ethics and Judicial Committee has determined that both documents need significant updating.
The Board of Directors’ determined charge for this task force is to:
- Review APTA Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist identifying aspects that are outdated, irrelevant, inaccurate, or otherwise in need of revision.
- Review Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant identifying aspects that are outdated, irrelevant, inaccurate, or otherwise in need of revision.
- Distinguish all potential implications of recommended revisions to the Core Values for the Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant.
- Submit all recommended revisions to the Board for consideration no later than June 30, 2023, so that Board-approved recommendations can be prepared for the 2024 House of Delegates.
This Charge is informed by the Charge for the Task Force for the Revision of Core Ethics Documents, approved by APTA’s Board of Directors.
Qualifications for Appointees
Required qualifications:
- APTA membership
- Status as a licensed physical therapist or licensed or certified physical therapist assistant
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in physical therapist practice or currently in professional and/or post-professional education of physical therapists
- Published research in the practice and/or education of ethics in physical therapy
- Experience in objective and collaborative problem solving for the profession
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills in listening to contributions of others prior to offering personal perspectives, with the goal of achieving collaborative and group-oriented decisions and outcomes,
- Experience in the development, implementation, and assessment of codes of conduct or other ethics-related materials.
Meetings
The Task Force to Review Core Ethics Documents will meet virtually. The Task Force Chair shall be an APTA Board member, and the six other members shall include two members from the Ethics and Judicial Committee. At least three members of the task force shall be physical therapists and at least one member shall be a physical therapist assistant.
Please note that term dates posted are approximate. Appointees will be notified of proposed start date prior to confirming acceptance and the term end date will be based on completion of the scope of work.