Professional Ethics

Containing many clinically relevant case examples, this book teaches readers about ethics at work. Including questions and exercises, this book allows readers to test their knowledge and apply the concepts. It also contains codes of ethics for rehabilitation professionals, including physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and others.

---

The reader friendly format of this text includes questions and exercises in every chapter, allowing readers to test their knowledge and apply important concepts. An abundance of clinically relevant case examples, including many real cases on public record, teach readers about ethics at work. Each chapter begins with a summary section, plus key terms. Boxes titled "Ethics in Focus" are scattered throughout the text. Also, several flowcharts and forms can be photocopied for readers' use. Each chapter ends with a comprehensive annotated bibliography and a section of cases. An appendix at the back of the book contains codes of ethics for many rehabilitation professionals, including physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, prosthetists, orthotists, speech-language pathologists, chiropractors, and rehabilitation nurses.