Ethics

   If you had not known what field of profession I tend to attempt to join, my goal is to become a Physical Therapist. After doing some research on the core ethics of the physical therapist profession I feel that I should be able to have make smooth transition into pursuing my hopeful profession.
   This is because most of the core ethics stated in the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) seem to be similar to the ethics I grew up learning.
   For example, Principle  #2 states "Physical therapists shall be trustworthy and compassionate in addressing the rights and needs of patients".  Due to my rather large experience with an extensive amount of physical therapists, I can be the one to say that having an ability to communicate well and to earn the trust of your patients are keys to being a successful physical therapist. Think about it, you're going to be spending a few hours a week with this Physical therapist (PT) a week, you will want to be able to have someone you can talk too or else you will get bored and unmotivated to do the rather repetitive therapy instructed to you by you're PT .

  
   It may not come off like it, but Physical therapy is a business. Therefore the ethics will follow the similar guidelines than any guide of business ethics. "Physical therapists shall fulfill their legal and professional obligations." (APTA) As obvious as this ethic may seem to be, it is a prime ethic code to follow if I want to become a successful PT some day. If I get a patient that doesn't seem to be progressing their injury better, instead of referring them to another professional, I will continue to work, research, and try my hardest to develop a way to help my patient recover. I will never give up on a patient, in the hopes of never losing the patient.


Source: http://www.apta.org/Ethics/Core/