Ethics for OT Providers: 2 Hours
Hours: 2.00
Occupational therapy professionals are regularly confronted with a variety of ethical and moral dilemmas throughout their careers and interactions with other staff and with clients. Their decisions, and even their failures to make decisions, can have long-range effects professionally and personally for providers, patients, healthcare entities, and society as a whole. This course addresses ethical and moral dilemmas that occupational therapy professionals are likely to experience. Ethical decision-making processes are reviewed and applied to case studies to help learn how to address ethical dilemmas.
Occupational therapy professionals are regularly confronted with a variety of ethical and moral dilemmas throughout their careers and interactions with other staff and with clients. Their decisions, and even their failures to make decisions, can have long-range effects professionally and personally for providers, patients, healthcare entities, and society as a whole. This course addresses ethical and moral dilemmas that occupational therapy professionals are likely to experience. Ethical decision-making processes are reviewed and applied to case studies to help learn how to address ethical dilemmas.
American Occupational Therapy Association
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Relias LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# APP#0000004356. This Distance Learning-Independent is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Introductory, Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Occupational Therapists will receive 2.00 contact hours.
Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Alabama State Board Of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Occupational Therapists will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Arizona Board Of Occupational Therapy Examiners (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Occupational Therapists will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Occupational Therapists will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy
South Carolina Board Of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Occupational Therapists will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Louisiana State Board Medical Examiners- Occupational Therapy
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Occupational Therapists will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi State Department of Health- Occupational Therapy
Mississippi State Department of Health- Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Occupational Therapists will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy
Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Occupational Therapists will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Ethics Overview
Why It Matters
Morality, Ethics, and the Law
Healthcare Ethics
AOTA Code of Ethics
Case Scenario
Ethical Theories
AOTA Core Values
Case Scenario
Review
Summary
Section 3: Law
Statutes
Case Study: Peter
Corporate Compliance Program
Advance Directives
Review
Summary
Section 4: Methods to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas
Ethical Decision-Making
Realms-Individual Process-Situation Model
Case Study
Active Engagement Model
Ethical Lens Grid Method of Resolving Ethical Situations
Reflection
Integrating Theory Into Practice
Review
Summary
Section 5: Ethical Dilemmas in Occupational Therapy
AOTA Standards of Conduct
Applying Ethics to Practice
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Christopher Meketansky OTR/L graduated from Stony Brook University in 2017 with a Master of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy. He received training in manual therapy, specialized treatment for individuals with degenerative neurological disorders and post-stroke neurorehabilitation. He has worked in skilled nursing and home healthcare settings with experience treating patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, balance impairments, and a myriad of other conditions impacting the older adult population.
The target audience for this course is: Occupational Therapists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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