PHT 528Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Physical Therapy

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(3 crs.) Practice standards, interdisciplinary issues, ethical considerations, and legal implications of physical therapy practice. Professional development, expert practice, doctoring professions, informed consent, patient rights, standards of practice, advanced directives, malpractice, domestic violence, child and elder abuse. (Lec. 3) Pre: DPT student in good standing or permission of the chairperson.