Online Course
Applied Ethical Reasoning
Take a deep dive into ethical decision making

12-13 hours

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Andrea Sturm
Course instructor

Andrea is a neurological physiotherapist from Austria. She has a special interest in Ethics and Mental Health.

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Introduction

This course complements existing knowledge of ethical principles, values and frameworks to explore more specific methods and concepts of ethical decision-making in physiotherapy.  It takes a deep dive into more defined situations where ethical dilemmas may occur and explores concepts to surmount these. There will be a strong element of analysing real life scenarios in the discussions, so be prepared to share your thoughts and experiences with others, this will allow us to explore our own professional values, to learn from and with others on this course.

Aims

Utilising knowledge of ethical values, principles and decision-making frameworks, the aim of this course is to develop more complex professional ethical reasoning skills by exploring practice scenarios.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Ethical Reasoning
  2. Rules and Regulations
  3. Autonomous practice
  4. The Disability Paradox
  5. The Ethical Reasoning Bridge
  6. Narrative Reasoning

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 12-13 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 11.8 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • evaluate an ethical dilemma using the 5 principles of ethical reasoning
  • identify 10 examples of ethical concern from given scenarios
  • evaluate challenges to ethical reasoning in 3 given practice scenarios
  • describe how the ethical reasoning bridge could be used to resolve ethical dilemmas in clinical practice
  • discuss the adaptation of normative ethics to 3 different cultural contexts using narrative reasoning

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
It was good for me to acknowledge the ethical issues I have experienced thus far and to see that other PTs have been in similar situations. In addition, the course gave me insight into how to handle further ethical dilemmas.
Mariné Böhmer
Physiotherapist
South Africa
This course assisted me in becoming a better Physiotherapist ethically because I now have frameworks to consult should the need arise.
Kesni Perumal
Physiotherapist
South Africa
I found this course comprehensive and informative. It helped to reinforce the importance of considering the treatment of a patient relative to his/her personality, beliefs, responsibilities, socioeconomic standing and personal expectations.
Meryl Waurich
Physiotherapist
South Africa
I love this course and is worthwhile doing. It really challenges you and makes you think deep.
Melissa Naidoo Naidoo
Physiotherapist
South Africa
Really great course! I found it very helpful for enhancing my knowledge about ethical reasoning and how to apply it to my practice!
Charles A. Carbonar
Physiotherapist
United States