Components of Ethics in Healthcare - 3/21/2025

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About the Course

This course covers the required code of ethics for occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists and massage therapists. In addition, we will review topics that are further required per specific state licensure boards and the healthcare organization’s specific ethical issues, for which we must be compliant. It all comes together with an evidence-based decision-making model to utilize in a variety of workplace scenarios. 

Learning Outcomes

  • List basic principles from the definition of ethics and their application to rehabilitation and healthcare.
  • Identify codes of ethics that govern occupational therapy practice.
  • Identify codes of ethics that govern physical therapy practice.
  • Identify codes of ethics that govern speech pathology therapy practice.
  • Identify codes of ethics that govern massage therapy practice. 
  • Identify ethics in healthcare and professional licensing including that which is considered unethical and/or unlawful by credentialing boards.
  • List procedures for analyzing ethical dilemmas in healthcare through the decision-making process.
  • List the components in the final memory phrase as recommendations to avoid ethical dilemmas.

About the Author

Lisa Young Milliken, MA, CCC, FNAP, CDP received her master's degree from The University of Memphis in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology in 1987. She has since served adults and geriatrics as a clinician, manager, vice president, consultant, compliance manager and education director, and is most passionate about mentoring healthcare professionals in the post-acute facilities across the country. She currently provides continuing education support to therapists in over 950 sites nationwide as Education Specialist for Select Rehabilitation. She has authored and lectured at the state and national level with over 150 professional continuing education courses on a wide range of topics of importance to the healthcare professional who works with the older population. Lisa is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), where she currently serves as a State Advocate for Medicare Policy (StAMP) for Texas. She serves on the Texas Speech-Language and Hearing Association (TSHA) Executive Council as well as on numerous other TSHA committees. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and is a Distinguished Fellowship of the National Academies of Practice. She is a prior board president of the Louisiana Speech-Language and Hearing Association (LSHA) and a past member of the Council of State Association Presidents (CSAP). Through her leadership positions on the Louisiana and Texas Association boards, Executive Council, National Academies of Practice and other organizations, she has purposed to advocate services of these associations’ members as well as for the clients and families served by the members. 

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals  
Colibri Healthcare  
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):   
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

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