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Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Experiential learning focused on development and application of patient‐ and client‐centered skills and behaviors is a crucial component of the education of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Jan 1, 2021/Open Access
The CAPTE PT Standards and Required Elements and PTA Standards and Required Elements, along with accompanying position papers, provide information and guidance on curriculum requirements for DPT and PTA programs.
Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Provides an overview of electrophysiologic examinations and evaluations as practiced by physical therapists.
Aug 7, 2012/Policies & Bylaws
House position: The American Physical Therapy Association endorses the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
Jan 27, 2026/Form
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Nov 29, 2022/Policies & Bylaws
Board Policy: Describes how APTA's federated model is strengthened by ensuring consistency with APTA documents, policies, and positions.
Aug 13, 2020/Policies & Bylaws
House guideline: Outlines the process to recruit and hire internationally-educated physical therapists.
House position: Outlines the role of physical therapy in palliative care and hospice settings.
House position: Describes APTA's role in supporting the continued use of evidence-based complementary and integrative interventions in physical therapist practice.
Continuing Competence is the ongoing possession and application of contemporary knowledge and abilities commensurate with an individual's (physical therapist or physical therapist assistant) role within the context of public health, welfare, and safety.