Education alone is not the answer. This eTalk delves into the Physio Patient relationship, why we need professional boundaries and how to avoid crossing them. Scenarios and factors that may influence the professional boundary are discussed, such as inappropriate patient sexual behaviour.
This eTalk is fittingly presented by Ian Cooper, the Chair of the APA National Professional Standards Panel, with his wealth of knowledge in research and over 40+ years of clinical practice as a physiotherapist.
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Ian Cooper is the current Chair of the APA’s National Professional Standards Panel. Formally HOD, Physiotherapy, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital he is now working as a Research Physiotherapist with the Myositis Discovery Programme, Murdoch University. Ian holds an Adjunct Associate Professor position at Curtin University and is a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Councils Accreditation panel. Noting several complaints against Physiotherapists relating to inappropriate relationships whilst involved with the WA State based Professional Standards Panel, Ian undertook research to better understand the challenges faced by Physiotherapists in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries with their patients. |
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6/10/2021
1.0 Hour
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