In delivering the 31st Mary McMillan Lecture in 2000, Ruth Purtilo, PT, physical therapist and ethicist, urged the profession to develop a "period of societal identity" and become full partners with society. To do so would fulfill what she called the profession's promise "to show care and accept responsibility for the well-being of all members [of society] who can benefit from our services" (Purtilo, 2000).
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A Call to Reflective Action: Our Responsibility to Society and the Profession
Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Author:
Dennise Krencicki, PT, DPT, MA; Lisa Donegan Shoaf, PT, DPT, PhD; Rhea Cohn, PT, DPT; Gail Jensen, PT, PhD, FAPTA; and Debra Gorman-Badar, PT, PhD
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Date: November 1, 2022
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Feature
Author(s)
Dennise Krencicki, PT, DPT, MA; Lisa Donegan Shoaf, PT, DPT, PhD; Rhea Cohn, PT, DPT; Gail Jensen, PT, PhD, FAPTA; and Debra Gorman-Badar, PT, PhD
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