The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a national professional organization representing more than 74,000 members and its goal is to promote advances in therapy practice, research and education physics. APTA, just like every other organization, has a code of ethics that it requires its members to follow. In 1935 APTA adopted its first Code of Ethics and Discipline. This Code included a formal statement recognizing the ethical obligations of the Association's members. Since 1935, the Code has been revised several times. The current version of the Code of Ethics was adopted by the APTA House of Delegates in 2009, and the APTA Code of Ethics clearly defines the ethical goals and principles of the organization. It provides ethical guidance for all physical therapists and prevents them from taking advantage of their patient/client. Encourage the physical therapist to seek additional advice or consultation in cases where guidance from the Code of Ethics may not be definitive. This Code of Ethics is based on the five roles of the physiotherapist, which include patient/client management, consultancy, education, research and administration, and the multiple areas of ethical action, which include the individual, organizational and social . The practice of physiotherapist is guided by a set of seven core values: responsibility, altruism, compassion/caring, excellence, integrity, professional duty and social responsibility. Physiotherapists have a special obligation to empower, educate and enable those with impairments, activity limitations, participation restrictions and disabilities to facilitate greater independence, health, well-being and improved quality of life. The eight principles... in the center of the paper... the physical therapist requiring them to make ethical judgments. The APTA Code of Ethics guides physical therapists in making these ethical judgments by affirming the ideals of the profession and defining certain limits of professionally and morally acceptable behavior. The APTA Code of Ethics is very thorough and, while it may not be prepared for every situation that may evolve, it is reviewed from time to time as the dynamics of the physical therapy profession change and new health care delivery models are developed and accepted . by the professional community and the public. Works Cited http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Policies_and_Bylaws1&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=73012 http://www.apta.org/AM/Template. cfm?Section=About_APTA&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=41&ContentID=23725