Webinars
Boundary Issues in Physical Therapy Practice
Description
This 2-hour seminar will address boundary issues commonly faced in physical therapy practice. We will discuss some common ethical dilemmas such as gift giving, patient-staff social interactions, concerns about sharing personal information. The seminar will address Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior (IPSB) as a component of sexual harassment. We will also discuss inappropriate provider interactions in physical therapy practice. The course format is lecture-based and includes some role-playing videos.
About The Speaker(s)
Jill S. Boissonnault, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is an Emeritus American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists Certified Specialist in Women’s Health and a retired Associate Professor from the Shenandoah University Physical Therapy Program where she taught professional issues, therapeutic exercise related to the spine, women’s and pelvic health, and research design. She has taught many continuing education seminars in women’s health physical therapy on musculoskeletal management of obstetrics clients and on pelvic floor dysfunction. Dr Boissonnault is a past president and founder of the International Organization of Physiotherapists in Pelvic and Women’s Health, a subgroup of World Physiotherapy. She received her bachelor of science in physical therapy from the University of Illinois, her master’s in orthopedic physical therapy from Northwestern University, and her PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in curriculum and instruction with a minor in women’s studies. She has held various leadership positions within the Section on Women’s Health (now the Academy of Pelvic Health) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), including treasurer from 1983–1989, vice president 1995–1999, and education director 2005–2006. In 2000, Dr Boissonnault was awarded the Elizabeth Noble Award; in 2006, the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association Mentor of the Year Award, and APTA’s Lucy Blair Service Award; in 2011, WCPT’s International Service Award; in 2012, the Northwestern University DPT Program Alumnus of the Year Award, and was awarded the 2012-13 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty and Staff Equity and Diversity Award. Dr. Boissonnault was named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (FAPTA) in 2023. She is the author of numerous professional articles and textbook chapters. Dr. Boissonnault also serves as an APTA Wisconsin chapter delegate to the APTA House of Delegates (2023-2025).