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# Practices in a safe manner that minimizes the risk to patient self and others. # Demonstrates professional behaviors in all situations. # Practices in a manner consistent with established legal and professional standards and ethical guidelines. # Communicates in ways that are congruent with situational needs. # Adapts delivery of physical therapy services with consideration for patients’ differences, values, preferences, and needs. # Participates in self assessment to improve clinical and professional performance. # Applies current knowledge, theory, clinical reasoning, and the patient’s values and perspectives in patient management. # Determines with each patient encounter the patient’s need for further examination or consultation by a physical therapist or referral to another health care professional. # Performs a physical therapy examination using evidence-based tests and measures. # Evaluates data from the patient examination (history, systems review and tests-measures) to make clinical judgments. # Determines a diagnosis and prognosis that guides future patient management. # Establishes a physical therapy plan of care that is safe effective, patient centered and evidence-based.