American Physical Therapy Association - APTA
Organization URL(s)
consumer@apta.orgwww.apta.org/
Other Contact Information
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria,
VA 22314
800-999-2782 (Voice - Toll-free)
703-684-2782 (Voice)
703-684-7343 (FAX)
703-683-6748 (Voice - TDD)
Description
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is a national professional organization representing more than 75,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students throughout the United States. The Association's efforts are directed toward serving its members and the public by increasing the understanding of the physical therapist's role in the nation's health care system and by fostering improvements in physical therapy education, practice and research. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, APTA works to fulfill its objectives in the areas of accreditation, clinical research, continuing education, legislative representation, minority and international issues, practice issues, publications, and more. Some of the activities that foster APTA's goals include: Accreditation--APTA is recognized as the sole accrediting agency for entry-level physical therapist and physical therapist assistant programs in the U.S.; Information Dissemination--To increase understanding of the physical therapist's role in the nation's health care system, many APTA resources are devoted to providing accurate information to the general public, members of the media, federal, state, and local governments, other health care professionals, and APTA members; Professional Development--Conferences, seminars, workshops, and other professional development activities are regularly sponsored by APTA and its components; Research--APTA promotes research through graduate education programs, presentation and publication of research reports, and research awards, among others.
Online Resources
- Find A Physical Therapist
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_PT&Template=/APTAAPPS/FindAPT/findaptsearch.cfm - Physical Therapists Offer Snow Shovelers Advice to Avoid Injuries
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=26238
Print Resources
APTA's Service Center serves as a contact point for ordering brochures, monographs, and other selections on physical therapy practice, education, research, careers, public relations, and more. Resource Catalogs are available to all requestors. Serial publications: Physical Therapy, official journal of APTA, includes articles on clinical testing and procedures, basic science, philosophy, education, and administration, as well as reviews and abstracts of current literature and notes on new products and software. (monthly); PT--magazine of physical therapy, is an award-winning, full-color magazine that offers practice information on management trends and service delivery patterns, coverage of the important professional issues in physical therapy, full coverage of legislative issues related to the profession, human interest profiles, and news from APTA (monthly); Reimbursement News, a newsletter offering uncomplicated explanations of reimbursement policies and problems, new regulations, and confusing legislation (bi-monthly).