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Introduction to
Continuing Competence & aPTitude
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What is the Federation of State Boards of
Physical Therapy (FSBPT)?
Non-profit membership organization
oMembers are the 53 U.S. jurisdiction PT licensure boards
Owns, develops, administers and validates the
National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) Promotes public protection through effective,
consistent and evidence based regulation
Serves as a regulatory issues resource:
oEntry level and continuing competence
oDiscipline, remediation, impaired professional
oProfessional standards, standards of practice
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What is Continuing Competence?
FSBPT defines it as: The lifelong process of
maintaining and documenting competence through
ongoing self-assessment, development and
implementation of a personal learning plan, and
subsequent reassessment.
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Why All the Attention to Competence?
FSBPT Mission: To protect the public by
providing service and leadership that promote
safe and competent physical therapy practice
PT regulatory boards/agencies enforce laws
for the purpose of assuring the public of the
ongoing competence of PTs and PTAs
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Why Is This Important to Me?
The law in the state(s) in which you will be
licensed will likely require you complete either
continuing education (CE) or continuing
competence (CC) activities each licensureperiod
These laws also require you to maintain records of
what you complete and demonstrate proof of
compliance
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How Are the States Addressing Competence?
As of June 2013 all but 4 states have CE or CCrequirements for PTs and PTAs, but this number isshrinking
There is great variation among the states on the
requirements
Different units
Different completion deadlines
Different eligible activities Many states are expanding the list of eligible
activities (e.g. residencies, Clinical Instructorservice, committee service . . .)
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CC/CE Compliance & Discipline
Failure to complete continuing education/competence requirements was the third
most frequently reported violation for PT
and second for PTAs.
Study conducted by Debbie Ingram, PT, EdD, University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga; Tom Mohr, PT, PhD, University of
North Dakota; Renee Mabey, PT, PhD, University of NorthDakota; and J. Randy Walker, PT, PhD, DPT, COMT, CMP,
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga of disciplinary reports
submitted to the FSBPT Disciplinary Database from 2000-2009.
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FSBPT has developed a system to
help you track process withmeeting all your CC and CE
requirements
www.fsbpt.org/aPTitude
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aPTitude - What is it?
An online system for 3 user types to share
CE/CC information
o Licensees
o Vendors (providers of CE and CC activities)
o The states (licensing board or agency)
Other online CE/CC recording programs exist
o aPTitudespurpose is to assist licensees to select,track and report their activities to meet their
requirements
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aPTitudeLicensee Features
Find and verify current state requirementsand related information
Maintain information on completed CC/CE
activities for the duration of your career Securely store documentation for those
activities
Receive reminders when license renewal andCC/CE reporting deadlines are near
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aPTitudeLicensee Features
Assess multiple activity offerings to facilitate
informed selection
Provides single place to monitor licensure
records when licenses are held in multiple
states
Rate and comment on activities
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aPTitudeActivity Providers (Vendors)
View CC/CE requirements for all jurisdictions
Share information about activities including
type, title, fees, learning objectives, location,
presenter(s) and schedule
Receive and review feedback on activities
from licensees
Access information about the marketplaceand design and schedule activities accordingly
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And best of all . . .
aPTitudeis FREE to use!
FSBPT will invite you to register with
your first license upon passing theNational Physical Therapy
Examination (NPTE)
www.fsbpt.org/aPTitude