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Nancy R Kirsch,DPT,PHD, PT

Department : Rehabilitation And Movement Sciences
Program/Division : Physical Therapy - D.P.T. (North Jersey)
Academic Title: Professor
Administrative Title(s): Chair

Office Address:
65 Bergen Street
Stanley S Bergen, Rm 718B
Newark, NJ 07101-1709
Phone: (973) 972-2371

Email: kirschna@shp.rutgers.edu

Education
Degree	Degree Source	Year Awarded
BS	Temple University	1977
MA	Montclair State University	1977
PHD, PT	UMDNJ-SHRP	2003
DPT	Massachusetts General Hospital Institute Health Professions	2005

Publications
Title	Authors	Where and When
The Regulatory Landscape and Physical Therapy, Identifying scholarship opportunities for INPTRA	Benton, A, Woolf, R. Kirsch, N. Benton D	HPA PTJ-PAL , April 2020
Ethics in Practice: A Novel Virus	Kirsch,N	Physical Therapy Magazine, 2020: 12(6)
Ethics in Practice: A Costly Loan	Kirsch,N	Physical Therapy Magazine, 2020: 12(11)
Ethics in Practice: The Problem with Innocent Meals	Kirsch,N	Physical Therapy Magazine, 2020: 12(10)
Ethics in Practice: In the Wake of the Virus	Kirsch,N	Physical Therapy Magazine, 2020: 12(9)
Ethics in Practice: The Power of Speech	Kirsch,N	Physical Therapy Magazine, 2020: 12(8)
Ethics in Practice: Just Role With It	Kirsch,N	Physical Therapy Magazine, 2020: 12(7)
The ethics of value based payment in PT models	Kirsch,N, Greenfield,B, Cohn, R, Smith, H	Physical Therapy Magazine. (2020); 12(6).
Ethics in Practice: License to Delegate	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2020:12(5)
Ethics in Practice: Spinal Integrity	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2020:12(4)
Ethics in Practice: Cost Analysis	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2020:12(3)
Ethics in Practice: In the Rough.	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2020:12(2)
Ethics in Practice: When patient confidentiality and broader need are in conflict.	Kirsch,	PT in Motion, 2020:12(1)
Learning to Lead in Physical Therapy	Kirsch, NR in Green-Wilson,J., Ziegler, S	Ethical leadership and decision making: Chapter 10 Unit 3, July 2020
Can reading Tolstoy make us better physical therapists? The role of health humanities in physical therapy	Blanton, S., Greenfield, B., Jensen, G., Swisher, L., Kirsch, N., Davis, C., Purtilo, R	Physical Therapy, March, 2020
The International Regulatory Research Agenda Proceedings of the 2019 WCPT meeting	Kirsch, NR	Geneva Switzerland, 2019
The Fiduciary Responsibility of a Board	Kirsch, N.	Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Forum, Spring, 2019
Ethics in Practice: Unsolicited Advice or Needed Input	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2019:11(1)
Ethics in Practice: The Perils of Posting	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2019:11(2)
Ethics in Practice: The Prudence of Protocols	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2019:11(3)
Ethics in Practice: Picture This	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2019:11(4)
Ethics in Practice: Failure to Report	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2019:11(5)
Ethics in Practice: Beyond the Law	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2019:11(6)
Ethics in Practice: What the CI Doesn’t See	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2019:11(7)
Ethics in Practice: Total Knee, Partial Disclosure	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2019:11(8)
Burnout, Addressing the Elephant in the Room	Kirsch,N., Loranger, L.	Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Forum, Winter, 2018.
Ethics in Practice: Jekyll & Hyde	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(3)
Ethics in Practice: Acutely Insufficient	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(2)
Ethics in Practice: Perils of Self Deception	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(1)
Ethics for Physical Therapists: A Case Based Approach	Kirsch, NR	McGraw Hill, NY ISBN9780071823333, 2018
Ethics in Practice: An Argument Seeks Traction	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(6)
Ethics in Practice: Team Dynamics	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(7)
Ethics in Practice: A Study in Uncertainty	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(8)
Ethics in Practice: Hard to Reconcile	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(9)
Ethics in Practice: The Untrained Eye	Kirsch,N, Greenfield, B.	PT in Motion, 2018:10(10)
Ethics in Practice: No Such Thing as a free lunch	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(11)
Ethics in Practice: Too Good to be truly legal	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(1)
Ethics in Practice:Untenable Intervention	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2018:10(4)
Ethics in Practice: Name Game	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(11)
Ethics in Practice: While the PT’s Away	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(10)
Ethics in Practice:Not At Home With This Decision	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(9)
Ethics in Practice:Is More Always Better	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(8)
Ethics in Practice: Joint Decision	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(7)
Ethics in Practice:Here’s The Kicker	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(6)
Ethics in Practice: Problematic From the Start	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(5)
Ethics in Practice:Energy Crisis	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(4)
Ethics in Practice: That’s the spirit right?	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(3)
Ethics in Practice:A Game Time Decision	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(2)
Physical Therapy Ethics: CE course for California Physical Therapists	Kirsch, NR	A-Train Publications Edition 3 (January , 2017)
Ethics in Practice: An Unwise Move	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2017:9(1)
Ethics in Practice: First Do No Harm	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(11)
Ethics in Practice: Donor Baseline	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(10)
Ethics in Practice: A Deathly Silencce	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(9
Ethics in Practice: Acutely Aware	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(8)
Ethics in Practice: Modality Reality	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(5)
Ethics in Practice: Rotation Notation	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(4)
Ethics in Practice: Skype is the Limit	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(3)
Ethics in Practice: Skype is the Limit	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(3)
Ethics in Practice: The wrong foot	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(2)
Ethics in Practice: Joined at the hip	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(1)
Ethics in Practice: Where is the crime	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2016:8(7)
Diagnostic and Procedural Imaging in Physical Therapist Practice	Hazle, Keil, Kirsch, White	Orthopedic Section, APTA (2016)
Ethics in Practice: A delegate balance	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:8(6)
Ethics in Practice: House Rules	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(11)
Ethics in Practice: Rude welcome	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(10)
Ethics in Practice: Hasta La Visa	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(9)
Ethics in Practice: Acutely aware	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(8)
Ethics in Practice: Pre existing Conviction	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(7)
Ethics in Practice:Potholes and Pitfalls	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(6)10-13
Ethics in Practice: Instructive Queries	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(5)14-1
Ethics in Practice: Class Struggle	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(4)10-13
Ethics in Practice:Determining the Best Choice	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(3)14-16
Ethics in Practice:The Perils of Passivity	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(2)10-13
Ethics in Practice: A Friendly Reminder:Social Media	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2015:7(1)10-13
Ethics in Practice: An education on staff behavior	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(11)10-13
Ethics in Practice: Doctoring the truth	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(10)12-15
Ethics in Practice: Crossing the line	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(9)12-15
Ethics in Practice: Taking ownership	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(8)12-14
Ethics in Practice: Schooled in patient advocacy	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(6)12-15
Ethics in Practice: Language barrier breakthrough	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(5)34-37
Ethics in Practice: A leg up	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(4)44-47
Ethics in Practice: Bitter bills to swallow	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(3)44-46
Ethics in Practice: Assessing the Situation	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(2)50-52
Ethics in Practice: Head in the Sand	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2014:6(1)58-62
To tell or not to tell…What is the question?	Kirsch, N, Paru, S	The Forum: Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, Spring, 2014
Ethics in Practice: Irreconcilable differences	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2013:5(10)50-52
Ethics in Practice: When past and present collide	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2013:5(9)50-52
Ethics in Practice: Hurry up and heal	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2013:5(8)48-50
Ethics in Practice: The Heat is On	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2013:5(6) 46-48
Ethics in Practice: It Really Does Take a Village	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2013:5(5)50-52
Ethics in Practice: Addressing an Institutional Barrier	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2013:5(4)42-44
Ethics in Practice: Mind Over Mentor	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2013:5(3)46-48
Ethics in Practice: Shouldering Responsibility	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2013:5(2)47-49
Ethics in Practice: The Old Collegial Try	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2013:5(1)48-51
Ethics in Practice: We’re Being Used	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2013:4(11)40-43
Ethics in Practice: Sunset Provision	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2012:4(10)44-46
Physical Therapy Ethics: CE course for California Physical Therapists	Kirsch, NR	A-Train Publications Edition 2 (October, 2012)
Ethics in Practice: Trailer-Made Conundrum	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2012:4(9)48-50
Ethics in Practice: To Tweet or Not to Tweet?	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2012:4(8)46-48
Ethics in Practice: If Asked, Don’t Tell	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2012:4(6)49-51
Ethics in Practice: Shop Treatment	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2012:4(5)48-51
Ethics in Practice: On The Road Again	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2012:4(4)50-51
Ethics in Practice: No Vacation	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2012:4(3)52-53
Ethics in Practice: Seeking a Continuance	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2012:4(2)48-50
Ethics in Practice: When Is More to Much?	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2012:4(1)50-51
Ethics in Practice: Attitude at an Altitude	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(10) 40-42
Ethics in Practice: She’s the Boss	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(9)
Ethics in Practice: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(8)
Ethics in Practice: The Itch to Do Right	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(7)
Ethics in Practice: Did I Write That?	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(6)
Ethics in Practice: What’s the Big ID	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(5)
Ethics in Practice: Patient Presents with Troubling Autonomy	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(4)
Ethics in Practice: The Parent Trap:Part one	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(3)
Ethics in Practice: No Accident	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(2) 44-46
Ethics in Practice: Reimbursement's Reach	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2011:3(1)
Physical Therapy Ethics: CE course for California Physical Therapists	Kirsch, NR	A-Train Publications (May 2010)
The New Code of Ethics Home study course	Hiller, Kirsch, Swisher	American Physical Therapy Association (April, 2010)
Ethical Issues in Treating the Older Adult	Kirsch, NR	Great Seminars and Books Home Study Course: (May 2010)
Ethics in Practice: So Close and Yet So Far	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2010:2(11) 38-40
Ethics in Practice: Keeping Respect Alive	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2010:2(10)48-50
Ethics in Practice: Compassionate Considerations	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2010:2(9) 58-62
Ethics in Practice: Unsatisfying Satisfaction	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2010:2(8) 44-46
Ethics in Practice: Matter of Vital Concern	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion,2010:2(6) 44-46
Ethics in Practice: A Tale of Two Codes	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2010:2(5) 52-53
Ethics in Practice: Certified Deception	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion, 2010:2(4) 44-45
Ethics in Practice: Second Opinion: The Case for Patient Advocacy	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion 2010:1(3)42-45
Ethics inPractice:Discomfort Zone	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion 2010:1(2)48-49
Subject to Approval	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion 2010:1(1)48-49
The Issues Surrounding Ethical Decisions and Behaviors of Health Care Providers Treating the Older Adult	Kirsch, NR	Introduction Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation; 2009 October-December:25(4). 275-276
The Nature of Health Care Ethics	Kirsch, NR	Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation; 2009 October-December:25(4). 277-281.
Ethical Decision Making:application of a problem solving model	Kirsch, NR	Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation; 2009 October-December:25(4) 282-291.
The multidisciplinary team: end of life ethical decisions	Kirsch, NR	Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation; 2009 October-December:25(4)292-307
Complimentary therapies case discussion Topics in Geriatrics	Kirsch, NR	Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation; 2009 October-December:25(4) 329-332
The ethics of research with the geriatric population	Kirsch, NR, Haverlock, C	Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation; 2009 October-December:25(4) 333-345
Elder abuse-Detection and protection	Kirsch, NR	Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation; 2009 October-December:25(4) 346-354
Ethics in Practice: Practical Matters:Applying New Ethics Documents to Clinical Scenarios	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion 2009:1(3)47-49
Ethics in Practice: New and Improved:Updated Ethics Documents for PT’s and PTA’s	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion 2009:1(2)50-55
Ethics in Practice:Bringing us Up to Code	Kirsch,N	PT in Motion 2009:1(1)64-66
Boundary Issues Wrap Up	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy 2009:17(9)14-18
Boundary Issues: Case Two	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy 2009: 17(7)18-20
Boundary Issues: Case One: Too much togetherness	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy 2009: 17(6)10-13
Workplace Summary	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy 2009: 17(5)40-45
Workplace Issues: Case Three: Trouble on the home front	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy 2009: 17(4) 40-45
Workplace Issues: Case Two: Should everything go according to plan?	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy 2009: 17(3)38-40
Workplace Issues: Case One: Is this plan of care on the level?	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy 2009: 17(2)54-56
Interdisciplinary approach to end of life issues	Kirsch, NR	Monograph Geriatric Section Home Study Course, American Physical Therapy Association. Spring, 2008
Confidentiality Summary	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy 2008: 16(11)38-44
Confidentiality: Case three:Facing up to a generation gap	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of physical therapy 2008: 16(10) 49-51
Confidentiality: Case two: When home health reveals an unhealthy home	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of physical therapy 2008 16(9)56-58
Confidentiality Issues:Case One:A PT assesses his obligations	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2008; 16(7)38-40
Student Issues case analysis	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2008;16(6)58-65
Student Issues: Case Three. A procedure subject to examination	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2008;16(5) 48-50
Ethics, as an obligation	Kirsch,N	The Forum, Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy. Spring, 2008: 23(1) 1, 12-15
Student Issues: Case Two:It's not as simple as ABC	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2008;16(4)48-51
Student Issues: Case One:Stuck between a RUG and a hard place	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2008;16(3)41-43
Reimbursement Matters case analysis	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2008;16(2)62-66
Reimbursement Matters case three: A group rate?	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2008;16(1)52-54
Reimbursement Matters case two:Dating discrepancies	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(12)
Reimbursement Matters case one:Ultrasound for everybody	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(11)46-48
Something to Talk About. Use ethics in action scenarios to provoke thought and discussion	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(10)54-55
Improper Conduct Case Analysis	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(9)58-64
Improper Conduct Case three. An issue of hands on mentoring	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(7)62-64
Improper Conduct Case two: A student is schooled in harassment	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(6)42-44
Improper Conduct Case one: A matter of intervention	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(5)34-36
Suspected Impairment Analysis	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(4) 44-48
Suspected Impairment Case three: What to do when drug use is apparent	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(3)34-36
Suspected Impairment Case two. Autonomy vs. the automobile	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(2)52-56
Suspected Impairment Case One: When exercising patience may adversely affect patients	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2007;15(1)39-42
Terminating the Patient/Therapist Relationship Case Analysis and Summary	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(12)24-28
Terminating the Patient/Therapist Relationship. Case three:When a patient's decision necessitates weighing he pro(bono)s and cons	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(11)30-33
Terminating the Patient/Therapist Relationship. Case two: What to do when greater independence for the patient poses risks?	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(10)30-33
Terminating the Patient/Therapist Relationship. What's influencing the decision to discharge?	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(9)38-41
Issues of Professional Integrity-Analysis	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(7)38-42
Issues of Professional Integrity-Case Three: When conflicting accounts raise concerns	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(6)42-45
Issues of Professional Integrity-Case Two: When matters of reimbursement, time management, profitability, and convenience collide	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(5)42-46
Issues of Professional Integrity: Apply the ethical decision making framework to this stimulating scenario	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(4)24-26
Model Applications. It's time to give our ethical decision-making framework a real-world context	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(3)24-27
Ethical decision making, terminology and context. Use these tools to look at ethical situations in a systematic way	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(2)38-40
A framework for thought and discussion	Kirsch,N	PT-Magazine of Physical Therapy. 2006;14(1)34-37

Awards
Award	Year
International Physical Therapy Regulatory Authorities (INPTRA)Outstanding Service Award, Research Committee	2019
Professional of the Year: NJ Chapter APTA	2017
Fellow APTA	2014
Lucy Blair Service Award	2006
Master Educator Guild	2006
FSBPT Service Award	2003

Research
Research Interests
My research interests center around providing safe and effective physical therapy care to patients. This includes professional growth, ethical behavior and risk based regulation
Current Projects: 1. Exploration of the role of engagement in minimizing risk. 2. Development of tools to measure risk in practitioners 3. Studies of ethical decision making in practitioners.

Research Grants
Title	Sponsor	Effective Dates	Role
MOU Course Reviews	NJ Board of Physical Therapy	February 1, 2018-January 31, 2020	Administrator
Cystic Fibrosis: Physical Therapy Grant	Cystic Fibrosis Foundation	January 1, 2018-December 31, 2019	Administrator

BioSketch
Title	Details
Nancy Kirsch, PT,DPT, PhD, FAPTA 2018	Nancy Kirsch received her PT degree from Temple University, her Masters degree in Health Education from Montclair University, her PhD in health sciences concentration in ethics from Rutgers University (formally UMDNJ) and a DPT from Massachusetts Institute of Health Professions(MGH). She also has a certificate in Health care Administration from Seton Hall University, a certificate in Biomedical Ethics from Georgetown University and completed the ACUE Effective Teaching Practices course.
. .	She is currently the Vice Chairperson for Administration of the Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences Department and the and Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Nancy is currently a member of the New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners and President of the Board of Directors of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
. .	Nancy has been active in the American Physical Therapy Association since she was a student, She was President of the NJ Chapter and chief delegate and served a five year term on the APTA Ethics and Judicial Committee, including a term as chairperson and a three year term on the Reference Committee including a term as chairperson. She recently served the national association as a member of the ethics document revision task force, and Scope of Practice and Imaging Task Forces most recently serving on the Task Force to review the Clinical Education Task Force Report and the CAPTE Standards and Required Elements Revision Task Force
. .	She was awarded the APTA Lucy Blair Service Award in 2006 and became a Catherine Worthingham Fellow in 2014. She received the Outstanding Service Award and President’s Award from FSBPT. She received the Distinguished Professional Award from the New Jersey Chapter of the APTA in 2017.
. .	Dr. Kirsch writes a monthly column about ethics in the APTA publication PT in Motion called Ethics in Action and recently published a textbook entitled Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case Based Approach.

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