APTA/TPTA Test Questions
What is the mission of the APTA? - ✔✔to further the profession's role in the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of movement dysfunctions and enhancement of the physical health and
functional abilities of members of the public.
How to fulfill the mission of the APTA? - ✔✔To promote physical therapy care and services
through the establishment, maintenance, and promotion of ethical principles and quality
standards for practice, education, and research;
•Influence policy in the public and private sectors;
•Enable physical therapy practitioners to improve their skills, knowledge, and operations in the
interest of furthering the profession;
Develop and improve the art and science of physical therapy;
• Facilitate a common understanding and appreciation for the diversity of the profession, the
membership and the communities served; and
• Maintain a stable and diverse financial base to fund the programs, services, and operations that
support the mission.
What are the 8 membership categories? - ✔✔Physical therapist
Physical therapist assistant
PT Student
PTA Student
Life
, Retired
Honorary
Catherine Worthington Fellow (FAPTA
What is district? - ✔✔Is the most local organizational unit in the structure of the APTA
Where are districts most common? - ✔✔consist of one or more counties in high population or
large geographic areas
What is a chapter? - ✔✔they provide a mechanism of participation at a state level and
proportionate representation at the national level. They act as a voice for the for members at the
state level of government.
In 2015 the APTA consisted of how many chapters? - ✔✔51 chapters, one for each state
What is a section? - ✔✔is organized at the national level exclusively.
What do sections provide? - ✔✔they provide an opportunity for member with similar areas of
interest to meet, confer and promote the interests of the respective sections.
Who is the president of the TPTA? - ✔✔Micheal Geelhoed PT, DPT, MTC, OCS
What is the mission of the APTA? - ✔✔to further the profession's role in the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of movement dysfunctions and enhancement of the physical health and
functional abilities of members of the public.
How to fulfill the mission of the APTA? - ✔✔To promote physical therapy care and services
through the establishment, maintenance, and promotion of ethical principles and quality
standards for practice, education, and research;
•Influence policy in the public and private sectors;
•Enable physical therapy practitioners to improve their skills, knowledge, and operations in the
interest of furthering the profession;
Develop and improve the art and science of physical therapy;
• Facilitate a common understanding and appreciation for the diversity of the profession, the
membership and the communities served; and
• Maintain a stable and diverse financial base to fund the programs, services, and operations that
support the mission.
What are the 8 membership categories? - ✔✔Physical therapist
Physical therapist assistant
PT Student
PTA Student
Life
, Retired
Honorary
Catherine Worthington Fellow (FAPTA
What is district? - ✔✔Is the most local organizational unit in the structure of the APTA
Where are districts most common? - ✔✔consist of one or more counties in high population or
large geographic areas
What is a chapter? - ✔✔they provide a mechanism of participation at a state level and
proportionate representation at the national level. They act as a voice for the for members at the
state level of government.
In 2015 the APTA consisted of how many chapters? - ✔✔51 chapters, one for each state
What is a section? - ✔✔is organized at the national level exclusively.
What do sections provide? - ✔✔they provide an opportunity for member with similar areas of
interest to meet, confer and promote the interests of the respective sections.
Who is the president of the TPTA? - ✔✔Micheal Geelhoed PT, DPT, MTC, OCS
