The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is an international non-profit professional organisation founded in 1951.  The Confederation is supported by subscriptions from its 101 Member Organisations and through them it represents over 300,000 physical therapists worldwide.

Membership

WCPT is a confederation of national physical therapy associations. Only one national organisation per country may be in membership.  A national organisation representing physical therapists must meet set criteria before being admitted to WCPT membership.

Individual physical therapists are not direct members of WCPT.  As a member of a national professional association that is a member of WCPT, individual physical therapists are linked to WCPT.

Member Organisations are organised into five regional groupings: Africa; Asia Western Pacific; Europe; North America Caribbean; South America.

Subgroups

WCPT Subgroups have a specific area of interest and are important international organisations in their own right. They promote the advancement of physical therapy in their field.