Declarations of principle

Declarations of principle record the Confederation's agreed stance on issues affecting the practice of physical therapy internationally and have a two-thirds majority vote thereby becoming policy for all member organisations.

(Approved at the 16th General Meeting of WCPT, June 2007)

• Autonomy
• Education
• Ethical principles
  • Appendix to ethical principles
• Evidence based practice
• Human resource planning
• Informed consent
• Patients'/clients' rights in physical therapy
• Primary health care
• Private practice
• Protection of title
• Quality services
• Relationships with other health professionals
• Research
• Standards of physical therapy practice
• Torture