CPL Professional Ethics & Governance 3

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a program leader exercising professional boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining separate personal and professional social media accounts

Answer

Keeping personal and professional identities separate helps maintain appropriate boundaries and protects both leaders and participants.

Question 2

The principle of informed consent in recreation and leisure programming primarily means:

Accepted Answer

Participants receive full information about activities and voluntarily agree to participate

Answer

Informed consent requires that participants understand what they are agreeing to and make that agreement freely without coercion.

Question 3

When a CPL program leader identifies a safety hazard during a program activity, the FIRST action should be:

Accepted Answer

Immediately address or eliminate the hazard to prevent harm

Answer

Immediate action to address a known safety hazard is required by duty of care to prevent foreseeable harm.

Question 4

Which of the following behaviors would be considered a breach of professional ethics for a CPL credential holder?

Accepted Answer

Misrepresenting qualifications on a job application

Answer

Misrepresenting qualifications is dishonest and violates the ethical standards of integrity that CPL professionals are required to uphold.

Question 5

Organizational transparency in program governance is BEST demonstrated by:

Accepted Answer

Publicly reporting program outcomes, budgets, and decision rationales

Answer

Transparency involves openly sharing information about decisions, finances, and results with relevant stakeholders.

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