Professional Ethics & Governance Flashcards
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A recreation manager discovers that a subordinate falsified CPR certification records. Under professional ethics standards, the manager is OBLIGATED to:
Answer: Report the falsification through appropriate channels and remove the employee from roles requiring CPR
Falsified safety certifications create direct risk to participants; ethics require formal reporting and immediate removal from safety-sensitive duties.
The principle of non-maleficence in recreation services PRIMARILY obligates professionals to:
Answer: Avoid actions that cause harm to participants or the community
Non-maleficence is the ethical duty to refrain from actions that injure, harm, or exploit participants and stakeholders.
A parks director uses agency social media accounts to campaign for a political candidate who supports the agency's budget. This action MOST likely violates:
Answer: Hatch Act provisions or equivalent state laws prohibiting partisan activity with public resources
Using public agency resources for partisan political activity violates the Hatch Act or equivalent state statutes governing political neutrality of public employees.
Which scenario BEST demonstrates the ethical principle of justice in recreation services?
Answer: Providing scholarship fee waivers so low-income youth can participate equally
Justice in recreation requires equitable access, including financial accommodations that enable disadvantaged populations to participate.
A board member who micromanages daily facility operations rather than focusing on policy oversight is violating which governance concept?
Answer: The board-staff role boundary (governance vs. management)
Governance best practice holds that boards set policy and direction while staff manage day-to-day operations; board micromanagement blurs this essential boundary.
When publishing participant photographs in agency promotional materials, which ethical and legal requirement MUST be satisfied?
Answer: Obtaining informed written consent from participants (or guardians for minors)
Informed written consent from participants — or legal guardians for minors — is required before using personal images in promotional materials.
A recreation agency's code of ethics should be PRIMARILY used as:
Answer: A guiding framework that shapes professional decision-making and organizational culture
A code of ethics functions as a values-based framework that guides decisions and cultivates a culture of integrity, not merely as a disciplinary tool.