NRPA Professional Standards & Ethics 2

Question 1

A park manager discovers a subordinate has been falsifying volunteer hour records to meet grant requirements. What is the most ethical course of action?

Accepted Answer

Report the falsification through proper internal channels immediately

Answer

NRPA ethics require professionals to report fraudulent activity through appropriate channels regardless of timing.

Question 2

Which NRPA Code of Ethics principle addresses a professional's obligation to serve the public interest above personal gain?

Accepted Answer

Responsibility to the public

Answer

The 'Responsibility to the Public' principle explicitly places public welfare above personal or organizational interest.

Question 3

A recreation professional is offered a significant gift by a contractor bidding on a department project. According to NRPA ethics standards, the professional should:

Accepted Answer

Decline and report the offer to a supervisor

Answer

NRPA ethics require declining gifts from parties with business interests before the department and disclosing the offer.

Question 4

The concept of 'dual relationships' in recreation ethics refers to situations where a professional:

Accepted Answer

Has both supervisory and personal relationships with the same individual

Answer

Dual relationships occur when a professional occupies two distinct roles with the same person, risking objectivity and exploitation.

Question 5

Which standard most directly governs how NRPA-certified professionals must handle confidential participant information?

Accepted Answer

NRPA's confidentiality and privacy ethical standard

Answer

NRPA's own ethical standards on confidentiality guide professionals in protecting participant information within recreation contexts.

(NRPA) National Recreation and Park Association Practice Test

(NRPA) National Recreation and Park Association Practice Test

NRPA Professional Standards & Ethics 2