American Therapeutic Recreation Association's Code Of Ethics Case Study

Foundational Knowledge: Practice Guidelines
Code of Ethics
The American Therapeutic Recreation Association’s Code of Ethics is a guide to promote and maintain high standards of ethical behavior. There are ten main principles that all Recreation Therapy Personnel are to adherence. They are: beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice, fidelity, veracity, informed consent, confidentiality and privacy, competence, and last but not least compliance with laws and regulations (ATRA Board of Directors, 2009).
Professional Qualifications
The most recognized certification for Therapeutic Recreation is the Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), which is administered by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC). To obtain a CTRS certification, professionals may follow either an academic path or an equivalency path A or B. The CTRS exams has the following six content areas: foundational knowledge, assessment process, documentation, implementation, administration of Therapeutic Recreation/Recreation Therapy service, and advancement of the profession. There are many resources available to help prepare for the exam.
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Culture is “the total lifeways of a human group. It consists of learned patterns of values, beliefs, customs, and behaviors that are shared by a group of interacting individuals” (Stumbo & Peterson, 2009, p. 257). In order for a person to be culturally competence, he or she must be able to overlook stereotypes of different cultures and be able to appreciate the cultural differences. Dana suggested some culturally competent assessment, which must be considered when serving multicultural clients: cultural orientation, styles of service delivery, assessment methodology, assessment measures, and feedback of assessment findings (Stumbo & Peterson, 2009, p.