1. shall treat persons served in an ethical manner leagues,
by ac- tively making efforts to provide for their agencies,
well-being by maximizing possible benefits and and the
relieving, lessening, or minimizing possible profession.
harm.
6. personnel
2. have an obligation to use their knowledge, shall be
skills, abil- ities, and judgment to help truthful and
persons while respecting their decisions and honest.
protecting them from harm. Deception,
by being
3. a duty to preserve and protect the right of dishonest
each in- dividual to make his/her own choices. or omitting
Each individual is to be given the opportunity what is
to determine his/her own course of action in true,
accordance with a plan freely chosen. In the should al-
case of individuals who are unable to ways be
exercise autonomy with regard to their care, avoided.
recre- ational therapy personnel have the duty to
respect the decisions of their qualified legal
representative.
4. responsible for ensuring that individuals are
served fairly and that there is equity in the
distribution of services. Individuals should
receive services without regard to race, color,
creed, gender, sexual orientation, age,
disease/disability, social and financial status.
5. personnel have an obligation, first and
foremost, to be loyal, faithful, and meet
commitments made to persons receiving
services. In addition, Recreational Therapy
personnel have a secondary obligation to col-
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