Community Practice Institute

A practical ethics course about what changes when ordinary recreation, food, preferred activities, or community access become leverage—and how practitioners can redesign support without treating every contingency as automatically unethical.

Designed for recreational therapists, behavior consultants, and other direct practitioners supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in community settings.

What you will learn

• Distinguish ordinary access, naturally occurring requirements, and practitioner-created contingencies.
• Analyze a proposed contingency for autonomy, understanding, relevance, proportionality, and disability-related barriers.
• Select a less controlling support or route a concern when access is being used as leverage.

Put the learning to work

Use the Before You Make It Contingent decision tool to examine a complete fictional case, compare alternatives, and identify an appropriate next step.

Course format

Six short video lessons with complementary reading, on-page learning activities, a scenario-based knowledge check, and an optional course evaluation. This standalone course is in preparation.

Free learning. Optional certificate.

At launch, the instructional lessons, on-page practice, knowledge check, and evaluation will be available free. The optional certificate step comes last.

Certificate purchases and automatic issuance remain unavailable while NCTRC session-content pre-approval is unverified. Completion requirements and any certificate price will be disclosed before purchase. No payment is due now.

Coming soon: Course access opens at launch. Plan approximately 45–60 minutes for videos, reading, practice, and the knowledge check.