Community Practice Institute

About this course

A practical ethics course for recognizing who is really driving a goal, making competing priorities visible, and returning the work to the person's current direction without ignoring legitimate team responsibilities.

Designed for recreational therapists, behavior consultants, and other direct practitioners supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in community settings. Work through concrete ethical decisions using short grouped videos, complementary reading, fictional cases, and the Whose Goal? Stakeholder Map. Each course stands alone.

What you will learn

• Identify how the person, family, service plan, practitioner, and provider organization shape a goal.
• Use accessible goal conversations and progress information to check current ownership and meaning.
• Respond ethically when priorities conflict by clarifying reasons, revising the route, or using the appropriate team process.

Put the learning to work

Use the Whose Goal? Stakeholder Map to make a professional decision more specific, person-centered, and reviewable. Apply the tool to a complete fictional case, compare alternatives, and identify an appropriate next step.

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.

Course format

Six short video lessons with on-page learning activities, a scenario-based knowledge check, and an optional course evaluation. This course is in preparation; access will be announced when it is ready.