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WorksheetsREP's Code of Ethics and Conduct Practice Test
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
What are the five key principles to the Code of Ethics and Conduct?
rights • relationships • personal responsibilities • professional standards • safe working practice.
rights • partnerships • personal presentation • professional pay • client working practice.
rights • relationships • personal accountability • fitness standards • physical working practice.
rights • partnerships • personal fitness • working standards • gym working practice.
rights • championships • group responsibilities • professional performance • working practice.
What is your ROLE as an exercise professional?
identify and meet the needs of individuals
improve performance or fitness through programmes of safe, effective and enjoyable exercise
create an environment in which individuals are motivated to maintain their participation and improve their performance of fitness
act with integrity and respect
maintain and develop your personal competence
As an Exercise Professional - who do you have RESPONSIBILITY to?
people who participate in exercise
other exercise professionals and colleagues
fitness associations & professional bodies
your employer
society
You should demonstrate excellent conduct with ALL clients, by showing ...
knowledge of preferred names
good practice in challenging discrimination and unfairness
respect for preferred technique
respect for individual differences and diversity
discretion in dealing with confidential client disclosure.
As an exercise professional, you should develop a healthy relationship with your customers and other health professionals. You must do this by showing...
clarity in all forms of communication with clients, professional colleagues and medical practitioners, ensuring honesty, accuracy and cooperation when seeking agreements, and avoiding misrepresentation or any conflict of interest arising between clients and your own professional obligations
integrity as an exercise professional and recognition of the position of trust this role puts you in
honesty in delivering difficult truths about poor body image and your expectations for success.
that you are aware of the requirement to make the client’s needs a priority, and when planning an appropriate training programme, promote the client’s welfare and best interests
integrity as an exercise professional and recognition of your own physical excellence as a role model for them to aspire to.
At all times, your conduct as an exercise professional and personal behaviour should be proper, and you should responsibly demonstrate:
an understanding that public information regarding professional services must be exaggerated to ensure reasonable client numbers and viable income
a high standard of professional service, going above and beyond client expectations in delivering comfortable surfaces for clients to work on
a high standard of professional conduct appropriate to your dealings with all your client groups that meets the image and expectations we aim to maintain for the role of an exercise professional working in the fitness industry
an understanding of your legal responsibilities and accountability when dealing with the public, and awareness of the need for honesty and accuracy in substantiating your claims of authenticity when promoting your services to the public
an understanding of your rejection of any legal responsibility, other than to your employer.
At all times, your conduct as an exercise professional and personal behaviour should be proper, and you should responsibly demonstrate:
a duty of care to be aware of your working environment and able to deal with all reasonably foreseeable accidents and emergencies, protecting yourself, your colleagues and your clients
a perfect standard of fitness at all times
that you are able to give clients freedom to experiment with alternative use of equipment and techniques
an image of health and well-being, delivering effective sessions to your clients.
that you are a positive role model, maintaining control, respect and dignity for all involved in your profession
As an exercise professional, you will seek to adopt the highest level of professional standards in your work and the development of your career. You should commit to ongoing training while achieving appropriate qualifications as an exercise professional to responsibly demonstrate:
That you are engaged in actively seeking to maintain your knowledge
Your willingness to share accountability for your professional decisions or actions.
That you evaluate of your own work, and not distract other professional specialists.
A personal responsibility to practise new activities with clients in preparation for your future training
That you are engaged in actively seeking to update your knowledge
Your willingness to be accountable for your professional decisions or actions.
That you welcome evaluation of your work, and to refer to another professional specialist.
A personal responsibility only practise activities for which your training and competence are recognised.
That you are engaged in actively observing other professionals to maintain your knowledge
Your willingness to share accountability for your professional decisions with clients.
That you evaluate clients work, and refer their progress to other professional specialists.
A personal responsibility to always practise activities for which your managers think you are capable.
You should maintain a safe exercise environment for all your clients at all times, and demonstrate...
that you have systematically prepared all your clients for the activity in terms of safety, including the safe use of equipment.
a responsible attitude to the care and safety of your clients within the training environment and in planned activities, ensuring both are appropriate to the needs of your clients
an appropriate ratio of instructors to clients within any group sessions to ensure that, at all times, the safety of all clients is paramount
an appropriate selection of hydration and nutritional snacks are available for all clients, particularly for high intensity sessions
Noise levels during exercise sessions are motivational and encouraging of a fast pace throughout the period of physical activity
As an exercise professional, you should proactively champion ethical behaviour. The code will support you in looking to recognise and resolve ethical issues and conflicts. Ethical reflection is an essential part of everyday practice.
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