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Welcome! Indianapolis, IN. September 27, 2018

Professionalism within the park and recreation profession. Welcome! Indianapolis, IN. September 27, 2018. Panel Purpose. Discuss the current state of the park and recreation profession and their professionalism needs Encourage thought, discussion, investigation, and action to move us forward.

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Welcome! Indianapolis, IN. September 27, 2018

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  1. Professionalism within the park and recreation profession Welcome! Indianapolis, IN. September 27, 2018

  2. Panel Purpose • Discuss the current state of the park and recreation profession and their professionalism needs • Encourage thought, discussion, investigation, and action to move us forward

  3. What are the Institutions of a Profession? • Monopoly over practice • Common set of attitudes about the nature and value of our work • Acquisition and dissemination of knowledge • Measure of autonomy and self-governance • A professional identity that sets the profession apart from other occupations • A code of ethics that expresses the professional’s obligations to clients and the public • Long-term commitments to the field that commitment is a vocation, a sense of calling.

  4. State of the Profession… • Survey of over 700 NRPA Members, fall 2017 • Explored Professionalism & Credentialing • Our discussion supported by these findings

  5. Our Strengths

  6. 1- strongly disagree, - 7 strongly agree

  7. Our Challenges

  8. Questions • Improve the fact we are an “indispensable” service… • Read the park & recreation journals thoroughly? • Support: “no other profession is actually more vital to society than ours”? • Believe that our profession is essential for society? • Advocate the importance of our profession? • Embrace that no other occupation is more important to society than ours? • If ever an occupation were indispensable, it is mine.

  9. Questions • How to Improve the autonomy of our professionals • Professionals allowed to make Minor Decisions? • Professionals allowed to make Major Decisions?

  10. Questions • How to move forward with Credentialing? • Improve the common body of knowledge similar to that possessed by other professions in which licensing or certification of professionals is required? • Move forward credentialing as a requirement to practice? • Assure Professional certifications (CPRP, CPRE, CPSI, AFO) perform their jobs or tasks? • Develop education & offered through colleges and universities? • Require degrees for entry level positions in park and recreation?

  11. Breakout by Community Affiliation

  12. NRPA Communities and Networks Hunger and Nutrition- 492 Members 339 Members 203 members 239 Members 176 Members 569 Members 1400+ Members 605 Members 1,000+ Members 417 Members

  13. Green & Yellow-Scores over 5.00

  14. Thank you! • NRPA Membership for responding to “Credentialing and Professionalism in Park and Recreation Profession” (CPPRP) Study • The NRPA Administration for sponsoring the CPPRP and allowing access to survey the membership • Thanks to the Panel- Melissa, Gerry, Don & KoFan

  15. We are a Great Profession! Thank you for all you do! Have a great year!!!

  16. Supporting information

  17. Breakout – #1 Professional Associations and CEUs

  18. Breakout – #2 Sense of Calling

  19. Breakdown- #3 Peers as Referents

  20. Breakdown- #4 Ethics

  21. Breakdown- #5 Peers as Judges of Competence & Performance

  22. Breakdown- #6 Autonomy

  23. Breakdown- #7 Indispensable Service

  24. Breakdown- #8 Certifications

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