The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with the standards of practice for
your chosen profession. You are to research and identify the professional organization
and its associated standards of practice (professional standards) that are most likely to
apply to your future career. The following are instructions for completing this
assignment.
Part 1: Details
Identify the following information in bulleted form. Identify the information for each bullet
(e.g., Sponsoring Organization: American Physical Therapy Association).
• Title of Standards (or whatever type of document you are summarizing)
• Reference citation (APA format)
• Sponsoring organization
• Profession that these standards represent
• Type of document—standards of practice, code of ethics, etc.
• Number of standards and substandards (if substandards are present)
Part 2: Description
Provide a brief description of the standards. The following are prompts for providing this
description:
• Identify the general topic areas of professionalism the standards address.
• Write a two to three sentence summary statement that describes in laymen’s terms
what the standards are.
Part 3: Reflection
Provide a brief reflection of the standards. The following are prompts to guide your
reflection (you do not have to address each prompt; you may add other thoughts you
believe relevant):
• Describe if you have any prior knowledge and/or experience with the standards. If
you do, describe the context in which you first learned of them.
• Describe anything surprising within the standards that you did not expect.
• Describe anything about the standards that especially standout to you or that got
your attention.
• Summarize what you learned from the standards
Grading will be based on content as well as quality of writing (e.g., grammar and writing
mechanics). The paper should be nearly flawless with respect to quality of writing. This
assignment should be no more than two pages in length, not including a cover
page (provide a cover page with your name, date, assignment name, and the
standards you are identifying). Part 1 is to be in bulleted list form as described; parts
2 and 3 are to be in paragraph form. You must be concise with the information you
provide.