Foundations of Professionalism
This core professional value requires youth workers to act honestly, ethically, and consistently.
A. Confidentiality
B. Integrity
C. Authority
D. Accountability
What is integrity?
The first step in preventing physical injury in a youth program.
A. Writing reports
B. Identifying hazards
C. Enforcing consequences
D. Calling parents
What is identifying hazards?
Being alert to what is happening around you in the moment is called this.
A. Situational awareness
B. Observation
C. Monitoring
D. Supervision
What is situational awareness?
A youth refuses to wear safety gear. What should you do?
A. Allow them to participate anyway
B. Give a warning and continue
C. Let peers handle it
D. Stop the activity until safety rules are followed
What is stop the activity until safety rules are followed?
Maintaining appropriate emotional and physical distance with youth is known as this professional standard.
A. Discipline
B. Supervision
C. Professional boundaries
D. Youth engagement
What are professional boundaries?
This should always be checked before a physical activity or game begins.
A. Attendance list
B. Environment (space, equipment, weather)
C. Youth behavior
D. Time schedule
What is the environment (space, equipment, weather)?
A sudden change in youth behavior may signal this type of safety concern.
A. Normal development
B. Boredom
C. Disrespect
D. Potential risk or escalation
What is a potential risk or escalation?
Two youth start pushing during free play. Your best immediate response?
A. Separate them and de-escalate calmly
B. Yell at them
C. Ignore it
D. Send them home
What is separate them and de-escalate calmly?
This principle means treating all youth fairly, regardless of background or personal bias.
A. Equality
B. Inclusion
C. Compliance
D. Equity (or fairness)
What is equity (or fairness)?
If a youth is injured, this action should happen before completing paperwork.
A. Calling a supervisor
B. Writing an incident report
C. Taking photos
D. Ensuring the youth’s immediate safety
What is ensuring the youth’s immediate safety?
This strategy involves positioning yourself to see and hear all youth.
A. Monitoring
B. Crowd control
C. Rule enforcement
D. Active supervision
What is active supervision?
You notice a broken piece of equipment mid-activity.
A. Finish the game
B. Warn youth to be careful
C. Stop use and remove the hazard
D. Fix it later
What is stop use and remove the hazard?
When a youth worker notices burnout or frustration, professionalism requires them to do this.
A. Seek support, supervision, or self-care
B. Take it out on youth
C. Ignore it and push through
D. Quit immediately
What is seek support, supervision, or self-care?
This is an example of proactive physical safety.
A. Setting clear rules before activities begin
B. Ignoring small risks
C. Responding after an injury
D. Allowing youth to decide safety rules
What is setting clear rules before activities begin?
You notice rising tension during a game. What should you do first?
A. Intervene early or pause the activity
B. Let youth work it out
C. Ignore it
D. End the program
What is intervene early or pause the activity?
A youth discloses they feel unsafe around another youth.
A. Tell them to avoid the person
B. Seriously and report according to policy
C. Separate them and de-escalate calmly
D. Ask other youth about it
What is take it seriously and report according to policy?
This document typically outlines expectations for conduct, safety, and ethics in youth work.
A. Lesson plan
B. Incident report
C. Code of conduct (Handbook)
D. Staff schedule
What is a code of conduct? (Handbook)
Allowing unsafe horseplay because “kids will be kids” violates this safety responsibility.
A. Youth choice
B. Duty of care
C. Timeout
D. Teamwork
What is duty of care?
Ignoring small unsafe behaviors often leads to this bigger problem.
A. Youth boredom
B. Loss of trust
C. Rule breaking
D. Serious injury or loss of control
What is serious injury or loss of control?
During an outdoor activity, weather suddenly changes for the worse.
A. Continue as planned
B. Wait and see
C. Modify or cancel the activity for safety
D. Ask youth what they want to do
What is modify or cancel the activity for safety?