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EQUITY
Today's park
and recreation
professionals
benefit from
developing
diverse
competencies
that can
broaden
agency
programming
and services.
Cultivating Desirable Competencies in
Park and Recreation Providers
By Dr. June N. Price-Shingles
I
n 1988, I started my career with the Chicago Park District as a summer
day camp counselor working in the same neighborhood park
where I participated in summer camp and sport leagues during my
adolescence. Little did I know, I was beginning a career that would
span 34 years and counting.
In 2007, I joined Chicago State
University as a faculty member. As a
former practitioner, my goal is to prepare
students with competencies that
enhance their preparedness and marketability.
Our profession has shifted
from providing primarily sportsoriented
programming, thus requiring
an employee with competencies
in areas that help broaden agency
program offerings and services.
Health and Wellness
A 2021 NRPA survey finds, " Nearly
all (93 percent) U.S. adults say that
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activities offered by park and recreation
professionals and their agencies
are beneficial to their mental
health " (tinyurl.com/29mue4sh).
NRPA introduced a new Health
Equity Framework Model (nrpa.
org/Equity) during the World Health
Organization's World Health Day in
2021. Program/Facility Coordinator
for City of Bloomington (Indiana)
Parks and Recreation Erik Pearson
states, " Park and recreation agencies,
as essential parts of their communities,
are uniquely positioned to address
health equity issues.... " (tinyurl.
| PARK S ANDRECRE AT ION . OR G
com/2rfnxh6b). The need for health
and wellness programs will continue
to broaden and require more specialized
staff. Developing competencies
in this area will become increasingly
important for providers.
Cultural Competencies
Understanding and managing cultural
differences in the workplace
and community is important. In
" Working With Diverse Youth:
Guidelines for Achieving Youth
Cultural Competency in Recreation
Services, " Corliss Outley, Ph.D.,
and Peter A. Witt, Ph.D., note the
growing interest by recreation management
on how to become more
culturally astute by participating in
trainings (tinyurl.com/mvnuh8br).
NRPA Vice President of Educa

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