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The first of two research questions asked if there was a difference in the percentage of disciplinary reports for occupational therapy practitioners licensed in Tennessee who participated in mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training compared to the percentage of disciplinary reports for occupational therapy practitioners in Tennessee prior to mandated ethics and jurisprudence training. The second research question asked if there was a difference in the percentage of disciplinary reports for the occupational therapy practitioners in Tennessee who received mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training compared to the percentage of disciplinary reports for occupational therapy practitioners licensed in Alabama who did not receive mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training. Results indicate that mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training did not result in a decrease in disciplinary reports, however, the data may not be telling the entire story. 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The first of two research questions asked if there was a difference in the percentage of disciplinary reports for occupational therapy practitioners licensed in Tennessee who participated in mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training compared to the percentage of disciplinary reports for occupational therapy practitioners in Tennessee prior to mandated ethics and jurisprudence training. The second research question asked if there was a difference in the percentage of disciplinary reports for the occupational therapy practitioners in Tennessee who received mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training compared to the percentage of disciplinary reports for occupational therapy practitioners licensed in Alabama who did not receive mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training. Results indicate that mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training did not result in a decrease in disciplinary reports, however, the data may not be telling the entire story. 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