Code of Ethics

The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) has adopted a Code of Professional Ethics that covers both its Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRCs) and its Canadian Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CCRCs). The standards of this mandatory code are intended to assure the community that the rehabilitation counseling profession accepts its responsibility to provide caring service to persons with disabilities. All CRCs and CCRCs are required to practice within Code guidelines.

Key components of the CRCC Code of Professional Ethics include:

  • The Counseling Relationship
  • Confidentiality
  • Advocacy & Accessibility
  • Professional Responsibility
  • Relationships with Other Professionals
  • Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation
  • Teaching, Training, and Supervision
  • Research and Publication
  • Electronic Communication and Emerging Applications
  • Business Practices
  • Resolving Ethical Issues


Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors
Effective January 1, 2002


View or print Code of Professional Ethics
For Rehabilitation Counselors

Advisory Opinions

CRCC's Ethics Committee routinely responds to requests for advisory opinions related to the application of CRCC's Code of Professional Ethics. Available for review is a compilation of the essence of the questions presented dating back to 1996, as well as the Committee’s response and Code citations. A convenient index allows individuals to review all opinions relating to a particular Standard of the Code. Not all Standards will have inquiries or advisory opinions.

Advisory Opinions Issued by CRCC's Ethics Committee


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Draft Revised Code of Professional Ethics

 
As part of CRCC's periodic review and updating of its Code of Professional Ethics, a Draft Revised Code was recently available for public review and comment.  Based on a thorough review of all feedback received, additional revisions will be made by the ten-member taskforce. A final draft is then scheduled to be presented to the Ethics Committee in March 2009 with presentation to the full Commission at its June 2009 annual meeting.  The targeted efective date of the new Code is January 2010.