The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification Code of Ethics: An Emerging Approach to Digital Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-85
Author(s):  
Michael T. Hartley ◽  
Paul J. Bourgeois
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Distance Counseling ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Counselor Certification

BackgroundRehabilitation counselors are becoming more adept at providing distance services.ObjectiveFocused on the ethical use of digital technology, the purpose of this article is to highlight ethical considerations when using digital technologies professionally.MethodsReviewing the ethical standards of the 2017 Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors, this article examines the current ethical standards governing the use of technology, distance counseling, and social media.FindingsIt is critical for rehabilitation counselors to understand how affordances and constraints of technology will continue to mediate the professional practice of rehabilitation counseling.ConclusionThe professional practice of rehabilitation counseling will increasingly involve digital technology.

Boundaries with Social Media: Ethical Considerations for Rehabilitation Professionals

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley K. Crtalic ◽  
Reg L. Gibbs ◽  
Matthew E. Sprong ◽  
Tom F. Dell
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Media Policy ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
Distance Counseling ◽  
Social Media Policy ◽  
Counselor Certification ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The increase in social networking media, online and distance counseling, and the ubiquitous use of laptops, hand-held devices, and internet connected devices at home and in work settings have resulted in the need for ethical standards to help guide rehabilitation professionals in service delivery. In response, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) has incorporated Section J: Technology and Distance Counseling into the CRCC Code of Ethics. Additionally, the CRCC released a social media policy on their website. However, specific ethical standards addressing the use of social media have not been implemented. The purpose of this manuscript is to address potential issues that can arise in interacting with clients through social media. Specifically, we will discuss the following areas: (1) digital immigrants and natives, (2) social media mechanics, (3) advantages of using social media, (4) disadvantages of using social media, (5) social media and the CRCC Code of Ethics, (6) using social media professionally, privately, or not at all, and (7) implementing a social media policy. Discussion and recommendations are provided.

Validation of Rehabilitation Counseling Accreditation and Certification Knowledge Areas: Methodology and Initial Results

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edna Mora Szymanski ◽  
Donald C. Linkowski ◽  
Michael J. Leahy ◽  
Esther E. Diamond ◽  
Richard W. Thoreson
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Ongoing Study ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Times Series ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Certification And Accreditation ◽  
Counselor Certification ◽  
Initial Results

The purposes of this article are (a) to describe the methodology of an ongoing study to validate and update the knowledge for rehabilitation counseling accreditation and certification, and (b) to describe initial results of one facet of the study. The ongoing study uses descriptive, ex post facto, and times-series designs and uses three sampling frames, which are related to the certification and accreditation processes. Participants in the facet of the study reported herein were 1,025 counselors who renewed their certification in 1991. Validity of the knowledge standards of rehabilitation counselor certification and accreditation was supported by the finding that 52 of the 55 knowledge standards were rated as at least moderately important to professional practice.

Certified Rehabilitation Counselors: A New Era

1977 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-232
Author(s):  
Roger H. Livingston ◽  
James R. Engelkes
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
New Era ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Counselor Certification ◽  
Certified Rehabilitation Counselors

The professional status and future of rehabilitation counseling, as a profession, has been enhanced through the certification of rehabilitation counselors. Since July, 1974, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification has certified more than 8,000 individuals in the profession. These professionals are located throughout the United States, its territories, and three foreign countries. Beginning in July, 1975, extensive demographic information was collected on each applicant resulting in a composite profile on slightly over 50% of the Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC's) certified during the “grandpersoning” period.

Ethics and the Use of Technology in Rehabilitation Counseling

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Barros-Bailey. ◽  
Jodi L. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Group Counseling ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
Helping Professions ◽  
Technology Ethics ◽  
Distance Counseling ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Supervision And Training ◽  
And Training

Standards for technology ethics were first introduced into the Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors in 2002. Since that time, the proliferation of technology has enhanced practice, changed the American vernacular, and become infused in the delivery of services to and teaching of individuals, families, and groups. The 2010 revision to the Code updates and reinforces standards involving behavior, accessibility, confidentiality, informed consent, security, assessment, records, legal issues, advertising, research and publication, counseling unavailability, disclosure, and distance counseling. However, it introduces new standards that are absent from the literature in the counseling and helping professions specific to technology ethics involving consultative and distance group counseling as well as in teaching, supervision, and training.

Rehabilitation Counselor Education and the New Code of Ethics

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Harriet L. Glosoff ◽  
R. Rocco Cottone
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Counselor Educators ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor Education ◽  
Counselor Certification

The purpose of this article is to discuss recent changes in the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors, effective January 1, 2010, that are most relevant to rehabilitation counselor educators. The authors provide a brief overview of these key changes along with implications for ethical practice in rehabilitation counselor education.

A Code of Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Esco Obermann
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
San Juan ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Private Practitioners

On September 25, 1972, at San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Delegate Assembly of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association adopted a draft of a Code of Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors. The provisions of the Code were based on responses from many members of the Association who had been invited to report ethical dilemmas they had encountered and to suggest acceptable solutions to those dilemmas. A first draft was published in the Summer, 1971, issue of The Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling. Many additional members responded to the invitation to suggest changes in that draft. It was a revised version of the first draft that was adopted at San Juan.While the vote for adoption was almost unanimous, there were some questions raised during the discussion at San Juan and during the three years that the Code was in preparation that should be shared with all Association members. The questions might be placed in three generic types: (a) Does the profession really need a code of ethics? (b) Can a profession that is generally composed of persons who are employees, as opposed to private practitioners, reasonably expect to set its own ethical standards and abide by them? (c) Would it not be preferable merely to state some very broad principles of ethical behavior and refrain from defining for the members what those principles should mean in practice? The attempt will be made here to summarize the apparent rationales of these questions and what seemed to be the conclusions of the Delegate Assembly concerning them.

A Survey of Current and Projected Ethical Dilemmas of Rehabilitation Counselors

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Hartley ◽  
Brenda Y. Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Counselor Certification ◽  
Confidentiality And Privacy ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

Purpose:This study surveyed current and projected ethical dilemmas of rehabilitation counselors.Method:As a mixed-methods approach, the study used both quantitative and qualitative analyses.Results:Of the 211 participants who completed the survey, 116 (55.0%) reported an ethical dilemma. Based on the descriptions, common themes involved roles and relationships with clients, professional responsibility and competence, and confidentiality and privacy. In addition, projected dilemmas involved social media, health care legislation, insurance concerns, and professional competence.Conclusions:Implications address areas for ongoing discussion, including considerations for future revisions to the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification Code of Ethics.

The History of Rehabilitation Counselor Certification

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
Certification Process ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Written Examination ◽  
History Of ◽  
Counselor Certification ◽  
Maintenance Process

The certification movement for Rehabilitation Counselors has spanned more than 16 years. During this time extensive discussion on the topic took place, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) was incorporated, and a reliable and valid written examination was developed and tested. Finally, a Certification Maintenance process that meets the standards of the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies was established and accepted by the professional constituency. These efforts and the fact that 10,000 professionals have become certified in the field of rehabilitation counseling provide support for the viability of the certification process for the professional rehabilitation counselor and the existent profession of Rehabilitation Counseling.

Ethical Issues in Rehabilitation Counselor Supervision and the New 2010 Code of Ethics

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet L. Glosoff ◽  
Kathe F. Matrone
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Counselor Supervision ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor

The 2010 revision of the Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors addresses changes in ethical standards related to rehabilitation counselor supervision. In an effort to promote awareness of these changes, this article offers a brief overview of the revisions and implications for practice including the responsibility of supervisors to actively engage in and support professional development activities.

Applications of Computer-Meditated Communication Via the Internet in Rehabilitation Counseling

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Zhang Hampton ◽  
Rick Houser
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Counselor Certification ◽  
American Society ◽  
The Impact

The Internet is a rapidly growing communication resource that is becoming mainstream in the American society. To better serve our clients, rehabilitation counselors need to understand the many aspects of the Internet and begin to explore its uses in rehabilitation counseling. The purpose of this article was to initiate a discussion regarding the impact of the Internet on rehabilitation counseling services. The current use of the Internet in counseling practices was reviewed. The relationship between the Internet usage and the empowerment of people with disabilities was explored, the roles of rehabilitation counselors in regard to the computer-mediated communication (CMC) via the Internet were outlined, and ethical and professional development-related issues concerning possible applications of CMC via the Internet for rehabilitation counseling services were discussed. CMC via the Internet may be offered as an adjunct to traditional face to face rehabilitation services. Professional organizations such as the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA) and the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) should develop professional standards and ethical codes to guide such services before we fully embrace the technique.

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