Advocacy and Accessibility Standards in the New Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors

This article addresses the changes in the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification's 2010 Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors as they relate to Section C: Advocacy and Accessibility. Ethical issues are identified and discussed in relation to advocacy skills and to advocacy with, and on behalf of, the client; to attitudinal barriers as well as barriers to access; and to referral accessibility. Other areas of discussion include knowledge of benefit systems, physical and service accessibility in counseling practice, and confidentiality in regard to advocacy counseling.