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Article: AIDS: a continuing challenge for rehabilitation professionals.
- Article from:
- American Rehabilitation
- Article date:
- September 22, 1993
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 U.S. Rehabilitation Services Administration. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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With the AIDS epidemic universally recognized as one of the major challenges of our time, rehabilitation professionals have a mandate to not only participate in implementing strategies, but also to function as leaders for the nation as it responds to the problem of AIDS. This mandate is supported by Canon 9 of the Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors, which states: "Rehabilitation Counselors shall establish and maintain their professional competencies at such a level that their clients receive the benefit of the highest quality of services the profession is capable of offering" (McCrone, 1988, p. 102).
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