Statement on Ethics
New Frontiers in T.B.I has adopted the Ethical Standards outlined by the American Brain Injury Association, Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, American Academy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists, and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities for brain injury rehabilitation service providers.
Our services are provided by highly qualified and dedicated staff, all of whom understand the participant’s right to make choices, and who believe in their inherent capacity to make successful ones. However in keeping with our core value of the participant’s right to choose, our staff also understand that in order to protect the dignity of our participants, we may, on occasion, need to handle choices made by the participant that could lead to failure. In this respect, it remains our obligation to present the individual with the potential consequences of their choices, ultimately allowing dignity with risk, and real-world consequences. Once this obligation is met, it becomes the participant’s responsibility to follow the course of action he/she deems best. Allowing participants to make such choices, so long as they do not compromise health and safety to self and others, is an important piece of New Frontiers’ commitment to self-determination and the participant’s right to direct his/her own life. Protecting the participant’s dignity at all times is central to the philosophy of New Frontiers in TBI.
• We will conduct ourselves in a manner that encourages our participants to achieve the greatest level of independence and right to choose with the highest professional and moral behavior.
• People with brain injuries and their families will be treated with respect and dignity in accordance with generally accepted guidelines and standards (e.g. CARF, NYS Department of Health TBI Waiver standards) and professional codes of ethics and responsibility (e.g. Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification)
• Service providers will provide a written copy of their consumer rights statement to people with brain injury and their families, and post the statement of consumer rights conspicuously in public areas (e.g. administration office).
• Admission, discharge, leave of absence, site of treatment (e.g. residence), and transfer decisions will be based first and foremost on individual needs and rights.
• Individuals need to be fully informed of their benefits (broad treatment options and limitations) by the provider of services to assist them in making rehabilitation decisions.
• Providers of care will maintain a mechanism for addressing ethical concerns in a timely manner.
New Frontiers in T.B.I has adopted the Ethical Standards outlined by the American Brain Injury Association, Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, American Academy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists, and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities for brain injury rehabilitation service providers.
Our services are provided by highly qualified and dedicated staff, all of whom understand the participant’s right to make choices, and who believe in their inherent capacity to make successful ones. However in keeping with our core value of the participant’s right to choose, our staff also understand that in order to protect the dignity of our participants, we may, on occasion, need to handle choices made by the participant that could lead to failure. In this respect, it remains our obligation to present the individual with the potential consequences of their choices, ultimately allowing dignity with risk, and real-world consequences. Once this obligation is met, it becomes the participant’s responsibility to follow the course of action he/she deems best. Allowing participants to make such choices, so long as they do not compromise health and safety to self and others, is an important piece of New Frontiers’ commitment to self-determination and the participant’s right to direct his/her own life. Protecting the participant’s dignity at all times is central to the philosophy of New Frontiers in TBI.
• We will conduct ourselves in a manner that encourages our participants to achieve the greatest level of independence and right to choose with the highest professional and moral behavior.
• People with brain injuries and their families will be treated with respect and dignity in accordance with generally accepted guidelines and standards (e.g. CARF, NYS Department of Health TBI Waiver standards) and professional codes of ethics and responsibility (e.g. Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification)
• Service providers will provide a written copy of their consumer rights statement to people with brain injury and their families, and post the statement of consumer rights conspicuously in public areas (e.g. administration office).
• Admission, discharge, leave of absence, site of treatment (e.g. residence), and transfer decisions will be based first and foremost on individual needs and rights.
• Individuals need to be fully informed of their benefits (broad treatment options and limitations) by the provider of services to assist them in making rehabilitation decisions.
• Providers of care will maintain a mechanism for addressing ethical concerns in a timely manner.
