The Alabama Division of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association, a non-profit organization, shall have as its purpose the advancement of rehabilitation for all persons with physical, mental, and emotional challenges by:

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• increasing public understanding of the social and economic gains to the individual and to the local community through the provision of opportunities for all persons with disabilities to become self-sufficient, self-supporting and contributing members of society

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• providing opportunities for conferences and forms for the discussion of all problems related to the total rehabilitation of persons with challenges

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• encouraging teamwork at the local operating level as a basic system of rehabilitation

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• fostering research and study of advanced knowledge and skills necessary to improve rehabilitation services for persons with challenges and stimulating professional training opportunities for all personnel engaged in rehabilitation