Vision, Mission and Core Values
Vision
The leading professional association of choice by rehabilitation professionals and those with interest in private sector rehabilitation.
Mission
Providing a community for private sector rehabilitation professionals in their quest for education and professional growth.
Core Values
IARP commits to its vision and mission through five core values:
- We believe in doing “good.”
- We are committed to advancing the profession of private sector rehabilitation as one with ethical and enlightened practices.
- We believe in the importance of continuing education and research.
- Our strength lies in excellence of service to members of all rehabilitation fields the association represents.
- Our elected leaders strive to operate the association based on trust, transparency, and integrity.
As part of IARP's strategic planning process, Board members identified vision statements for the association.
Five-year Vision Statements
In five years, 2015, we would like to see IARP Represent/Stand For/Embody:
- IARP is financially strong; IARP membership be the standard for rehabilitation professionals;
- IARP members have pride in their membership;
- IARP has a reputation for setting standards for private sector rehabilitation practitioners;
- IARP is embraced as the umbrella organization that supports all life care planners;
- IARP chapters operate consistently in managing their operations and meeting the needs of their members;
- IARP journals are prestigious and respected;
- IARP is a vibrant, healthy organization that is successfully developing the next generation of private sector rehabilitation professionals;
- IARP is receiving acceptance and support from faculty for the promotion and recruitment of student members;
- IARP sections regularly come together and hold joint conferences for all members;
- IARP provides members the opportunity to move seamlessly through all sections;
- IARP is a strong supporter of high quality, respected research that can benefit the entire industry/profession;
- IARP has diversification of revenue streams and less reliance on membership dues as its main revenue source;
- IARP solicits funding support to seed new programs;
- IARP influences legislation that is important to our members’ interests;
- IARP leadership challenges itself and examines new ideas;
- IARP sections work collaboratively;
- IARP’s Web site, newsletter, and other communication technologies are the primary information sources for private sector rehabilitation;
- IARP has a significant role in the Academy of Forensic Rehabilitation Research.
