Standards and Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics are presented in the CDEC Standards and Examination Guidelines beginning on page 23, and are reproduced in their entirety for the benefit of the reader. We thought it would be beneficial to the interested practitioner to display our standards on this web site for easy reference. These standards are those by which the Commission bases its decisions of its reviews of all complaints filed under this certification agency. These standards are based on the input of the 14 Commissioners who comprise this agency in addition to the professional organizations listed below.