Overview of COA Accreditation Programs
COA presently accredits the full array of child welfare, behavioral healthcare, and community-based social service programs for children, youth, adults, and families. COA accreditation programs are designed to meet the needs of the varied human services field. In order to respond to the human services organizations we accredit, their consumers, and all other stakeholders COA will continue to explore, identify, and develop new programs as changes and trends emerge in the field.
Private Organization Accreditation
The value of accreditation for private organizations is varied and primarily related to their environment. The majority of COA organizations voluntarily choose to achieve and maintain accreditation to strengthen their organization’s foundation and service delivery.
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Strengthening services for the public sector has been one of COA’s primary goals, and its accredited agencies testify to the value of accreditation in terms of creating and sustaining organizational change, improving supervisory practices, and measurably enhancing service delivery.
read moreCanadian Organization Accreditation
COA is currently recognized provincially and nationally by organisations as an accrediting body with the capacity, scope, and ability to contribute significantly to the improvement of Canada’s behavioral health and social service systems.
read moreChild and Youth Development Program Accreditation
COA has always known that programs serving infants, toddlers, school-age youth and teens are vital to the individuals well-being and development. They also serve as an essential link between the classroom and the home. As such, COA recognizes the importance of strengthening the these fields, and nationally accepted standards are an important part of achieving this goal.
read moreMilitary and Family Readiness Program Accreditation
COA is the only national accrediting body with both standards and a process designed specifically to reflect the unique programming and service delivery of military and family readiness programs; an initiative developed in collaboration with the Department of Defense and with military and other national human service professionals.
read moreHague Accreditation and Approval
COA has supported the ratification of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) for many years, as it offers new protections for vulnerable children and families around the world.
read moreQuality Childcare Expansion Accreditation
Child care is a major deployment issue and a high priority for dual working military families. The Department of Defense Quality Child Care Expansion Project (the Expansion Project) is designed to assist military families with obtaining access to quality child care programs in the community.
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WHO IS ACCREDITED?
Private Organization Accreditation
Sweetser, a Maine non-profit agency operating since 1828, provides comprehensive mental and behavioral health and substance abuse treatment services. Statewide, it serves around 15,000 consumers a year, including children, adults, and families in outpatient, office-based, and residential settings.
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VOLUNTEER TESTIMONIAL
Ulysses Arteaga, L.C.S.W.
Volunteer Roles: Commissioner; EPPA; Marine Reviewer; Military Reviewer; Peer Reviewer; Team Leader
The Consuelo Foundation 2012 Peer Reviewer of the Year, Mr. Arteaga conducts two to three site visits a year, often volunteering for visits that require a Spanish speaking peer.
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