Standards Overview
WHO IS ACCREDITED?
Private Organization Accreditation
Family Services of Southeast Texas strengthens families through accessible, affordable counseling services and education for issues affecting family life, mental health and employment. We also provide comprehensive domestic violence shelter and support services.
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VOLUNTEER TESTIMONIAL
David Haynik, LCSW-BACS
Volunteer Roles: Peer Reviewer; Team Leader
Peer Reviewer for the month of January 2013, David is the Vice President of Programs for Family Service of Greater New Orleans and has been volunteering for COA since 2009.
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COA Standards
COA's Standards reflect COA's philosophy that accreditation is not an end, but a means to an end. The real endpoint is a human services organization's enhanced growth and stability; an unwavering commitment to the health, safety, and rights of clients; and measurable results.
COA's Standards are grounded in a long-standing, widely held belief that individuals who receive services are the direct beneficiaries when organizations invest in strong management practice, and can validate the impact of their services on their clients. COA also embraces the idea that the positive effects of implementing national standards multiply when organizations become part of a community that shares and supports this perspective.
Hague Accreditation and Approval Standards
The Hague Accreditation and Approval Standards are a formatted version of the final rule issued by the Department of State on the accreditation and approval of agencies and persons in accordance with the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.
ERIS Standards for Childcare Programs
The Effectiveness Rating and Improvement Standards (ERIS) standards, which are associated with the Quality Childcare Expansion Project, were developed by the Department of Defense and reflect practices that support organizational performance and positive service delivery outcomes in civilian child care programs serving military children.