Accreditation Process
What are the stages/phases of the COA Accreditation Process.
Application & Agreement, Intake, Self-Study, Site Visit, Pre-Commission Review, Accreditation Decision, Maintenance of Accreditation.
What are the tasks necessary to prepare for the Site Visit?
Create a schedule for the Site Visit, coordinate with the Team Leader, organize documentation for onsite review, and prepare a designated workspace for the review team.
What is 4 years in COA?
The length of a COA accreditation cycle.
What is the Intake Stage?
The initial call with COA to assign service standards and an accreditation timeline.
What are COA Peer Reviewers?
Qualifications for this role include; affiliation with a COA accredited organization, a graduate degree in a human service discipline or have service management experience, at least 5 years of continuing management experience, and expertise in at least 5 COA service areas.
Rather than accredit individual services, COA uses this accreditation approach.
What is organization-wide accreditation?
What is the Self-Study Phase?
Phase in which organizations conduct a self-assessment, create teams to manage work, and update policies and procedures.
What are benefits of the COA accreditation process?
In-depth self-evaluation, strengthening of organizational infrastructure, adoption of known best practices, and external validation of an organization’s practices are all this.
What is the Accreditation Coordinator?
COA staff specifically assigned (at intake) to your organization as a single point of contact to provide ongoing support throughout the accreditation process.