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Accreditation Preparation Tools
As you begin the accreditation or reaccreditation process, the tools and resources in this section can be very helpful for conducting an evaluation of "where we are" and creating a road map of "where we need to go."
TEMPLATE: Accreditation Work PlanAssign tasks, establish due dates, track assignments, monitor task completion, and more with this easily adaptable accreditation work plan template. Helps meet the Month 1 work plan submission milestone. (Created August 2009)TEMPLATE: Organization Accreditation TrainingStaff responsible for coordinating their organization’s effort to get accredited can use this PowerPoint presentation to train staff about COA, the standards, the accreditation process, and other topics. (created October 2008) WORKSHEET: Evidence of Implementation (Public)Contains a list of all of the evidence (self-study and on-site) required for accreditation and can be used by the agency as a checklist to ensure that all documentation is fully implemented and all staff are prepared for the site visit. (created December 2010)WORKSHEET: Evidence of Implementation (Private)Contains a list of all of the evidence (self-study and on-site) required for accreditation and can be used by the organization as a checklist to ensure that all documentation is fully implemented and all staff are prepared for the site visit. (created December 2006) WORKSHEET: Evidence of Implementation - Focused Reaccreditation (Public)Contains a list of all of the evidence (self-study and on-site) required for focused reaccreditation and can be used by the agency as a checklist to ensure that all documentation is fully implemented and all staff are prepared for the site visit. (created July 2011)WORKSHEET: Evidence of Implementation - Focused Reaccreditation (Private)Contains a list of all of the evidence (self-study and on-site) required for focused reaccreditation and can be used by the organization as a checklist to ensure that all documentation is fully implemented and all staff are prepared for the site visit. (created July 2011)CROSSWALK: COA Questionnaires/Standards CrosswalkGives organizations specific information about which standards are related to the questions on each of the stakeholder questionnaires. (created May 2010)CROSSWALK: COA Questionnaires/Standards Crosswalk (Public)Gives agencies specific information about which standards are related to the questions on each of the stakeholder questionnaires. (created May 2010)CHECKLIST: Policies and ProceduresIncludes all of the policy and procedure requirements from the Tables of Evidence in COA’s 8th Edition Standards and can be used by organizations to ensure that they have developed all required policies and procedures prior to the site visit. Please see the tip sheets – How to Develop a Policy and How to Write a Procedure – for further guidance on developing effective policies and procedures. (created December 2006) TIP SHEET: Increasing Client Participation in COA Survey ProcessEngaging clients in the COA Stakeholder Survey Process can sometimes be challenging. Many organizations serve clients that do not have easy access to a computer to get email or take the web-based Consumer Survey. Others may not own a telephone to take the telephone survey. And others may have disabilities that make using either method of taking the Survey a challenge. This tip sheet offers a few suggestions that may be helpful. (created May 2011)TIP SHEET: How to Develop a PolicyProvides guidance on how to develop an effective policy. (created December 2006) TIP SHEET: How to Write a ProcedureProvides guidance on how to develop an effective procedure. (created December 2006) |
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