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WHO IS ACCREDITED?

Private Organization Accreditation
Northside Psychological Services is a combination of both private practice and community mental health provider. We provide services to children and adults (EAP, private insurance, private pay, etc.) in our private practice setting. In our Community Care Program, we provide services to children and adolescents in their homes.
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VOLUNTEER TESTIMONIAL
Barry Gourley
Volunteer Roles: Endorser; Peer Reviewer
It is an honor to be a COA volunteer. I’ve had a great opportunity to work with fabulous COA volunteers, I’ve grown professionally in the COA accreditation process and I’ve met some wonderful people across this nation who are working hard to help and support children and families.
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Purpose
The for-profit organization ensures accountability through effective administration and management, and sound financial management practices that are in accord with legal and regulatory requirements.
CA-AFM 7: Financial Planning
Planning for the current fiscal cycle is organization-wide and involves key stakeholders.
Interpretation: Organizations should develop or utilize a financial planning model that provides a framework for:
- determining the financial impact of strategic initiatives and longer term financial goals;
- clarifies the linkage between planning and budget resource allocation decisions; and
- supports and promotes long-term financial sustainability.
Table of Evidence
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CA-AFM 7.01
An annual budget serves as a plan for managing the organization’s financial resources.
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CA-AFM 7.02
The organization pursues stable, predictable sources of revenue through diversification and balance in funding streams consistent with the organization’s purpose and programs.
Interpretation: Organizations meet the intent of the standard if they can demonstrate that they are actively pursuing stable and predictable sources of revenue, even if they have not yet achieved that goal.
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CA-AFM 7.03
The annual planning and budget cycle includes participation of management and other relevant organization participants, and is based on:
- direct and indirect operating expenditures;
- contractual requirements;
- changing costs and conditions; and
- anticipated revenue for the program year.
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CA-AFM 7.04
Financial information is routinely analyzed and the information includes:
- a monthly and annual analysis of financial performance against budget projection with budget-to-actual variance analyses performed on interim financial statements of activities;
- cash reserves in alignment with an operating reserves policy;
- service revenues and actual service delivery costs; and
- an annual inventory of significant assets, including securities.
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CA-AFM 7.05
The organization annually conducts a cost analysis of its services and uses the information to:
- analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of operations and service delivery; and
- monitor trends, current activities and changes in costs;
Interpretation: Examples of measures related to cost analysis include:
- the fixed and variable costs of each unit of service at each program and service delivery site;
- the average costs or charges of treatment or services for identified groups of consumers; and
- the contribution of services to the overall revenue base.