WHO IS ACCREDITED?
Private Organization Accreditation
HeartShare assist individuals with developmental disabilities through education, day, residential and recreation programs, case management, and health services, and provides foster care/adoption services, counseling, after school and energy assistance programs, and programs for people with HIV/AIDS.
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ORGANIZATION TESTIMONIAL
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Covington
Wm. R. (Bill) Jones, ACSW, MDiv, Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Charities in Covington has been COA accredited since 1996. Though the time spent in completing the self study and hosting the site visit can sometimes feel sometimes daunting, the rewards far outweigh the effort. In our agency, the self-study is a group process that involves every member of the staff from the CEO to the building maintenance staff.
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Purpose
Families participating in Child and Family Development and Support Services delivered through strong community partnerships gain new competencies, improve child health and well-being, improve family functioning, and make family-community connections.
PA-CFD 12: Positive Child Development Services
Children receive services that meet their needs, promote their growth and development, and increase their well-being.
NA The program model is not designed to provide positive child development services.
Table of Evidence
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PA-CFD 12.01
Children are connected to supports, services, and activities that promote their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development, including, as appropriate:
- educational services;
- counseling and therapeutic services;
- health services; and
- social, recreational, and physical activities.
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PA-CFD 12.02
Child and family characteristics, such as age, developmental level, race, culture, ethnicity, and language, are considered when choosing or designing program interventions, materials, and curricula.
NA The agency does not directly provide child development services, but instead connects children to services offered by other community providers.
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PA-CFD 12.03
Parents are involved in service delivery, and providers help them increase their ability to interact positively with their children and promote child well-being.
NA The agency does not directly provide child development services, but instead connects children to services offered by other community providers.
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FPPA-CFD 12.04When assessment reveals the need for early intervention services, the agency either directly provides those services, or links the family with another agency or organization that provides those services.
Note: See Research Note to PA-CFD 13 for more information about the definition and purpose of early intervention services.