COA accredits the full continuum of social and human services.
COA accredits the full continuum of social and human services.
These include:
COA is an approved accreditor for Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) under the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA). Learn more here.
COA does not accredit certification programs, training curricula, or services that require skilled nursing. Find in-depth information about our eligibility criteria here.
*Except for opioid treatment programs, which are mandated by SAMHSA to be accredited for 3 years
Read on to find out how the accreditation programs differ and which might be applicable to you.
Most of the organizations that COA accredits fall under the private organization umbrella. These organizations can expect:
Most of the organizations that COA accredits fall under the private organization umbrella. These organizations can expect:
We will conduct an in-depth review of all of your services that we have standards for, as well as your administration and management practices. Learn about the benefits of that approach here.
We will conduct an in-depth review of all of your services that we have standards for, as well as your administration and management practices. Learn about the benefits of that approach here.
We want you to put in the time to do things right and make your accreditation a success. Plan ahead for your Site Visit with our Site Visit Date Calculator.
Organizations mandated to become accredited as a result of FFPSA may be eligible for a phased accreditation approach that will help them meet their deadline. For more information, please contact Joe Perrow.
Costs vary based on your agency’s size and services. We have different payment plan options available for public agencies. Please contact us for more detailed information. We recommend amortizing the fees over the four-year award when comparing costs to other accreditors.
We are proud to accredit county, local, municipality, and state-administered human service agencies, as well as programs that are mandated to become accredited within or by such entities. These agencies can expect:
We are proud to accredit county, local, municipality, and state-administered human service agencies, as well as programs that are mandated to become accredited within or by such entities. These agencies can expect:
We offer three accreditation tracks that allow an agency to pace when parts of its system engage in the accreditation process. We also provide accreditation options for an agency when some, but not all, of its services are mandated to become accredited or when an agency seeking accreditation is a division of a larger agency. Each accreditation track includes an in-depth review of all applicable services for which COA has accreditation standards, as well as an agency’s administration and management and service delivery administration practices. Learn about the benefits of that approach here. Learn about the benefits of that approach here.
We offer three accreditation tracks that allow an agency to pace when parts of its system engage in the accreditation process. We also provide accreditation options for an agency when some, but not all, of its services are mandated to become accredited or when an agency seeking accreditation is a division of a larger agency. Each accreditation track includes an in-depth review of all applicable services for which COA has accreditation standards, as well as an agency’s administration and management and service delivery administration practices. Learn about the benefits of that approach here.
We will work with you to build a schedule that suits the type and size of your agency, priorities, resources, implementation needs, and the accreditation track that you choose. This allows time for your stakeholders to get actively involved, and to support realistic and sustainable change in policy and practice.
Costs vary based on your agency’s size and services. We have different payment plan options available for public agencies. Please contact us for more detailed information.
COA is happy to accredit nonprofit, for-profit, and government agency social and human service organizations based in Canada. As with our private organizations, these entities can expect:
COA is happy to accredit nonprofit, for-profit, and government agency social and human service organizations based in Canada. As with our private organizations, these entities can expect:
We will conduct an in-depth review of all of your services that we have standards for, as well as your administration and management practices. Learn about the benefits of that approach here.
We want you to put in the time to do things right and make your accreditation a success. Plan ahead for your Site Visit with our Site Visit Date Calculator.
Costs vary based on your agency’s size and services. We have different payment plan options available for public agencies. Please contact us for more detailed information. We recommend amortizing the fees over the four-year award when comparing costs to other accreditors.
Those that offer only early childhood education, out of school time, or youth development services can expect:
Those that offer only early childhood education, out of school time, or youth development services can expect:
If you want full-organization accreditation, you can choose between a standard or extended review. View or download more information on our child and youth development accreditation options here.
We want you to put in the time to do things right and make your accreditation a success.
We want you to put in the time to do things right and make your accreditation a success.
If you want full-organization accreditation, you can choose between a standard or extended review. View or download more information on our child and youth development accreditation options here.
Click here for child and youth development fee information (applicable to both program-specific and organizational accreditation).
COA is proud to have been designated by the Department of Defense (DoD) to accredit programs that offer military family readiness services. We created this accreditation program in collaboration with the DoD, as well as military and other national human service experts. Programs can expect:
COA is proud to have been designated by the Department of Defense (DoD) to accredit programs that offer military family readiness services. We created this accreditation program in collaboration with the DoD, as well as military and other national human service experts. Programs can expect:
We will conduct an in-depth review of all of your services that we have standards for, as well as your administration and management practices. Learn about the benefits of that approach here.
We want you to put in the time to do things right and make your accreditation a success.