POSITIVE GROWTH, INC. BECOMES ACCREDITED
Positive Growth, Inc. has received notification that it has been accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA), according to an announcement made to the organization which is located at 4036 E. Ponce De Leon Ave and 3660 Market St. Clarkston, Georgia. 30021, USA.COA accreditation attests that an organization meets the highest national standards of best practice and is delivering the best quality services to the community it serves. Positive Growth, Inc. is proud to join COA’s and public organizations that serve over 7 million children, youth, individuals, and families in North America.
Founded in 1977, COA is an independent, not-for-profit accreditor of the full continuum of community-based behavioral health care and social service organizations. COA’s mission is to partner with human service organizations worldwide to improve service delivery outcomes by developing, applying and promoting accreditation standards. COA envisions excellence in the delivery of human services globally, resulting in the well-being of individuals, families and communities.
The COA accreditation process involves a detailed review and analysis of an organization’s administrative operations and service delivery against national standards of best practice. All of the programs contained within an organization for which COA has a service standard are subject to review as COA reviews and accredits the entire organization, not specific programs.
COA is endorsed by leading consumer and professional groups and by many regulatory bodies and managed care organizations. COA is sponsored by the Alliance for Children and Families, Association of Jewish Family and Children Agencies, Catholic Charities USA, Child Welfare League of America, Children’s Homes Society of America, Foster Family-based Treatment Association, Joint Council on International Children’s Services, Lutheran Services in America, National Council For Adoption, National Foundation for Credit Counseling, National Network for Youth, National Organization of State Association for Children, Prevent Child Abuse American and Volunteers of America.
COA’s supporting endorsers includes the following organizations: American Association of Children’s Residential Centers, American Network of Community Options and Resources, Child Welfare League of Canada, EAGLE Program of the United Methodist Association, Mental Health Corporation of America, Inc., National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, National Association of Family Based-Services, National Association of Psychiatric Treatment Centers for Children, National Association of Social Workers, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc., National Association of Therapeutic Wilderness Camps and National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare.


