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Accreditation Assistance
Through the Severson Center, the Alliance for Children and Families provides members with unmatched support during the accreditation and reaccreditation process. Members also receive a discount from the Council on Accreditation (COA).
As a benefit of membership, the Severson Center offers free access to DocuShare, a web-based database containing more than 10,000 COA self-study documents submitted by Alliance members. These documents provide models that are useful in devising or refining similar policies as part of the accreditation or reaccreditation process.
Use this online information request form to request specific information from our collection of member-provided sample COA documents.
The Alliance for Children and Families is a COA-sponsoring organization. Alliance members get a 25% discount on the COA accreditation fee.
Additional Information and Assistance with COA Accreditation:
- An Introduction to the Accreditation Process
- COA Standards
- COA Accreditation Process Brochure (.PDF)
- Tips When Considering a Consultant for COA Accreditation (.PDF)
- Becoming Accredited: Myths and Misconceptions, by Rochelle Haimes, Consultant from the Alliance’s Executive Consultant Select Group
- Preparing for COA Review Under the Eighth Edition Standards: Challenges on the Road to Accreditation, by Joseph P. Naughton-Travers. Open Minds, August 2007. Request article #1488 using our online request form.
Contact the Alliance Severson Center with any questions or for more information.
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In 2008, the Alliance became the first national nonprofit membership association to gain accreditation. The Alliance, along with several other organizations, also helped found the Council on Accreditation in 1977.