Our Family achieves reaccreditation
The Council on Accreditation, an independent international accreditor of community-based behavioral health care and human service organizations, has reaccredited Our Family.
"COA's commitment to maintaining the highest level of standards and quality improvement is designed to identify providers that have set high performance standards for themselves and have made a commitment to their constituents to deliver the highest quality services," the notification letter said. "COA is proud to recognize Our Family Services Inc. as one of these outstanding providers."
COA reaccreditation involves a detailed review and analysis every four years of an organization's administrative operations and service delivery practices. All are measured against national standards of best practice. These standards emphasize services that are accessible, appropriate, culturally responsive, evidence-based, and outcomes-oriented. In addition, they confirm that the services are provided by a skilled and supported workforce and that all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
Our Family received notification of the reaccreditation on June 2, just two weeks after its COA site visit. The agency was first accredited in 1997 and reaccredited in 2001 and 2005.
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 Board of Directors elects
new slate of officers
Stephen Torkelsen has been elected president of the board of directors of Our Family Services.
A board member since 2004, Torkelsen is an Associate Broker at RealEstate.com and an executive coach with more than 25 years experience in organizational management, consulting and training. Torkelsen served as President and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America; Senior Vice President of Covenant House; and Vice President of the US Fund for UNICEF.
Other Our Family board officers elected were Patricia Goldsmith as Vice President, Pila Martinez as Secretary, and Richard Chagnon as Treasurer. |
