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LUCAS COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES ACHIEVES REACCREDITATION
Lucas County Children Services Achieves Reaccreditation
Agency lauded for full compliance with child welfare
practice standards
Special to The Truth
Lucas County Children
Services (LCCS) has once again placed itself among the
leading public child welfare agencies in the nation.
As of February 2017, the
agency has been reaccredited by the New York-based Council
on Accreditation (COA), an independent, not-for-profit
international accreditor of community-based behavioral
health care and human service organizations.
According to a statement
from COA, LCCS was not only reaccredited, but,”was expedited
through the Pre-Commission Review Report (PCR) process as a
result of not receiving any out of compliance ratings in any
of the fundamental practice standards.”
The standards driving
accreditation ensure that services are well coordinated,
culturally competent, evidence-based, outcomes-oriented, and
provided by a skilled and supported workforce. COA
accreditation demonstrates accountability in the management
of resources, sets standardized best practice thresholds for
service and administration, and increases organizational
capacity and accountability by creating a framework for
ongoing quality improvement.
LCCS first achieved
accreditation in February 2005, following a four-year
evaluation of the agency’s practices and policies. The
reaccreditation process involves a yearlong, detailed review
and analysis of LCCS’ administrative operations and its
service delivery practices.
“Reaccreditation is a
tremendous achievement for our agency, and our employees,”
says Robin Reese, executive director. “It demonstrates that
we have not only been able to maintain the high performance
standards that we first achieved in 2005, but that we have
continued to find ways to provide more and better services
to the children and families of Lucas County. I am grateful
for our caring staff – they do a tremendous job every day,”
she says.
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