July 2020
Greetings!

Strategic plans are developed with a clear purpose – they define specific goals and illustrate the necessary pathways and timeframes toward achieving organizational success. 

As you may have discovered this year, even with the best preparation, all organizations are vulnerable to some level of strategic challenge along the way.  
This month, we are focusing on the why and how of strategic planning. Read on for information to help your organization when it comes to strategy and planning.  

Sincerely,
Jennifer Flowers & Team AG
The Importance of an Annual Plan
While a strategic plan is the long-term framework for what is to come, an annual plan – or work plan – is staff-driven, designed with specific objectives, outcome measures, and areas of responsibility (including timelines) in order to provide the day-to-day guidelines needed to ensure the strategic goals are ultimately met.

For more ideas on how we can help you with an annual plan or the accreditation process, contact us at 212.209.0240 or email Info@AccreditationGuru.com.
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Behavioral Health Brief:
Did you know?  
In order to assist organizations in pursuing the highest quality of care through accreditation while also ensuring an equally high quality of health and safety, all three major behavioral health/human services accrediting bodies are now offering a variety of survey options in their work with organizations. 

More here on what each accrediting body is doing. 
Accreditation and Reaccreditation: Flexibility Now Offered-  
 Family Centered Treatment (FCT), an evidence-based and now deemed, well-supported trauma treatment model of home-based family therapy, is approved for IV-E Prevention Services under the Family First Act.   

Additionally, FCT is currently planned for systematic review by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse as an In-Home Parent Skill-Based model.  More Here
Accreditation in Action
Dave Branding, PhD, CEO at   JAMHI Health & Wellness   in Juneau, Alaska, a CARF surveyor and a consultant with Accreditation Guru, shares strategic planning experiences within his own organization. It is one of his favorite projects at work that allows key leaders in the organization shine a light on the organizations current condition and allows them to work on its improvement for all involved. Read more on his experiences here.
Company News
If there is one thing that aids in the success of both strategic planning and execution, it is understanding your baseline.

Knowing the organizational starting point will help determine the amount of time it will take to achieve both accreditation and reaccreditation. 

It is so fundamentally important for everyone in an organization to understand the starting point, Accreditation Guru offers free accreditation assessments for both first time accreditation and reaccreditation. If you are considering either – these assessments are a great place to start.
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