Resources for providers
Videos
Brochures
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About CARF
Printable PDF brochure that explains accreditation, mission, areas for accreditation, the value of accreditation, and why choose CARF.
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Answering Your Questions about CARF
Printable PDF brochure about what CARF does, the areas of accreditation, how the standards are developed, and who are the surveyors.
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CARF Means Quality in Canada
Printable PDF brochure about CARF Canada’s history, steps to accreditation, and quotes from Canadian providers.
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Value of Accreditation
About the return on investment and the benefits for providers, consumers, and payers/regulators.
Special topic publications
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Consumer Guide to Life Plan Communities: Quality and Financial Viability
To aid in marketing efforts, providers can give out this informative guide for individuals and families who are selecting a life plan community (LPC) or continuing care retirement community (CCRC).
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Six Steps to Building a Performance Management System
A free workbook designed to walk providers through a six-step process of designing a performance management system. Companion publication to Performance Management Systems: A CARF Guide to Development and Use.
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Developing Sophisticated Systems for Success
Helping create best practices using proven systems and approaches is where CARF accreditation adds tremendous value. Read this BB&T whitepaper to see how accreditation helps your program thrive from a business perspective.
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Quality Practice Notice on Suicide Prevention
CARF has standards for Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Programs and added screening for suicide risk to its assessment standards.
Important resource links
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CARF Connection blog
Field topics and trends, tips and resources for improving services, and general news.
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Survey tools for performance and effectiveness
Get focused feedback from your consumers, employees, and other stakeholders on their experience with your services and the climate of your organization.
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Input on standards
Field reviews are opportunities to provide feedback on new or revised standards.
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Promising Practices
Read articles that spotlight innovative provider practices.
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Promotional tools
Guidance on logo use, verbiage, and examples of announcement letters and news releases.
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Suicide prevention
Resources and information about suicide prevention.
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Limb Loss Prevention Registry
A collaborative data hub to collect and report patient outcomes for improved care for limb preservation, limb loss, and limb difference.
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Demystifying Relapse Series
Senior Managing Director Michael Johnson is a contributor of this two-part series on substance use disorder relapse.
International Advisory Council
Check out our International Advisory Council (IAC) members for a wide variety of terrific resources.
We’re here to help!
No matter where you are in your accreditation journey, we are here to answer your questions and provide assistance.