Syllabi
Often cited for missing required components listed under criterion 7.06
Suggestions:
– create a SYLLABUS TEMPLATE for all courses
-required all faculty members to utilize the template and maintain up-to-date syllabi
-perform and document program-wide audits
Common citations include:
– missing supervisor/intern signatures, date of treatment
-missing forms (i.e. intake, privacy disclosure, etc)
-intake form fields left blank
-incomplete or minimal documentation of intake, assessment, treatments
-insufficient privacy protections
-off-site clinics not adhering to some standards
Suggestions
Perform and document:
-supervisor and staff training for privacy protection
-supervisor and intern training for appropriate documentation practices
-regular program-wide chart audits
-follow-up actions based on audit findings
Clinical Records
Common citations include:
– missing supervisor/intern signatures, date of treatment
-missing forms (i.e. intake, privacy disclosure, etc)
-intake form fields left blank
-incomplete or minimal documentation of intake, assessment, treatments
-insufficient privacy protections
-off-site clinics not adhering to some standards
Suggestions
Perform and document:
-supervisor and staff training for privacy protection
-supervisor and intern training for appropriate documentation practices
-regular program-wide chart audits
-follow-up actions based on audit findings
Clinical Records
Student complaints and grievances
Common citations include:
-not maintaining a record of all student complaints and grievances during the preceding 3-year period
-not disclosing ACAOM’s contact info in its published policy on student complaints
Suggestions:
consider posting links to ACAOM’s:
-FAQ: Complaints
-Policy Governing Complaints
Common citations include:
– not clearly and accurately differentiating core faculty, faculty, and guest lecturers
-not accurately describing employment, career, and licensure opportunities for graduates
-not reporting accreditation status and relationship with the Commission using only the language provided by the Commission
Publications and Advertising
PD Program Admissions and Transfer Credits
Refer to Position Paper: Professional Doctorate Admissions (Updated April 2019)
-Established plan
-Involvement of stakeholders
-Data gathering and analysis
-Determination of action steps
-Implementation of action steps
-Ongoing, continuous process
–DOCUMENTATION!
Assessment and Evaluation
ACAOM Updates to CCAOM , Spring 2019
Let's Work Together!
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