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News - 2009
ADAPPT Recommended for ACA Reaccreditation with Perfect 100% Score
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 22 - Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) Alcohol and Drug Addiction Parole/Probation Treatment (ADAPPT) facility in Reading, Pennsylvania was recommended for American Correctional Association (ACA) Adult Community Residential Services (ACRS) reaccreditation after a two day audit. CEC operates sixteen community-based reentry programs with ACRS accreditation all of which have scored 100% on all mandatory and non-mandatory standards, a record that is unprecedented in the industry. ADAPPT will receive its official reaccreditation in January 2010 at the ACA winter conference in Tampa, Florida.
"I would like to congratulate the staff at ADAPPT for the great work they do. This perfect score is evidence of their hard work and dedication. I would also like to congratulate our accreditation staff for a job well done," said Dr. Robert Mackey, Senior Vice President at CEC.
Open since 1991, ADAPPT has a capacity to serve 178 male and female residents referred from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. ADAPPT has inpatient and outpatient programs, and an intensive drug and alcohol treatment program. The facility also offers life skills training, work release, and community service experience. ADAPPT also has a day reporting program in Bucks County and a pre-release program in Chester County.
"The outstanding results of this ACA audit are testament to the efforts of the accreditation team and APAPPT staff. I would like to thank everyone for all of their efforts," said Tina Price, ACA Accreditation Manager.
The ACA accreditation program is a professional peer review process based on national standards that have evolved since the founding of the Association in 1870. The standards were developed by national leaders from the field of corrections, law, architecture, health care, and other groups who are interested in sound correctional management.
ACA standards address services, programs, and operations essential to effective correctional management. Through accreditation, an agency is able to maintain a balance between protecting the public and providing an environment that safeguards the life, health, and safety of staff and offenders. Standards set by ACA reflect practical up-to-date policies and procedures and function as a management tool for agencies and facilities throughout the world.
Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) is the largest provider of offender reentry and in-prison treatment services in America, operating in 19 states, with nearly 30,000 individuals in our daily care. CEC provides a full range of therapeutic residential and non-residential reentry services with a documented record of reducing recidivism. The company specializes in the reentry process and has developed the most effective reentry treatment model in the nation. CEC contracts with local, county, state, and federal government agencies, as well as non-profit agencies. Also a strategic focus of the company, CEC's Secure Facilities Division provides jail/detention management services at 17 facilities in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Ohio.
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