CQL Accreditation 101: An Introduction
“The CQL Accreditation process will help us target the best practices of supporting people,” shares Kristen Salkas, Quality Improvement Director of New Star. This webinar is all about the basics of how CQL Accreditation amplifies excellence. Why is it so important? What are the different accreditation options? How are CQL tools and practices integrated into our approach? By the end of this webinar, you’ll have a clearer idea of how CQL accreditation can help transform quality at your organization.
Download SlidesImprove Practices and Transform Lives Through CQL Accreditation Tools
While our introductory webinar about CQL Accreditation previews the Basic Assurances® and Personal Outcome Measures®, this webinar offers more in-depth information about how those tools are integral to CQL Accreditation. Attendees will learn how these trademarked, proprietary tools – which you can’t experience through any other accrediting body – will improve your systems and practices, inform person-centered planning, support people in achieving outcomes, and drive your organizational decision-making. You’ll find out how these tools go beyond policy and procedure, and provide a blueprint for assessing the impact of services on people’s lives. Through this webinar, you won’t be surprised why hundreds of human service providers across the globe rely on these tools as part of their CQL Accreditation.
Download SlidesHow Accreditation Supports Organizations to Use Data Efficiently and Effectively
Wouldn’t it be a game-changer to know exactly how your services affect the people who receive them? What if you could assess – not just anecdotally – the impact of your new employment initiative? How would you adjust supports if you knew that people in certain residential settings achieve more outcomes than those in other settings? Organizations have access to a wide range of information and data from across all of their important systems. Collecting and analyzing this data can support organizations to be more efficient, effective and make more informed decisions.
- The number of injuries for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities was 54% lower when organizations respect people’s concerns and respond accordingly.
- Only 59.6% of organizations supported people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to decide when to share personal information.
- People with intellectual and developmental disabilities who choose where they live are 2.4 times more likely to perform social roles.
In this webinar, attendees will discover how CQL Accreditation – with access to the PORTAL Data System – can support human service providers to analyze and improve quality at the individual and organizational level.
Download Slides10 Tips To Prepare For CQL Accreditation
CQL Accreditation isn’t easy. It’s not just a “one-and-done” stamp of approval. If you want true, deep-rooted, meaningful change it shouldn’t be, right? That being said, there are a number of ways you can set your organization up for success in your pursuit of CQL Accreditation. Whether it’s identifying the best accreditation option for your organization, becoming more educated about our tools, or getting your colleagues invested in the process – this webinar reveals 10 tips to get you ready before your first accreditation visit.
Download SlidesVirtual Accreditation Activities In A Post-Pandemic World
There’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic transformed all sorts of industries and fields. In the transition to a socially-distanced world, we all had to adapt how we do business in very significant ways. While this presented significant challenges, it also offered some opportunities.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how CQL adjusted accreditation activities to be responsive to the coronavirus. We’ll share how some of these changes may be integrated in the post-pandemic era. From increasing collaboration through online platforms to reaching broader audiences through virtual accreditation activities, attendees will learn how CQL Accreditation has in some ways been enhanced over the past year and a half.
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Gretchen Block
CQL Director of Partner Engagement
Gretchen Block serves as the point person for organizations and systems as they participate in CQL services, working directly with them throughout the process. Gretchen has over 25 years of experience in the field, holding a variety of positions for a large multi-state non-profit organization.
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CQL Director of Partner Engagement
Betsy Burns
CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist
Betsy Burns is a seasoned professional experienced in many multi-faceted programs. Betsy has served in positions like Director of Education and Training, Director of Children’s Services, Director of Support Services, Director of Service Coordination, and Assistant V.P. of Program Administration.
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CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist
Michael Clausen
Michael Clausen has been promoting quality of life for people with disabilities and quality of services for organizations since 2002. He has worked with organizations around the world to build data-driven, person-centered practices and has presented on topics such as Human Rights, Appreciative Inquiry and the Personal Outcome Measures®.
Michael Clausen
Katherine Dunbar
CQL Vice President of Services and Systems Excellence
Katherine Dunbar oversees CQL’s core services and provides strategic direction involving accreditation, training, and certification. Katherine has decades of experience in the field, holding various leadership positions and was responsible for directing services in multiple states.
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CQL Vice President of Services and Systems Excellence
Kendra Julius
CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist
Kendra Julius has spent her career providing supports to people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has worked in the South Dakota Division of Developmental Disabilities, where she assessed the compliance of state-certified agencies, which included CQL Accreditation.
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CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist
Elizabeth Sites
CQL Director of Organizational Excellence
Elizabeth Sites has decades of experience in supporting people with disabilities, working in direct support, case management, and as a director with both small providers and several multi-state providers. She also has extensive experience in the Personal Outcome Measures® and Basic Assurances®.
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CQL Director of Organizational Excellence
Jill Westring
CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist
Jill Westring has more than 30 years of experience in human services, including program development and oversight, consultation, training, and supervision. Jill’s involvement in CQL began in 2001, following a few years as a Personal Outcome Measures® trainer.
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CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist