Courage Center Camp Programs Receive Accreditation.MINNEAPOLIS -- Courage Center, a nationally-known rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. and resource center for people with disabilities, announced today that its residential and day camp programs have been accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the American Camping Association. Camp Courage and Courage North both received accreditation from the American Camp Association in early November 2004. This is an extensive documentation and visit process done every three years to review facilities, policies and programs. "Our camp staff prepares for the accreditation with little fanfare every three years," said Bob Polland, director of camping services. "Courage Camps always operate at high standards, so preparation is easy." The accreditation program is conducted by outside volunteers who look at every aspect of the camps using standards set by the ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture . There are six main categories that are evaluated: site and food service; transportation; health and wellness; operational management; human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. ; and program activities. While receiving accreditation is voluntary, there are a number of benefits for Courage Camps. The accreditation process helps camps to recognize and manage any risk areas, evaluate practices and measure the camp's performances against best practice standards. In addition, parents and potential campers can look at this information and see that Courage Camps demonstrate commit to offer quality programs and adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. outstanding health and safety measures safety measures, n.pl actions (e.g., use of glasses, face masks) taken to protect patients and office personnel from such known hazards as particles and aerosols from high-speed rotary instruments, mercury vapor, radiation exposure, anesthetic and . In 2003, all of Courage's day camps were accredited by the same process. To receive accreditation, camp facilities need to meet or exceed 80 percent. Camp Courage received a marking of 97 percent. All of Courage Camps have achieved accreditation with very high scores since the early 1970s. About Courage Camps Courage Camps is a not-for-profit camp and residential environmental education center for people with physical disabilities, vision impairments and communication disorders communication disorder n. Any of various disorders, such as stuttering or perseveration, characterized by impaired written or verbal expression. that serves more than 1,200 children and adults each year. Courage Camps consists of Camp Courage in Maple Lake Maple Lake can refer to:
About Courage Center Courage Center is a nationally-known, not-for-profit rehabilitation and resource center for people with physical disabilities, brain injuries, speech or vision impairments, or hearing loss. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Courage Center offers comprehensive, life-long services to people of all ages. Camping services are just some of the more than 70 programs offered by Courage Center. Courage Center's wide-ranging services are designed to empower people with disabilities to reach their full potential in every aspect of life. For more information about Courage Center, visit http://www.courage.org. |
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