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The NADD Accreditation Program

COMPETENCY AREAS

The NADD Program Accreditation evaluates the philosophy and practice of the accredited program in relation to eighteen competency areas.  The competency areas are:

  • Medication Reconciliation

  • Holistic Approach
  • Database/Outcomes
  • Protocols for assessments
  • Treatment Plans
  • Basic Health Care
  • Treatment Team Members
  • Staff/Family/person being served Training
  • Crisis Prevention and Intervention

  • Quality Assurance/Incident Management

  • Evidence-Based Treatment Practices
  • Ethics, Rights, Responsibilities
  • Interagency and Cross-Systems Collaborations
  • Long Term Living – Service Coordination (Permanency)
  • Advocacy and Patient Rights/Rights of the Person Being Served
  • Informatics (Technology) 
  • Cultural Competency/Family Values
  • Trauma

 Additional information about these competency areas is available in the following document:

Program Competency Areas