NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services has been accredited by the Council on Accreditation.
Evaluators studied administration and management, ethics, finances, client rights, adoption services, child protective services, foster care, group living services, residential treatment services, case management and other areas.
The governor’s office it’s the seventh state-administered agency in the country to receive such accreditation.
The council studies how an agency operates, makes decisions and treats its clients.
Onsite peer reviews began in 2008 and were conducted in the DCS central office and across the state.
The council is an international child and family service and behavioral health care accrediting organization.