What BHCOE Accreditation Means to the Hopebridge Community

Hopebridge Advances on Mission of Value-Based Care with Prestigious Recognition

When Hopebridge founder, Kim Strunk, opened her first center, she did so with an ambitious mission. She and the rest of her team had the desire to increase access to quality clinical care for an underserved population: children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families.

Even now, 20 years later as we’ve become one of the country’s largest autism therapy providers, Hopebridge works to uphold that mission. We continue to strive for the highest quality when it comes to our pediatric services, as our children and families deserve nothing but the best. While we hold ourselves accountable to our own standards, it’s important that we also continue to evaluate our clinical practice and approach to ensure we’re evolving on an even larger level.

As part of this, Hopebridge entered a rigorous clinical evaluation, which once again resulted in the Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence (BHCOE) recognition of our organization with a 2-Year Accreditation. After comprehensive interviews, a review of policies and procedures, formal site visits and surveys, Hopebridge remains a BHCOE Accredited Organization; showing the highest clinical quality and client care in applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy).

What is BCHOE Accreditation?

This is a big deal. Like, a really big deal! Our Hopebridge clinicians have always been the best in class in our eyes, but now, it’s official. 

BHCOE Accreditation is the only ABA-specific accreditation. It not only serves as a commitment to continued quality care, accountability and transparency, but also a consumer protection tool to continuously measure and report on the criteria of quality within the behavior analysis community.

“We are committed to pioneering the best and most innovative practices in the industry,” said Hopebridge CEO Dennis May. “Receiving the BHCOE accreditation is a testament to the hard work and dedication of each of our team members, and is a proud achievement that we will celebrate with our families across the country.”

For those who have participated in an accreditation process, you know it is not an easy feat! It takes a lot of time, commitment and effort to prepare, and even more to cross the finish line. However, it is all worth it, as it’s an opportunity to show the work that we do and the impact that Hopebridge has in the lives of families and communities touched by autism.

BHCOE Accreditation recognizes behavioral health providers that excel in the areas of clinical quality, staff qualifications and consumer satisfaction and promote systems that enhance these areas. These are measured via a wide-ranging audit, including interviews with agency clinical leadership, in-depth on-site observations, a detailed staff qualification review, anonymous staff satisfaction survey and anonymous consumer satisfaction survey. Acting as a third-party, the organization systematically measures and reports on existing quality criteria in the behavior analysis community using standardized methods and practices. BHCOE accredits only those service agencies that meet or exceed these standards.

Get Trusted Care, Backed by Accreditation

If you are looking for ABA therapy that meets the highest standards for your child, Hopebridge is here for you. For more information or to get started with ABA, occupational therapy or speech therapy, fill out the form at hopebridge.com/contact.

Join the Hopebridge Mission with a Job in Autism Therapy

Just as we love seeing our children grow through these services, it’s moments like these that we wish to celebrate to continue to develop our team members, as well. If you are interested in joining our mission to offer best-in-class ABA therapy and complementary services like occupational therapy, speech therapy and autism testing, check out our open positions in locations across the country. 

*Informed consent was obtained from the participants in this article. This information should not be captured and reused without express permission from Hopebridge, LLC. Testimonials are solicited as part of an open casting call process for testimonials from former client caregivers. Hopebridge does not permit clinical employees to solicit or use testimonials about therapeutic services received from current clients (Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts 5.07-5.08; BACB, 2020). Hopebridge does not provide any incentives, compensation, or renumeration for testimonials provided by a former client or client caregiver.