Call for quality in EAP services leads to accreditation deal.(employee assistance programs)(Brief Article)

With demand for employee assistance program (EAP) accreditation outstripping its capacity to conduct surveys, the Employee Assistance Society of North America (EASNA) has partnered with the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children Inc. (COA) to establish a far-reaching EAP accreditation effort.

EASNA has conducted EAP accreditation surveys and awarded accreditation status for many years, but has been seeking a partner as of late to help meet the growing demands for quality and accountability in EAP services.

"I've been associated with a behavioral health organization that has told me, 'Dale, we really need this,"' said Dale A. Masi, a consultant who is representing …