High Country Behavioral Health awarded CARF accreditation

Afton, Wyoming – June 12, 2009

CARF International (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) announced today that High Country Counseling and Resource Centers has been accredited for a period of one year for its Outpatient Treatment Services for adults, adolescents and children. The latest accreditation represents the 4th consecutive year that High Country Counseling and Resource Centers will be accredited by the international accrediting body.

This accreditation decision is awarded to organizations that, on balance, demonstrate that the persons served are benefiting from the services. An organization receiving an accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that it is committed to conforming to CARF’s accreditation conditions and standards. Furthermore, an organization accredited for one year shows progress toward conformance to the commissions standards and is commended in its quest for quality programs and services.  CARF, founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities establishes consumer focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.

High Country Counseling and Resource Centers is a nonprofit organization with offices in Afton, Alpine, Kemmerer, LaBarge, Pinedale and Big Piney Wyoming.