This practical guidebook is designed to support staff and administrators of substance abuse treatment programmes in their efforts to comply with the 1995 complete revision of accreditation standards by the Joint Commission on Accreditation on Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), in the United States. The new standards encompass a broad scope of areas from patient care to organizational elements. The authors thoroughly explain the accreditation standards, offer clear suggestions for programmes and centres to meet those standards, and illustrate specifically what happens in the accreditation process.This practical guidebook is designed to support staff and administrators of substance abuse treatment programmes in their efforts to comply with the 1995 complete revision of accreditation standards by the Joint Commission on Accreditation on Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), in the United States. The new standards encompass a broad scope of areas from patient care to organizational elements. The authors thoroughly explain the accreditation standards, offer clear suggestions for programmes and centres to meet those standards, and illustrate specifically what happens in the accreditation process.PART ONE: PATIENT-FOCUSED FUNCTIONS Patient Rights, Responsibilities and Organizational Ethics - Elizabeth D Brown, Stephen A Maisto and Karen Boies-Hickman Continuum of Care - Elizabeth D Brown and Karen Boies-Hickman Assessment of Patients - John Gillick et al Care of Patients - Elizabeth D Brown et al Education - Elizabeth D Brown, Stephen A Maisto and Karen Boies-Hickman PART TWO: ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS Improving Organizational Performance - Timothy J O'Farrell et al Leadership - Elizabeth D Brown et al Management of the Environment of Care - Elizabeth D Brown and Stephen A Maisto Management of Human Resources - Elizabeth D Brown and Paul P Block Management of lsj