The mission of CARF International is to "promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process and continuous improvement services that center on enhancing the lives of the persons served.” After completing a rigorous approval process, Aspire was awarded three year CARF accreditation through October 2025. CARF approval will serve to increase Aspire’s awareness of its risks, opportunities, quality of care, visibility, accountability, and community involvement. CARF will aid Aspire in reaching its mission to provide quality person-centered care to an inclusive clientele.
Aspire's Strategic Plan
Aspire’s strategic plan is published on its website and includes the following objectives:
- Strive to continue to provide a friendly and family-oriented atmosphere where clients express feeling cared for and supported.
- Obtain a three-year CARF accreditation for Aspire’s outpatient mental health program, which will include IOP groups and PRP services for adults and minors.
- Utilize industry standards to increase Aspire’s awareness of its risks, opportunities, quality of care, visibility, accountability, and community involvement. Improve upon Aspire’s current technologies and information systems.
- Increase Aspire’s presence and involvement in activities in which leadership takes on advocacy, policy, and funding efforts and initiatives at the local, state, or federal levels.
- Increase Aspire’s revenue.
- Improve staff morale and opportunities for professional growth.
- Enhance Aspire’s community inclusion, improve its visibility, and find ways to bring underserved populations into services.
- Expand Aspire’s community presence by strengthening its marketing activities.
- Explore options for business continuity should regulations shift dramatically.
- Maintain access to multiple platforms for the provision of telehealth services to protect persons served from disruptions to care.
- Improve upon Aspire’s use of technologies and information systems to increase Aspire’s awareness of its opportunities for performance improvement, improving quality of care, and facilitating communication between staff, persons served, and other stakeholders.
- Expand the organization’s geographical service areas to create access to services among communities throughout the State of Maryland.
- Enhance Aspire’s community inclusion and find ways to bring underserved populations into services.
Coming Soon A survey team from CARF International* will be visiting on March 12th, 2026, to March 13th, 2026.
We invited the surveyors to evaluate how well we meet international standards for quality. The survey will tell us what we are doing well and ways we might improve. As a result of this survey, we may earn or continue accreditation.
As part of the survey, the surveyors will interview people who receive services, their families, our staff, and others. Some questions the survey team members might ask people are:
- Do we provide a clean and safe setting?
- Do you receive the services you need and want?
- Are you treated with respect?
- Do you take part in planning your services?
- Are you told what you need to know about your services?
- Are your questions answered in a way you understand?
- Do you know where to go with questions or concerns?
If you would like to talk with one of the survey team members or want to learn more about CARF International, please let one of our staff members know. You may also contact CARF International directly. - Mail: CARF International, 6951 East Southpoint Road, Tucson, AZ 85756
* CARF International — A group of companies that includes CARF, CARF Canada, and CARF Europe.
