Applying for the BRE

How to Apply

• One individual from a Prospective Residency Program logs into SurveyMonkey Apply (SMA) and registers at https://ancdsbre.smapply.us/
• This person will receive an email to confirm their email address
• This person will then receive a second email with a link to log back into SurveyMonkey Apply and complete the online Intent to Apply for Residency Accreditation (IARA) form
• When completing the IARA, there will be an opportunity to invite collaborators to work on the IARA
• After submitting the IARA, the Prospective Residency Program will receive an invoice to pay the IARA Fee
• Once the IARA Fee has been received, the IARA will be reviewed and, if accepted, the person submitting the IARA will receive an email invitation to complete and submit an Application for Residency Accreditation (ARA)

When to Apply

• The Intent to Apply for Residency Accreditation (IARA) form may be submitted at any time throughout the year and will be reviewed within two weeks of payment of the IARA fee; results will be conveyed to the program.
• The Application for Residency Accreditation (ARA) must be submitted within twelve (12) months following approval of the IARA and payment of the ARA fee. The ARA document will be reviewed within twelve weeks of receipt of the ARA fee and the results, which may include a request for additional information, will be conveyed to the site.
• A document further describing the timeline and requirements for IARA and ARA submission and review is available here.

Application Instructions

Prior to applying for ANCDS BRE accreditation, it is strongly recommended that all collaborators carefully read the application instructions, which can be found here. Drafting application responses in a word processing program will facilitate editing prior to copying and pasting final responses into SurveyMonkey Apply. A pdf of the blank application is available by clicking here.

It is important to know that in SurveyMonkey Apply (SMA) the ARA will only accept plain text. This limits the styles (e.g., underlining, italics, lists) that are available to applicants if they type directly into the ARA or when the responses are drafted in a word processing program and pasted into the ARA. When lists or outlines with sublevels are created in a word processing program and pasted into the ARA, the sublevels will not be indented and most formatting such as tabs, indents, and blank spaces all become left justified. Applicants who wish to use indents or tabs or create a multilevel outline to present responses do have options. A method of creating easy to read indented and/or outlined text is to insert leading periods at the beginning of a line. Instructions for how to do this on a Windows platform can be found here. Instructions for how to do this on a Mac can be found here.

Questions

For questions regarding ANCDS BRE Accreditation, contact the BRE Chair Janet Patterson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, at [email protected]. For questions regarding the online application process, contact the ANCDS Central Office, Michelle Sok, CAE, at [email protected].

About the BRE

Accreditation Standards

Accreditation Process

Table of Fees

Accredited Programs