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CORE VALUES AND APPROACHES

Purpose: To state the guiding principles for all core programs operated by the Corporation.

We believe that persons living with mental illness, emotional and/or behavioral disorders can recover, achieve self-sufficiency, personal wellness and community integration.

We believe in person-centered, holistic, bio-psychosocial, community-based approaches to all services.

Clients and staff work together to help clients determine and reach the client’s recovery goals.

We believe that data driven decision making is critical; we cannot improve outcomes that we cannot measure.

We create an atmosphere where individuals are valued and recognized for their unique contributions, and by our actions, show dignity and respect for every person.

We demonstrate a deep respect for all people and strive to be increasingly aware of diverse histories and individual needs of clients, staff, family members, and all others who make up our community.

We are dedicated to eliminating barriers based on race, gender, ethnicity, age, national origin, sensory conditions, marital status, disability, culture, spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, language, and sexual orientation.

We believe that providing ongoing training, support and resources for our employees is critical to ensure the most current, accepted, evidence-based practice available.

We believe that financial stability is essential to providing quality services that will meet the needs of our clients and staff.

We appreciate our friends in the community who support our services by donating time, talent, money, and providing jobs to our clients.

We believe it is through effective collaboration and partnerships with others that the best community-based services are possible.

Continuous quality improvement, through on-going feedback, evaluation, client involvement, and professional staff development, is critical to an effective rehabilitation process.

We believe creating and maintaining a "learning organization" is paramount in sustaining our long-term viability. Concepts and processes include:

1. Demonstrating our willingness to examine every aspect of the organization (people, processes, and systems);
2. Every individual within the organization is given the opportunity and supports to stretch, grow, and enhance his/her ability to create;
3. A mutual respect and trust exists in the way staff talk and work with each other, no matter what their positions within the organization; and
4. We encourage innovative thinking, creative ideas, innovative approaches, and open assessment of the results to achieve the tasks at hand.