Our Core Values PDF Print E-mail

Strength

We are accountable to the people we work with, to their communities and to our professional colleagues for the effectiveness, ethics and integrity of all that we undertake. We are committed to a continuous process of critical review to strengthen our practices, our staff, and our collaborative partnerships.

We are a welcoming and affirming community. We are grateful for what we learn from others whose heritage, identities and life experiences are different from our own. This Richness of Diversity enhances and informs our work.

Hope

We believe in the power of hope as a central factor in providing the motivational resources necessary for change. Research shows that positive expectations promote psychological and physical well-being. Our staff focus on developing hope-inspiring strategies for mobilizing internal and external resources for sustaining healthy change. Shared hope for a positive future is the underpinning of all that we do. Our staff embody this value every day as the tenaciously “Do what it takes” to help our clients and families fulfill their hopes for the future.

Resiliency

We are partners with people as they engage in the process of personal change. Our services are based in the belief that all people have the inherent ability to rebound, learn and grow from life’s difficult experiences.

We honor the Power of Families as key drivers in the change process. As individuals strive for healthy family relationships, their families are a source of profound strength and knowledge about how to move forward. We join with them to build the resilience that will see them through adversity.