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leading treatment approach
o care individualized to the patient and family o trauma informed care o dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy o relationship based care o positive behavioral interventions and supports o family-based integrated care o goal of restraint free, prevention and least restrictive interventions o balancing structure and flexibility
Design Drivers
o therapeutic healing environments for patients o healthy working environment for staff, areas of respite o environments that are safe and familiar with connection to “home” o implementing calming elements to de-escalate o length of stay, patient profiles and acuity levels o staffing ratios, staff integration and collaboration o creating flexible multi-purpose spaces brand identity family engagement flexibility creative expression patient & staff safety o local, regional and national resource; best-in-class o pod concept to accommodate cohort variation o family integration in therapy, care plan, and overnight stay o meeting every child ‘where they are’ in their journey to mental health transform family integration normalized environment reassurance & hope



