Our Approach
Youth-Guided Care
Youth-Guided Care acknowledges that young people deserve empowerment, education, and a meaningful role in decisions concerning their lives. This entails providing them with a sustainable voice and emphasizes creating a safe environment that fosters their self-sustainability while respecting their culture and beliefs. Adopting a youth-guided approach recognizes the continuum of power and choice that youth should have, depending on their understanding and maturity, within this strength-based change process. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of making this process enjoyable and rewarding for the youth involved.
Treatment Models
At Safe Haven Youth Ranch, we embrace a holistic intervention approach that prioritizes the cultivation of trusted relationships and the attainment of key positive youth development outcomes. This encompasses academic motivation and success, social competence, high personal standards, connection with others, personal responsibility, and contribution to others through leadership and civic engagement. Central to our intervention strategy are the Trust-Based Relational Intervention and The 4H Thrive Model, which guide our efforts to empower youth and foster their holistic growth and development.
Our Philosophy & Approach
Our approach at Safe Haven Youth Ranch is rooted in our philosophy of fostering a culture where a youth-guided approach to healing and recovery is paramount. We believe in empowering each youth along a continuum of empowerment, tailored to their unique level of understanding and maturity. This strength-based change process is aimed at cultivating positive relationships and enhancing motivation, aligning perfectly with our mission to prioritize and implement Youth-Guided and Trauma-Informed Care.
To actualize this philosophy, Safe Haven Youth Ranch has adopted and implemented evidence-based programs such as Youth-Guided Care and Trauma-Informed Care. By integrating these practices, we create a safe and empowering environment that supports youth through their journey of healing and recovery from childhood trauma.
Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-Informed Care entails acknowledging the prevalence of trauma and understanding its profound impact on physical, emotional, behavioral, and mental health. It recognizes that current service systems have the potential to re-traumatize youth and families, emphasizing the importance of creating healing environments that avoid re-traumatization. At Safe Haven Youth Ranch, our treatment team and professional service providers prioritize culturally and linguistically competent services. This aspect is vital in achieving positive outcomes for youth and families, as we apply the principles of trauma-informed care to address the consequences of trauma while integrating and respecting the individualized cultural needs of every youth we serve.