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Staff training
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Use of the word safety
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Community meetings
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Building in structured
times for discussing implementation and team-building
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Proceduralizing use of
the psychoeducation tools
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General openness of staff
and youths to trying and listening
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Keeping staff happy and
motivated
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Small successes that
build enthusiasm and constant reinforcement
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Helping the youths to get
a broader and deeper understanding of the S.E.L.F. recovery framework
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Group cohesion among
youths and staff
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Providing community-level
incentives for positive community behaviors
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Leadership
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The presence of
therapists and administrators on the residential unit
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Less confusion for youths
about who the authority figures are
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Sanctuary staff perceived
as helping in making change happen fast, in “breaking the norm”, in teaching
staff how to incorporate trauma treatment strategies, in facilitating
implementation through problem-solving
