Sanctuary Certification
Sanctuary certification process is designed to promote, sustain and strengthen an organization’s commitment to the maintenance of a trauma informed culture for all stakeholders. Certification is a symbol that an organization provides a higher level of care, a trauma-sensitive environment for clients/consumers/students and a better work environment for staff. This process affirms our commitment to ensure fidelity to the Sanctuary Model and meet the standard of providing a safe, secure and developmental appropriate environment in which clients and staff will recover and thrive.
Agencies that meet the standards can expect to experience
- improved treatment outcomes
- enhanced staff communication
- reductions in violence
- increased job satisfaction
- improvements in the areas of nonviolence, emotional intelligence, social learning, open communication, shared governance, social responsibility, and growth and change
When an organization becomes a Certified Sanctuary Organization, there is an agreement that that each organization will maintain the practice of a trauma informed environment in accordance with the tenants of Sanctuary, utilize the SELF framework for Sanctuary practice, maintain Sanctuary training and trauma-informed clinical treatment. Certified Sanctuary Organizations also agree to follow and maintain the certification standards post-certification between surveys.
December, 2010 List of Sanctuary Certified Programs
