Sanctuary in Residential Childcare
The Sanctuary Model has found the most expansive reception
in residential facilities for children. The Sanctuary Model is also
being adopted by residential school-based programs.
- Sanctuary at Andrus
- Sanctuary Institute site at Andrus Children's Center
- The Andrus Experience by Brian Farragher, C.O.O. Andrus Children’s Center
- Sanctuary at Andrus, by Nancy Ment, C.E.O. Andrus Children's Center
- The Importance of Place, by Sanctuary Institute Director, Sarah Yanosy
- Is Sanctuary ‘Too Soft’ on Kids? by Kevin Murphy, Former Clinical Director, Glove House
- Juconi Foundation hosts 1st International JUCONI Conference - For a World Without Violence
- Carevisions, Scotland newsletter, Summer 2008
- The Sanctuary Model in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Recovery and Resilience
- New York State, Office of Children and Family Services Sanctuary Brochure
- Article from Friendship House. Scranton, PA about Sanctuary implementation
- Article from Pat Sullivan about Kidspeace and Sanctuary implementation
- Article from local paper about Bethany Children’s Home Sanctuary certification
- Announcement from Pennsylvania on first certified programs
- Article from Jewish Child Care Association about Sanctuary implementation
- C.E.O. LaSorsa, Sanctuary: Our Time for Change, from Children’s Home of Reading
Publications About Sanctuary Model for Children & Adolescents
- Bloom, S. L. (submitted) Creating Sanctuary: An Organizational Approach to Services for Traumatized Children. Child and Adolescent Trauma.
- Bloom, S. L. (submitted) The Sanctuary Model: A Trauma-Informed Organizational Approach to Services for Traumatized Children and Youth. In Steele, W. and Malchiodi, C. (Eds.) Trauma-Informed Practice for Children and Adolescents. New York: Routledge
- Mirksy, L. (2010) The Sanctuary Model: A Restorative Approach for Human Services Organizations, March. EForum. International Institute for Restorative Practice
- McSparren, W. and Motley, D. (2010). How To Improve the Process of Change. Non-Profit World 28(6): 14-15.
- Pennsylvania Children and Adolescent System Services Program Newsletter (2009) 18(1): 1-8.
- Bloom, S. L. and Sreedhar, S. Y. (2008) The Sanctuary Model of Trauma-Informed Organizational Change. Reclaiming Children and Youth: From Trauma to Trust, 17(3): 48-53.
- McCorkle, D. and S. Yanosy (2007). When Loss Gets Lost: Using The S.E.L.F. Model To Work With Losses In Residential Treatment. Loss, Hurt and Hope: The Complex Issues of Bereavement and Trauma in Children. A. L. Vargas and S. L. Bloom. Newcastle, UK, Cambridge Scholars Press: 116-141.
- Peacock, C. and Daniels, G. (2006). Applying An Antiracist Framework To A Residential Treatment Center : Sanctuary®, A Model For Change. Journal of Emotional Abuse 6(2-3):135-154.
- Sanctuary Model Offers Promise for Residential Care. (2007).Challenges & Solutions. New York State Office of Child and Family Services, Vol. 5, No. 1
- Bloom, S. L. (2005) Introduction to Special Section. Creating Sanctuary for Kids: Helping Children to Heal From Violence. Therapeutic Community: The International Journal for Therapeutic and Supportive Organizations 26(1): 57-63
- Bloom, S. L. (2005) The Sanctuary Model of Organizational Change for Children’s Residential Treatment. Therapeutic Community: The International Journal for Therapeutic and Supportive Organizations 26(1): 65-81
- McCorkle, D. and Peacock, C. (2005). Trauma and The Isms – A Herd Of Elephants In The Room: A Training Vignette. Therapeutic Community: The International Journal for Therapeutic and Supportive Organizations 26(1): 127-133.
- Farragher, B. and Yanosy, S. (2005). Creating A Trauma-Sensitive Culture In Residential Treatment. Therapeutic Community: The International Journal for Therapeutic and Supportive Organizations 26(1): 97-113.
- Rivard, J.C., Bloom, S. L., McCorkle, D. and Abramovitz, R. (2005) Preliminary Results Of A Study Examining The Implementation And Effects Of Trauma Recovery Framework For Youths In Residential Treatment. Therapeutic Community: The International Journal for Therapeutic and Supportive Organizations 26(1): 83-96
- Rivard, J. C. (2004). Initial Findings of An Evaluation Of A Trauma Recovery Framework In Residential Treatment. Residential Group Quarterly 5(1): 3-5.
- Rivard, J.C., McCorkle, D., Duncan, M.E., Pasquale, L.E., Bloom, S. L., Abramovitz, R. (2004). Implementing a Trauma Recovery Framework for Youths in Residential Treatment. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 21(5): 529-550.
- Stanwood,H. M and Dolittle, G. (2004) Schools as Sanctuaries. Reclaiming Children and Youth 13(3): 169-172.
- Abramovitz, R. and Bloom, S. L. (2003). Creating Sanctuary In A Residential Treatment Center For Troubled Children And Adolescents. Psychiatric Quarterly 74(2): 119-135
- Bloom, S. L. (2003) The Sanctuary Model; A Trauma-Informed Systems Approach to the Residential Treatment of Children. Child Welfare League of America.Residential Group Care Quarterly 4(2); 1, 4-5
- Bloom, S. L. McCorkle, D., Farragher, B., Nice-Martini, K., Wellbank, K., Bennington-Davis, M. (2003). Multiple Opportunities for Creating Sanctuary. Psychiatric Quarterly 74(2): 173-190.
- Rivard, J.C., Bloom, S. L., Abramovitz, R., Pasquale, L.E., Duncan, M., McCorkle, D., Gelman, A. (2003). Assessing the Implementation and Effects of a Trauma-focused Intervention for Youths in Residential Treatment. Psychiatric Quarterly 74(2): 137-154.
- Bloom, S. L. (1995). Creating Sanctuary in the Classroom. Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 1(4):403-433.
- Thomas, M. (2005) Creative thinking and talking in residential care. Therapeutic Community: The International Journal for Therapeutic and Supportive Organizations 26(1): 115-125.
In 2005 when the Sanctuary Institute began, we made a series of videos asking various staff members at Andrus Children’s Center about their perspectives on the Sanctuary Model. These videos were the result:
- Ms. Connally speaks about applying the Sanctuary Model to the classroom
- Mr. Hodge speaks aspects of milieu management in the Sanctuary Model
- Ms. Perrin speaks about use of the creative arts
- Mr. Burton speaks about aspects of milieu management in the Sanctuary Model
- Mr. Kleinman speaks about his experience with the Sanctuary Model as a clinician
- Mr. Kleinman discusses an example of parallel process
- Mr. Haracopas describes the use of S.E.L.F.
