SANCTUARY
RTF
SANCTUARY COMMITMENTS
SANCTUARY COMMITMENTS
AGAINST OUR VALUES
100

This is a place of refugee or safety.

What is the definition of Sanctuary?

100

This place is sometimes called a rehab and/or a live-in health care facility that provides therapy for substance abuse disorders, mental illness, or other behavioral problems. Also known as the "last-ditch" approach.

What is Residential treatment facility?

100

These 7 pledges create guidelines to help complete treatment. 

What is Sanctuary commitments?

100

This responsibility and sanctuary commitment is about taking ownership of our own actions and choices, in addition to understanding the impact of our behaviors and being accountable for it.

What is Social Responsibility? 

100

This behavior involves using power to intimidate or harm others,and has no place in a trauma-informed environment.

What is bullying?

200

This is a pledge of being dedicated to a cause, activity, treatment, someone etc. 

What is the definition of Commitment? 

200

This term indicates a necessary medical care plan to a patient for an illness and/or injury.  

What is Treatment?

200

This is your commitment and responsibility to manage your feelings so that you don't hurt yourself or others.

What is Emotional Intelligence?

200

This is one of the 7 commitments, that involve " saying what we mean, but not being mean while we say it" 

What is Open Communication?

200

Interrupting, dismissing, or ignoring someone’s voice does this to communication and breaks trust.

What is disrespecting others?

300

Sanctuary is a trauma-informed model that guides us through core guiding principles that shape how we provide care, engage in therapeutic practices, communicate with residents, and carry ourselves as both staff and individuals.

How is Sanctuary used at the RTF?

300

This is a response to an unforgettable event that impacts someone psychologically, creating overwhelming feelings that often block/lead to shock, denial, and changes in the body, mind, and behavior.

What is Trauma?

300

This is your commitment to respecting and sharing the ideas of our peers and staff.

What is Social Learning?

300

The use of peaceful means, not to negatively force opinions in hopes to bring about political or social change: doing the right thing with others, inside and out.

What is Non-Violence?

300

This verbal and written action spreads negativity and blame, rather than taking personal responsibility.

What is Gossiping?

400

This is a peaceful process between two or more parties use to reach an amicable. Peaceful solution to a dispute, difference, conflict or misunderstanding.  

What is conflict resolution/mediation?

400

This short daily check in meeting is used to promote connection and personal well-being. 

What is Community Meeting?

400

This is your commitment to collaborate in decision-making with both peers and staff, in a positive and supportive way.

What is Democracy?

400

Example: This needlecraft and hobby use a single hook to create items from yarn, one loop at a time.

What is crochet?

400

Reacting with anger or control rather than curiosity and compassion goes against this Sanctuary principle.

What is Hostility?

500

This method/practice should be used at all times!

When is Sanctuary used?

500

A safety plan is a visual tool designed to support self-regulation, serve as a personal reminder, and to help us prevent harm to ourselves and others.

What is a Safety Plan?

500

This reflects our commitment to growth and transformation, inspiring hope and creating positive change for everyone—both staff and residents.

What is Growth & Change?

500

EXAMPLE: The third planet from the sun 

What is Earth?

500

This behavior involves leaving others out of conversations, or activities, making them feel ignored, isolated,neglected or unimportant.

What is Exclusion?