Treatment Services
OFGH programs are designed for youth and adults with multiple and complex special needs. Each program design is unique yet philosophically aligned. Programs are designed to operate as a small community home and tailored to meet the needs of each person in our care. Creating an environment and lifestyle that fosters health, safety and personal growth helps each individual develop positive social relationships and achieve positive outcomes. High-quality individualized care is the foundation on which skills, abilities and self-belief are built. Every person deserves the opportunity to Believe, Build, Become and Belong no matter their identity, race, ethnicity, spirituality, ability, neurodiversity, gender identity and sexual orientation.
Our Programs Are Unique
Our teams undertake an extensive intake review process to help ensure that we can meet our clients needs and plan for any essential elements that are unique to each individual.
Following admission, a Plan of Care (Youth) or Individual Support Plan (Adults) is created and implemented involving all necessary parties, addressing these needs with specific goals outlined. Plans are developed by a Registered Behaviour Analyst who oversees implementation integrity and reviews the efficacy of interventions.
Many of the supported individual’s immediate needs are supported in the home through a variety of established programs. Maintaining regular liaison with parents, guardians and placing agencies as well as other community agencies and resources ensures the best possible care for each person.
Our support staff take the time to get to know each individual and learn about their unique needs and preferences. Respecting social, recreational, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs enables each person to experience a full and meaningful life.
Development and Skill Building is Possible
We maintain the belief that supported individuals are capable of developing life skills and independence in certain aspects of their life to better prepare youth for transitioning to adulthood and to help adults develop necessary skills to become more independent. We understand and are committed to the time, effort, creativity and diplomacy that are required in achieving a successful program in which the supported person and their families receive the best possible care. A culture that recognizes people as competent, capable and curious, and an environment that is accepting and inclusive of diverse identities is more likely to deliver programs that value and build on individual strengths and abilities. Our goal is to support the development of coping mechanisms that help manage emotional, social and behavioural functioning. Our programs assist youth in developing effective internal controls by providing structured routines (Daily Activity Schedules) and consistent supports, including behaviour therapy through Behaviour Support Plans, written by a Registered Behaviour Analyst.
OFGH offers…
- A nurturing learning environment that allows individuals the freedom and opportunity to be themselves while encouraging them to reach their true potential. We believe every individual deserves the right to live in an environment which provides for their developmental, physical, and emotional needs.
- A ‘choice model’ approach where individuals are given the opportunity to influence the provision of services and care.
- Individualized programming to address myriad areas of development such as communication, behaviour, activities of daily living, community integration, employment, social, cultural and spiritual.
- Supervision and guidance to encourage independence and self-confidence while maintaining health and safety, including the establishment and preservation of appropriate community relationships.
- Focus on appropriate educational goals in conjunction with local community schools or alternative education/work programs.
- Focus on the emotional, physical, spiritual, social, intellectual, sensory, and occupational wellness of each individual.
