HOFFMAN HOMES, INC.

The overarching goal at Hoffman Homes for Youth is for every youth placed at Hoffman Homes to achieve their individualized treatment goals and be discharged successfully from Hoffman Homes' program.

Therapists, clinicians, and staff understand the impact of youth's trauma experiences, and create individualized therapeutic treatment plans that build trust, promote self-awareness, and lifelong recovery. Hoffman Homes for Youth is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Daily operations at Hoffman Homes include the following strategies:
Hoffman Homes conducts family therapy sessions monthly
Hoffman Homes conducts individual therapy sessions weekly
Hoffman Homes conducts daily group therapy sessions with focused topics
Hoffman Homes conducts creative therapy sessions every quarter - 10 week sessions
Hoffman Homes records all psychiatric and physical health visits
Each student progresses to the next grade level at the end of the school year

Additionally, Hoffman Homes has implemented a trauma informed approach to treatment. This is an organizational and treatment intervention based on the tenets of trauma theory and an understanding of systems theory. The trauma informed approach addresses the ways in which trauma, adversity, and chronic stress influence individual behavior as well as the ways in which entire organizations can be influenced by trauma. adversity, and chronic stress. This is based on a set of guiding principles as well as some specific tools that reinforce the philosophy then practiced by the employees and children on a daily basis. A trauma-informed culture has an organizing structure for thinking about how people heal snd what they need in order to grow and change, rather than an eclectic and disjointed way to provide services.

The residential treatment program at Hoffman Homes is licensed to provide behavioral and cognitive therapy, physical health care services, and a safe and comfortable home for children on campus.

Hoffman Homes currently employs over 175 staff, including therapists, mental health workers, medical services professionals, educational staff, management, and administrative positions.

Hoffman Homes hosts continuing education seminars on campus in conjunction with local universities and medical centers. Seminars are currently administered by McDaniel College. Hoffman Homes is a member of PA Council of Children, Youth, and Family Services (PCCYFS-PA), and has been affiliated with United Church of Christ (UCC) since inception.

The Office of Children Youth and Families (OCYF), PA Department of Health, PA Department of Human Services (DHS), Bureau of Program Integrity, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS), and Managed Care Organizations (MCO's), are state regulatory agencies that survey the physical campus, children's records, and staff records during regular site visits.

Creative Therapy programs provide an addition to traditional talk therapy.
Through Art therapy, Animal-Assisted Therapy, and Equine-Assisted Therapy, children learn responsibility, coping and relaxation techniques, group cohesiveness, and impulse control. Creative therapies help to develop confidence, increase self-esteem, and enhance communication skills, along with many other important skills. The specialized therapists who teach creative therapies report minimal to no aggressive behaviors during sessions.

Play Therapy was added in 2019, to be used for individual therapy sessions.

Hoffman Academy is a private academic special education school for grades 1-12, and regular education for grades 1-6, with state certified special education teachers and state approved curriculum that allows students to continue their education while at Hoffman Homes for Youth. Hoffman Academy provides small class sizes, social skills education, transition planning, and differentiated instruction. Hoffman Academy offers 1:1 technology in each room, and a new Mindfulness Room. Staff are trained in safe crisis management.