All of the Arizona’s Children Association outpatient programs across the state are based on the Arizona Model; a philosophy designed to provide support to children and their families. Twelve basic principles serve as the foundation for this model.

• Collaborating with the child and family
  – all plans of care are driven by the child and family

• Focusing on creating Functional Outcomes
  – plans that are created are reasonable and workable for the child and family with short-term goals and long-term solutions

• Collaboration with other care providers
  – clinicians in Arizona’s Children Association Outpatient Programs are collaborating with other medical and professional staff that the child and family are working with

• Offering accessible services
  – Arizona’s Children Association ensures children and families have access to all treatment and program options available to them, including providing services in their homes

• Following professionally recommended Best Practices
  – providing a wide variety of services that meet or exceed established standards of care

• Providing treatment in the most appropriate setting
  – whether determined by comfort level or accessibility, outpatient services are provided where the child or family requests they be provided

• Timeliness
  – Arizona’s Children Association meets or exceed community standards for initial interaction and ongoing care

• Services tailored to the child and family
  – programs and services are not ‘one-size-fits-all,’ every child and family works in a plan that is geared toward best serving their spiritual and cultural needs

• Stability
  – children and families are not ‘bounced around’ from person to person. Clinicians make commitments to their families to be a support mechanism for the full tenure of their treatment and often times a resource when they’ve completed their program.

• Respect for the child and family’s unique cultural heritage
  – Arizona’s Children Association prides itself on our commitment to diversity and cultural integrity. We employ a diverse staff as well as offer treatment and printed literature in multiple languages.

• Independence
  – we want to empower, not enable our families

• Connection to natural supports
  - Outpatient Programs at Arizona’s Children Association encourage and support the involvement of the child and family’s natural support systems (immediate or extended biological family, school, doctor, etc.)

Using these 12 principles as a guide, Arizona’s Children Association creates complete and comprehensive outpatient plans of care that are individualized for the child and family and that fully encompass each aspect of their lives.

For More Information
To learn more about the Outpatient Programs offered in your area, contact your nearest Arizona’s Children Association office, complete and submit the More Information request form, or send an email to inquiries@arizonaschildren.org.