FOCUS BELIEFS & CORE VALUES

FAMILIES

• We believe families have the right to professional expertise from staff to support them in identifying and obtaining services.
• We believe families have the right to effective communication.
• We believe families have the right to be supported in their diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic values.
• We believe families have the right to comprehensive and coordinated services.

TEAMWORK

• We believe the mutual respect of others’ opinions, styles and diversity results in good teamwork.
• We believe that teamwork is most effective when members have trust, support and shared responsibilities.
• We believe teamwork means respectful partnerships through open, reciprocal communication, working together towards common goals and sharing knowledge between families, staff and the community.

RESPECT

• We believe respect means honoring the opinions, feelings, thoughts and actions of others.
• We believe respect mandates the acceptance of others with civility, politeness and timeliness.
• We believe respect requires the thoughtful recognition of others positions to meet the needs of families, the agency and the community.

COMPASSION

• We believe that compassion means support for self and others through thoughtfulness, kindness and caring.
• We believe compassion is reflected through the heartfelt understanding of others.

INTEGRITY

• We believe integrity is manifested through consistency between thoughts, words and actions.
• We believe professionalism is based on a sincere adherence to these core values and the mission statement of FOCUS.