{"id":5057,"date":"2017-06-15T23:16:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T03:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grafton.local\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=5057"},"modified":"2019-02-07T13:57:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T18:57:19","slug":"sample-careers-story","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.grafton.org\/stories\/sample-careers-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding a Safe Space at a Grafton Group Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua is a charming 18-year-old with a history of significant and frequent aggressive, self-injurious and disruptive behaviors \u2014 such as charging at, and attempting to bite others \u2014 that resulted in multiple out\u2028 of home placements. Prior to arriving at Grafton\u2019s Winchester campus, Joshua was supported by a 2:1 staff to client\u2028ratio.<\/p>\n<p>At the \u2028time of his admission, Joshua presented\u2028 a number of challenges, including prevalent anxiety, an Autism\u2028 diagnosis and difficulty with\u2028 mood regulation. He was \u2028easily triggered into aggressive \u2028or self-injurious episodes if he\u2028became overly anxious or experienced other strong emotions.<\/p>\n<p>Dedicated staff at both his school and group home, therapy sessions and a consistent, structured routine with clear expectations have all contributed to Joshua\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found, as we got\u2028 to know Joshua that, like most\u2028 of us, he wanted to do well, please others and learn new skills to manage his anxiety and emotions. We just created a safe road map so he could do so,\u201d explained Joshua\u2019s Grafton therapist.<\/p>\n<p>After successfully completing\u2028 his program at Grafton, Joshua was discharged to a public high school that provides special education services for children with a range of cognitive disabilities. He can now regulate his anxiety, respond to triggers, and use deep breathing as well as other coping skills\u2028 to manage his anxiety. More importantly, he is able to communicate when he is feeling emotionally deregulated, overwhelmed or over stimulated. He accepts redirection and recognizes what he needs to do differently.<\/p>\n<h4><em>\u201cFrom the moment he walked through the doors, Grafton staff treated him like he had no issues. There was no protective gear worn by staff and staff was not defensive with him. I think that made a huge difference with him.\u201d \u2013 Joshua\u2019s mother, Julie<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em>*Client\u2019s name has been changed to protect his privacy. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5141,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5057","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","case-studiestypes-careers-with-grafton","case-studiestypes-parents-and-families","case-studiestypes-success-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Finding a Safe Space at a Grafton Group Home - Grafton<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grafton.org\/case-studies\/sample-careers-story\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Finding a Safe Space at a Grafton Group Home - Grafton\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Joshua is a charming 18-year-old with a history of significant and frequent aggressive, self-injurious and disruptive behaviors \u2014 such as charging at, and attempting to bite others \u2014 that resulted in multiple out\u2028 of home placements. 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