The sanctuary model: Through the lens of moral safety.

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to describe the Sanctuary Model, a trauma-informed, evidence-supported, relationship-based, high-commitment, high-performance organizational development approach that enables a program, a system, or a community to consciously and deliberately design or redesign their own workplaces so that establishing and maintaining safe moral climates becomes possible (Beer, 2009; Bloom, 2013a; Bloom & Farragher, 2010, 2013). Historical background and evolution of the sanctuary model is presented along with the articulation of its four current pillars: trauma theory, Sanctuary Commitments, S.E.L.F., and the Sanctuary Toolkit. Outcomes and implementation of the Sanctuary Model are discussed. Information on the Sanctuary Institute and certification program and resulting network are noted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)