Our Philosophy

The programs and services of Epiphany House, staffing, resource allocation and all other decisions incorporate the following beliefs:

• Given real opportunity and a real choice between life and self-destruction, persons will choose life
• One task of treatment and of education is to empower people to be able to choose
• People respond best to education and direction if they are treated with respect and caring and if the teacher is a person of integrity as well as professional expertise
• One expression of respect is to hold a person responsible and accountable
• Previous failure can be fertile soil for success if the person has hope
• Learning, practicing and internalizing new skills, attitudes and behaviors take time
• The best supports for long-term abstinence from alcohol and other drugs are Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous
• Children are better cared for by a parent (than by other family or caregivers) if the parent provides a safe, secure and nurturing environment
• Children can best be helped to avoid addiction and other self-destructive patterns if prevention and healthy examples are available to them
• Healing the wounds of addiction, abuse and neglect and learning life and job skills, improving communication and conflict resolution occurs effectively for persons of all ages in a group setting