Principles and Philosophy of Service Delivery
Venture Academy specializes in the delivery of services to challenging youth and young adults. Working with young people with significant behavioural challenges is a very complicated process, requiring a principled approach to service delivery.

At Venture Academy, our approach is attachment based, solution oriented and holistic in nature. Programs are designed to invite positive change, build skills and focus on solutions and redevelop family attachments. The approach not only moves away from pathology, but moves towards a health, wellness and strengths orientation. Solution-focused interventions seek solutions, are present and future oriented, and focus on what works in terms of client abilities and resources. Goals and plans are aimed at supporting youth and families in overcoming struggles and developing and maintaining healthy lifestyles and relationships.

• The delivery of services must respect client rights and demonstrate professional ethics.
  
• Youth engage in the change process, through the development of therapeutic 'helping' relationships with appropriate boundaries.
  
• Socially inappropriate behaviour in youth represents a dysfunctional but positive 'intent' to meet understandable needs in the context of their personal development and history.
  
• Change may occur when new skills and strategies are developed and employed to satisfy the 'intent' of dysfunctional behaviour and meet personal/developmental needs.
  
  Facilitating a change in the youth's environment to address identified needs will promote motivation in the youth for change.
  
• Services must represent accepted practices of intervention, while striving for innovation and creativity in their implementation.
  
• Services must be accessable to those in need, and programs must be flexible in service delivery to minimize any barriers to participation and success for those in need.