Who We Are
OUR HISTORY
The Founder of Beacon of Hope worked in various human services and mental health settings for seven years prior to the ownership of our organization in 2012. In 2015, we opened our first office location, in which clients were offered both office and in-home psychotherapy services. Within the same year, the organization transitioned from a solo-practice to a group practice. In 2017, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene licensed our organization as a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program for children, adolescents, and adults; licensed as an Outpatient Mental Health Center for children, adolescents, and adults in 2018; licensed as a Substance Use Disorders, DUI Education, and Integrated Behavioral Health provider for children, adolescents, and adults in 2020. Since 2018, CARF® has accredited our mental and behavioral health, alcohol and other drugs, integrated behavioral health, and community integration programs. In 2019, we started our housing program, which we offer affordable housing for individuals and families. Furthermore, in 2018, we registered our first international business in Monrovia, Liberia, which we will offer a boarding school for children and adolescents, and vocational and mental health services for children, adolescents, and adults.
Beacon of Hope will continue with our commitment to excellence by providing comprehensive, personalized, and quality services for our clients; retaining exemplary professionals who are dedicated to serving people while being happy and satisfied by the support and generous package we offer; building authentic partnerships with other organizations, providers, and leaders and citizens of our local community, and thriving by expanding and maintaining our growth.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide integrative, holistic, and comprehensive behavioral health, substance use prevention, and rehabilitative care and services in a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment to help children, adolescents, and adults achieve their full potential, independence, and improved health and wellness.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our philosophy is one that values and places emphasis on the collaboration and partnerships between individuals, children, families, and the community while treating all people with respect and dignity. We will use evidence-based practices to provide interdisciplinary, innovative, structured, and individualized services, efficiently and effectively, to support the movement of individuals with developmental disabilities, mental health, and substance use disorders to achieve a well-balanced and self-managed, healthy lifestyle while engaging and integrating into the community.
OUR VALUES
- Collaboration: We develop authentic partnerships with others to achieve our mission through advocacy, education, intervention, and support.
- Dignity: We affirm the worth of all individuals, and provide person-centered services integrating their strengths, desires, and specific needs.
- Excellence: We strive to provide exemplary customer service and integrated treatment programs with standards of excellence in quality and service with the goal of exceeding the expectations of the clients we serve.
- Gratitude: We serve others by having a grateful and thankful demeanor with the hope of an enhanced quality of life.
- Respect: We honor the feelings, thoughts, and self-determined choices of all individuals by being courteous, and showing compassion as they navigate their unique, individual journey to recovery and independence.
- Responsibility: We hold ourselves accountable to provide culturally competent, ethical, fair, and honest care, treatment and services to our clients, their families, fellow team members, stakeholders, community, managed care organizations, and local, state, and federal government entities; while continuously evaluating, measuring, planning, monitoring, and improving our services and operations.
- Teamwork: We hire and retain experienced, compassionate, and knowledgeable team members who have integrity and strong work ethics, while having a fun, respectful, and supportive workplace environment that recognizes their work, and promotes personal and professional growth.
OUR VISION
Beacon of Hope envisions a collaborative and engaging environment in which individuals living with a mental health, substance use disorders, and intellectual and developmental disabilities are provided inclusive, holistic, and individualized services through an array of educational, social, and recreational activities, medical, and therapeutic support systems in the least restrictive setting.
OUR MOTTO
“Today’s Hope, Tomorrow’s Success”
OUR STAFF
The interdisciplinary staff members of Beacon of Hope consist of caring, competent, empathetic, experienced, ethical, energized, and culturally competent professionals and exemplary leaders who are eager to assist and serve individuals with mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, alcohol and drug addictions, and rehabilitative needs. We focus on the connection with each individual by developing individualized services tailored to his/her treatment plans, while working together as an integrated treatment team to coordinate care with recovery as our overall goal. We are committed to hiring and retaining talented staff while providing evidence-based, person-centered, innovative, and efficient services to include community integration. We hope the treatment and support each individual receives at Beacon of Hope meet the unique needs of each individual we serve.