Maryville Academy continually adapts its methods of working with children and families in need.  We have grown from providing care for abused and abandoned children to providing care for children with severe mental illness, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse issues, and medical complexities.  Our model of care has evolved to meet the more intense and complex needs of our clients.

Our Model of Care is:

Individualized and strength-based:  Each child's strengths and needs are identified and a plan of care is developed building on and working with those strengths.

Multidisciplinary:  We take a holistic approach to each child's treatment, addressing educational, emotional, behavioral, medical, nutritional, physical, recreational, spiritual and vocational needs. 

Relationship-based:  Children grow through relationships with healthy, nurturing adults.  Our staff is trained to provide support, direction, and guidance within a therapeutic relationship.

Systems-sensitive: Our children are embedded in and profoundly affected by child-serving systems.  We actively advocate for our children within these systems.

Trauma-informed: We believe it is imperative to understand and adapt our methods to what trauma has wrought.