Blogs

Chapel Services at the Chapel in Thomasville have been our latest and greatest addition to TJ Swift House! We are so excited to be hosting chapel services throughout the year, as a way to get together, worship, and sing praise! This idea was born out of love for...

TJ Swift House is excited to announce the expansion of our day habilitation facility- Honest Imagination! We are so excited to now be operating in Alton! This is a wonderful addition to our existing arts facility in West Plains. Honest Imagination Alton will be...

Success stories are what we strive for at TJ Swift House. It is a driving force of our practices and ultimate goals as an agency. What is success? And what does that look like for individuals at our agency? Success is defined as the accomplishment of an aim or...

What does support look like on a daily basis at TJ Swift House? On any given day, you’ll find our staff supporting our individuals, and staff supporting each other. Our agency operates as a unit, and supporting each other is how we successfully take care of our...

At TJ Swift House we strongly believe in following our guiding principles every single day. Four of our most important principles stem from one common strategy: positive behavior support. Positive behavior support, also known as PBS, is a set of research-based...

TJ Swift House believes in uplifting and encouraging our individuals to become integral members of the communities they live in. This is a fundamental piece of our mission statement, and something we strongly believe in. A central way in which our individuals can...

TJ Swift House is all about creating a fulfilling and inclusive life for the individuals we support. As described in our mission statement, we believe it is our duty to encourage our individuals to live a beautiful and productive life. One of the most beneficial ways...

TJ Swift House advocates for the rights and needs of mentally disabled individuals every single day. Advocacy is at the heart of our mission at TJ Swift House, and we are committed as an agency to live out this ideal in everything we do. Our agency started with a...

Art therapy has been shown to be a highly effective form of therapy for disabled and mentally disabled individuals. This type of therapy involves using artistic expression as a means of communicating emotions and experiences and can be particularly beneficial for...