Granite Bay Care employs a program design that is easily tailored to each individual's needs and strengths.

1. To reduce power struggles, the modifying environment establishes a culture for both individual and staff that encourage respect. Framed within the homes "Positive House Expectations", these principles govern the behavior of all members of the Agency, employee and individual alike.
2. A Cognitive-Behavioral or Dialectical Behavioral approach is used to process behavioral incidents , fostering a rudimentary understanding of the ongoing connection between "Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors".
3. "Self-Check" reporting opportunities encourage the individual to develop self-monitoring, self-cuing, and personal responsibility. These, and other feedback tools, are woven into daily programming, empowering the individual to begin the process of taking positive control over his or her goals and future.
4. Positive community interactions are supported and assessed through contributions to the welfare of others in the home, active participation in conflict resolution, and regular, supportive house meeting participation.
5. Positive attachment to the greater community is encouraged through the pursuit of unpaid or paid vocational opportunities, community interaction (e.g. grocery shopping), and community based recreation (i.e. YMCA).