experienced and well-trained

At Eliot, our most important resource is an experienced and well-trained staff

Eliot has teamed with Suffolk University and Middlesex Community College to provide staff with additional access to high quality learning opportunities.

Training begins with New Staff Orientation which delivers high quality, clinical based training to all new employees. Eliot offers continuous training opportunities for professional growth and development throughout your career here. Our main training center is located in the corporate office in Lexington, and we have remote training sites, and offer on-site trainings to accommodate the needs of each program. Eliot’s extensive training catalog emphasizes collaborative programs designed to enrich your training and development experience.  In addition to providing CE’s for completed courses, tuition reimbursement for classes taken outside of Eliot’s training curriculum is often available.

If you have any specific training questions regarding training opportunities, please email training-department@eliotchs.org

Adult Services Curriculum

  • Eating Disorders in Mental Health Services

  • Effective Approaches in Serving Substance Using Clients

  • Hearing Voices that are Distressing

  • Intro to DBT: Working with Emotionally Disregulated Individuals

  • Motivational Interviewing Level I & Motivational Interviewing Level II

  • Advanced Motivational Interviewing

  • Person Centered Practice

  • Trauma Informed Care
Children, Youth, & Family Curriculum

  • Trauma Informed Care for Youth Services

  • Trauma Informed Interventions for Youth Services

  • Cultural Competence for Youth Services

  • Effects of Domestic Violence for Youth services

  • Eliot In-House Training
Clinical Skills
  • 2 Day DBT Workshop for Mental Health Services
  • Illness Management & Recovery
  • Trauma Informed Care for Mental Health Services
  • Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies
  • Boundaries & Relationship Building for Youth Services
  • Introduction to DBT Skills
Management Skills
  • Leadership Styles
  • Conflict Management
  • Driving Employee Motivation
  • Managing Diversity
  • Quality Performance Evaluation
  • Human Resources Policies
  • Utilizing Progressive Discipline
  • Role of Supervision
Keeping You & Your Clients Safe
  • Basics of Risk Assessment
  • Suicide Awareness & Prevention for Youth Services
  • Staff Safety in Services
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention
Certificate in Nonprofit Human Services Management

Each year, Eliot staff members interested in pursuing management track positions are eligible to be sponsored for this educational opportunity. The Certificate in Nonprofit Human Service Management is a year-long, graduate-level certificate program designed for mid-career professionals in nonprofit organizations.