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Children’s Friend would like to express their most sincere thanks to The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation for the generous Catalyst Fund grant of $4,270 to train additional clinicians in providing specialized Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Children’s Friend’s clinicians treat children and youth who are self-injurious through the DBT program by moving them from crisis to stability through teaching and strengthening the skills of mindfulness, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

In just six months, Cassandra “Cassie” Miller has stepped into the newly created Activities Specialist position at Seven Hills NeuroCare’s Burncoat residence and is transforming possibilities into achievements for its residents with acquired brain injury (ABI). Their abilities vary widely and it’s Cassie’s challenge to uncover the latest assistive technology or resource to nurture interests and attain goals. Cassie’s undergraduate degree in psychology with a double minor in philosophy and applied behavior analysis help her...

It would be an exhausting challenge to find a student who wanted their education to last forever. For most high school students, the light at the end of the tunnel is nearly blinding, as plans are underway for college, employment, or alternative options. For students with developmental disabilities enrolled in special education, the light at the end of the tunnel can flicker as parents/guardians and the students, themselves, struggle with the journey through the Transition tunnel—the long and arduous process of methodically...

It’s been an exciting three years and eight months for Tony Johnson since joining the Seven Hills workforce in May 2018. Tony began his Seven Hills career as a certified nursing assistant (CNA), working at Seven Hills Pediatric Center at Hopedale while studying to become a registered nurse (RN). Once certified, Tony changed his position to be the night shift RN at Hopedale. During this time, he also became a Department of Children and Families (DCF) visiting resource for one of the teenaged residents of the center. Tony...

Family Services of Central Massachusetts would like to thank the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development for Round 3 funding in the amount of $100,000 to support the Child Care Development Specialist Apprenticeship program.