The Home for Little Wanderers’ Training Institute offers a variety of clinical professional development opportunities available to The Home’s employees and interns, as well as to industry professionals. Our team of educators and facilitators provide trainings designed to enhance and expand the skillsets of counselors, social workers and clinicians.
Through our diverse range of training offerings, professionals may develop their expertise, build community and enhance their personal growth.
Our training and consultation team has a wide range of experience in clinical work across all levels of care, specializing in crisis prevention and de-escalation, supervision and management, culture building and belonging, and restorative practices.
Learners can access content through our regularly scheduled trainings found below, or request trainings to meet the specific needs of their team.
To view or register for upcoming trainings, please click below.
Questions? Please contact us at
training@thehome.org
Participants must attend the full training to receive CE credit and have the course marked as completed in their training record. Participants will receive a certificate of completion via email upon submitting the course evaluation form.
Restorative Justice is a broad term encompassing a growing social movement to institutionalize peaceful approaches to harm, problem-solving and violations of legal and human rights. Restorative Practice seeks to balance the needs of the person who was harmed, the person causing harm and their community(ies) through processes that preserve safety and dignity for all. Within The Home, Restorative Practice has helped to establish strong relationships by building social and emotional awareness and empathy among clients, families, employees and administrators.
This training will take place in Circle. In the “safe enough” container of Circle, participants will explore their cultural heritage and experience with power. Through storytelling in Circle, participants will experience the transformative power of being deeply listened to and co-creating spaces for learning across difference, healing past harm and preventing future harm.
Learning Objectives:
Participants must attend the full training to receive CE credit and have the course marked as completed in their training record. Participants will receive a certificate of completion via email upon submitting the course evaluation form.
This workshop is for any helping professional interested in applying systems theory to anti-racism work. The workshop will take place in Circle. Content areas include the ways in which cultural practices and norms of privileged groups are prioritized and internalized within interactions and teams of people. Participants will explore a framework for understanding these patterns and antidotes to them.
Restorative Practice supports meaningful healing and change after a harmful event. It centers the needs and dignity of those harmed, those responsible and the broader community, while examining the systems that contributed to the harm. LEARN MORE
Permanency is based in the belief that every child needs safe, lifelong relationships to thrive. Permanency is at the heart of The Home’s programs, as we strive to keep youth in their communities and minimize the duration of out-at-home placements when they are necessary. LEARN MORE
The Home supports the mental health and social-emotional development in young children and their caregivers in a number of ways. Our team provides mental health consultation, outpatient counseling, and embedded partnerships, as well as professional development opportunities for early childhood professionals. LEARN MORE
Motivational Interviewing is a client-centered, culturally humble approach to supporting someone. Practitioners at The Home ground Motivational Interviewing in Ecosystems Theory, with a growing approach known as Macro Motivational Interviewing. LEARN MORE
Competent care for LGBTQ+ youth and adults can save lives. The Home is proud to offer LGBTQ+ population-specific services, including outpatient and residential-level care. LEARN MORE
Everyone has a role to play in suicide prevention. At The Home, we believe that suicide deaths among young people in the care of behavioral health systems are preventable, and provide comprehensive training on suicide risk assessment, response and more. LEARN MORE
Each of The Home’s trainers have additional clinical expertise not listed here, in topics such as Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, etc. Please inquire more if you are interested in weaving one of these modalities into the topics listed above.
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Andre is a seasoned learning and development professional with over 20 years of dedicated service to youth and family-centered organizations. Andre designs and delivers impactful coaching and leadership development programs, while supporting the growth of emerging leaders through the agency’s Home Impact Corps initiative. His work strengthens supervisory practices across congregate care settings, ensuring that teams are equipped with the tools to thrive in trauma-informed environments.
Andre’s career reflects a deep and enduring passion for working with youth, evident in his progression from direct care roles to senior leadership positions across Massachusetts-based residential programs. In addition to his commitment to youth, Andre has served as a trusted mentor to countless professionals entering the human services field. He shares his knowledge modeling trauma-informed practices and inspiring others to lead with both skill and compassion. With trainer certifications in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, CPR/FA, and Emotional Intelligence (EQ2), he blends empathy and expertise to uplift youth, empower staff, and build resilient communities.
Blanca is a Latina, licensed clinician, trainer/teacher, healer, circle keeper, and coach. Blanca founded Vida Wellness and Counseling in 2022, an organization committed to the healing, wellness, and liberation of historically marginalized communities. Blanca’s work for over 25 years has been centered in social justice and anti-oppressive practices that are centered in uplifting voices, holistic healing, and in the well-being of individuals, communities, and organizations, using circle practice to engage in courageous conversations to transform conflict into healing, hope and connection.
Elizabeth completed an MSW at Simmons University in Boston. She earned a post-graduate certificate in Family Systems Therapy from Therapy Training Boston, is an ITCT-A (Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma) certified clinician, and a Therapeutic Crisis Intervention certified instructor. Since 2004, Elizabeth has been working with youth, families, and adults impacted by complex trauma. Elizabeth has experience in residential management, family therapy, crisis intervention/prevention, and care coordination for youth and their families in group home, outpatient, and community-based settings.
Elizabeth’s work focuses on creating programs and practices that embrace transformative responses to harm, keep families together, and minimize the length of out-of-home mental health treatment. Elizabeth currently works as a trainer of clinical interventions and anti-oppressive practices; and as a clinical supervisor and family therapist.
Throughout her career as a social worker, Jade has supported youth and their families in creating their preferred lives. Jade has experience with in-home family therapy, school-based social work, and outpatient counseling in a hospital setting. Jade brings a variety of skills and perspectives to her work as a clinical trainer and social work supervisor, including a background in Narrative Therapy, a certification in teaching yoga, and a passion for social justice. A former employee of The Home with the Safe at Home Boston program, Jade now facilitates clinical trainings for the agency as well as site-specific training needs. Jade is also a supervisor in our Center for Early Childhood where she seeks to create space for clinicians to learn, feel empowered as they hone their clinical skills, and step into their desired way of practicing clinical work. Jade is passionate about partnering with others as they build confidence in being the experts of themselves.
As a clinician, Jennifer has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of school, community and residential/group home settings. When joining the Home for Little Wanderers in 2004, she realized that she was most passionate about creating systemic changes to support the creation and maintenance of the most trauma informed and culturally sensitive environments. Since then, she has served as a Consultant, Intern Manager, Trainer, and Director of the Workforce, Learning & Development department at the Home for Little Wanderers. In this role, she is involved with individual, program level, and agency wide initiatives to effect change in and outside of The Home. It is important to Jennifer to stay connected to the voices of those for whom she advocates, so she continues to train on topics such as Supervision/Management, Cultural Humility, and a host of clinical trainings.
Antoine has had a variety of experiences in the fields of healthcare and nonprofit work with children, adolescents, and families. When he began his journey with The Home for Little Wanderers in 2004, he worked as a Residential Supervisor and Milieu Director overseeing part of a 20-bed intensive group home for youth and families living with the impact of complex trauma. Antoine is a master Trainer certified by Langevin Training Services and since 2013, he has served as the agency’s Lead Trainer in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and CPR/FA, as well as training other clinical and technical skills courses. Antoine has also been leading the training of our congregate care staff in EQ-2 an interactive support program for direct care staff working with youth at risk. In his role as a trainer, he also creates online and in-person courses. He also serves as the administrator for our agency’s learning management system. He is currently pursuing a masters in Mental Health Counseling to expand his clinical experience and skills.
Antoine appreciates the importance of relationships and cares deeply about helping others be their best selves. These are evident in his direct work with youth and families as well as his countless hours of coaching and mentoring.
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