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Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.
Mental Health Care
Pittsfield, Massachusetts 767 followers
Opportunity For a Brighter Future
About us
Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc. (HEC) is a private nonprofit agency serving students from across the country. Hillcrest was started as an organization that provided residential treatment programs for students with complex psychiatric, behavioral and/or developmental disorders, including autism, and a variety of high risk behaviors. Today Hillcrest also offers a nonresidential day program, providing comprehensive educational and clinical behavior support services to children and adolescents with autism and/or social-emotional challenges. The programs and services at HEC are state licensed and certified, and the agency is accredited in behavioral health care by the Joint Commission.
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http://www.hillcrestec.org
External link for Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.
- Industry
- Mental Health Care
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1985
- Specialties
- Residential Treatment, Special Needs, and Therapeutic Day Treatment
Locations
Employees at Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.
Updates
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New blog post alert! Our staff share what surprised them the most about working for Hillcrest.
Staff Answers: What surprised you the most working at Hillcrest? | 2024
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There's still space for attendees, sponsors, and silent auction donors! Register and get more info here: https://buff.ly/48lndTt
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Our 20th annual Robert "Bees" Prendergast St. Patrick's Celebration is around the corner! Click here to register and learn more: https://buff.ly/48lndTt
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Our latest interview is with Ed Horsfall, residential coordinator at Hillcrest Center. You won't want to miss it!
Interview w/ Edward Horsfall, Residential Coordinator at Hillcrest Center
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Q: Do you have any favorite stories about the kids? A: "Oh my gosh. There are so many. They’re such a great group. Just today, our class is named after the ginkgo tree outside our classroom. So each year they do a survey. The ginkgo tree loses all its leaves at once. It’s a unique tree and so after the first frost, all the leaves fall from it. And so we survey to see who can guess closest to that date. Today was the day. We started the school day with the leaves on the tree and they all fell. Today we made a leaf pile and the students each jumped into it. And that’s kind of amazing. That literal leap of faith jumping into the leaves, when even just a month ago they wouldn’t have been able to for whatever reason. Just to see that joy and connection. Today was pretty great." — Cindy Konrad, special education teacher at Hillcrest's Brookside ITU campus #HECStaffQuotes
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