The ACCS Foundational Training Curriculum provides standardized, foundational training for onboarding and orienting all new staff hired to work with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) persons served by Adult Clinical Community Services (ACCS). There are ten topical modules and an introduction in this training:

1. Integrated Treatment Teams
2. Person-Centered Care
3. Recovery Oriented Approach
4. Coordination with Systems of Care
5. Importance of Evidence-based Practices
6. Trauma-Informed Care
7. Risk Management
8. Basics of Motivational Interviewing
9. Suicide Prevention
10. Substance Use 101

The trainings are designed to supplement the agency's existing training protocols and to ensure all agencies are covering the same 10 areas with new and existing staff. The modules can be downloaded and customized by an agency trainer(s). Each module includes an editable version:

• Detailed facilitator’s guide for the agency trainer explaining how to deliver the content
• Handouts if applicable
• Powerpoint slides
• Pre-post knowledge questions to be completed by participants

Download the module's individual components