Spiritual Development at Eliada

Eliada is committed to creating an environment that allows students to explore their own spiritual path and development while demonstrating respect for the students’ and families’ religious beliefs and practices. We strive to provide opportunities for students to develop their own personal faith; including but not limited to morning and evening prayer, weekly bible study groups, and transportation to a local churches for weekly services.

Eliada ensures that faith-based activities are available to students on a strictly volunteer basis and that eligibility for participation is based on the therapeutic best interest of individual students at the time of each activity. 

Eliada staff and volunteers facilitate group activities while leaving one-on-one spiritual guidance to the pastor / priest of the student’s home church / religious organization.  Focus is on lessons with uplifting messages, such as faith, hope and love, rather than fear-based lessons, such as damnation, that can be difficult for students in treatment to process. Eliada is committed to creating a safe environment in which students may heal and grow from past experiences of abuse and / or neglect.  We realize that spiritual development often plays a key role in this process.