CDS Rights & Choice Renewal (MECDS 6)
2022-10-20 09:00 - 10:15, 2022-11-02 14:00 - 15:15 (America/New_York) | Westbrook Training & Resource Center, 15 Saunders Way, Ste 700, Westbrook, ME, 04092, United States
College of Direct Support Individual Rights & Choice renewal. Participants must be active users in the Maine College of Direct Support site. Cost: $15 for non-WFS learners.
Advanced registration required. For more information, please contact tr************@*******ds.org.

American Heart Association First Aid/CPR/AED
2022-10-20 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-21 08:30 - 12:30, 2022-11-02 08:30 - 12:30 | Westbrook Training & Resource Center, 15 Saunders Way, Ste 700, Westbrook, ME, 04092, United States
This course uses a combination of video, lecture, and guided skills practice to teach participants to respond to cardiac and other health related emergency situations. Topics include basic first aid, response to environmental emergencies, warning signs of heart attack and stroke, CPR, and foreign object airway obstruction for adults, children and infants. Participants should plan to dress in comfortably fitting clothing that allows flexibility of movement, as the class includes both desk and floor work. Certification is valid for two years.

Understanding Trauma
2022-10-21 08:30 - 12:00 | Virtual – Adobe Connect
This training will provide parents, foster parents, care providers and professionals with an understanding of trauma and its potential effects on children, as well as the coping strategies often used by children who have experienced trauma.
Also discussed will be the importance of self-care, developing strategies for preventing burnout and secondary traumatic stress, as well as ways to build resilience in children and families.
This training is free to families currently receiving services through Woodfords; for all others the fee is $25.
Advanced registration required. Please find additional information and registration materials here: Parent Training Series: Fall 2022 Registration Packet .

Sexuality and Personal Boundaries - Parents
2022-10-21 13:00 - 16:30 | Virtual – Adobe Connect
Discussing sexuality and personal boundaries with children can be difficult for even the most confident parents. It can be even more challenging to have these conversations with children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. However, because research shows that children with developmental disabilities are at a higher risk of being sexually abused or exploited, it is important that parents educate their children about their bodies, how to set personal boundaries and how to stay safe. This three hour training will provide participants with some basic tools and language to facilitate healthy discussions and education around sexuality and boundaries.
This training is free to families currently receiving services through Woodfords; for all others the fee is $25.
Advanced registration required. Please find additional information and registration materials here: Parent Training Series: Fall 2022 Registration Packet .

College of Direct Support Live Day 1 - MECDS 4,5,6,7,9
2022-10-24 08:30 - 16:00 | Westbrook Training & Resource Center, 15 Saunders Way, Ste 700, Westbrook, ME, 04092, United States
This course compliments the online module content of the Maine College of Direct Support. Completion of both Day 1 and Day 2 are required for certification. Learners must be active users in the Maine College of Direct Support to register.
Advanced registration required. For more information, please contact tr************@*******ds.org.

CRMA - Day 3
2022-10-26 08:30 - 17:00 | Westbrook Training & Resource Center, 15 Saunders Way, Ste 700, Westbrook, ME, 04092, United States
Day one of the three-day/24-hour CRMA Training. To register for our 24-hour CRMA trainings, participants must work for an organization where they are able to complete the medication passes required for certification.

American Heart Association First Aid/CPR/AED
2022-10-26 09:00 - 13:00 | Brewer Community Center, 10 Cutler Place, Brewer, ME, 04412, United States

Safety-Care for Families; Essential Skills Part I
2022-10-28 08:30 - 11:30 | Westbrook Training & Resource Center, 15 Saunders Way, Ste 700, Westbrook, ME, 04092, United States
Safety-Care for Families provides parents, family members and caregivers with the skills, interventions and confidence needed to improve behavior and to prevent, minimize and manage potentially dangerous incidents.
Essential Skills Part I topics include collaboration with professionals, legal issues, challenging behavior, reinforcement, safety habits, elbow check, safety stance, managing your own behavior, differential reinforcement.
Essential Skills Part I is a prerequisite for Essential Skills Part II.
This training is free to families currently receiving services through Woodfords; for all others the fee is $25.
Advanced registration required. Please find additional information and registration materials here: Parent Training Series: Fall 2022 Registration Packet .

Safety-Care for Families; Essential Skills Part II
2022-10-28 12:30 - 15:30 | Westbrook Training & Resource Center, 15 Saunders Way, Ste 700, Westbrook, ME, 04092, United States
Safety-Care for Families provides parents, family members and caregivers with the skills, interventions and confidence needed to improve behavior and to prevent, minimize and manage potentially dangerous incidents.
Essential Skills Part II topics include antecedents to challenging behavior, triggers, signals, basic principles of de-escalation, development of a family safety plan for home and community.
Prerequisite: Essential Skills Part I
This training is free to families currently receiving services through Woodfords; for all others the fee is $25.
Advanced registration required. Please find additional information and registration materials here: Parent Training Series: Fall 2022 Registration Packet .

College of Direct Support Live Day 1 - MECDS 4,5,6,7,9
2022-10-31 08:30 - 16:00 | Virtual – Adobe Connect

Shared Living Medication Administration - Recertification
2022-11-02 09:00 - 12:30 | Virtual – Zoom
The Shared Living Medication Administration Recertification course is designed for people who were previously certified to administer medications in Shared Living or Family-Centered Home Support settings funded under MaineCare section 21 and need to recertify. Recertification is required every 2 years. Advanced registration required. Due to the need to mail materials prior, there is an enrollment deadline for virtual sessions. Please register at least one week prior to any virtual session date. Cost: $65.

Safety-Care for Families; Advanced Skills Part I
2022-11-04 08:30 - 11:30 | Westbrook Training & Resource Center, 15 Saunders Way, Ste 700, Westbrook, ME, 04092, United States
Advanced Skills Part I topics include use of behavioral momentum to improve cooperation, advanced de-escalation strategies, management of weapons, basic physical safety skills, releasing from holds.
Prerequisites: Essential Skills Part I & Essential Skills Part II
A Safety-Care for Families Referral Form signed by a state-licensed physician, nurse practitioner, psychologist, social worker, mental health counselor, or BCBA is required for attendance at the Advanced Skills sessions due to the physical component.
This training is free to families currently receiving services through Woodfords; for all others the fee is $25.
Advanced registration required. Please find additional information and registration materials here: Parent Training Series: Fall 2022 Registration Packet .
