Woodfords Family Services

College of Direct Support Live Day 1 - MECDS 4,5,6,7,9
2021-09-20 08:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 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.
For more information or to sign up for the College of Direct Support Live trainings, please contact Maria Romano, Training Coordinator

Safety-Care for Families; Essential Skills Part I
2021-09-15 17:30 - 20:30 | 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. Registration materials can be found here: Safety-Care for Families Fall 2021 Registration Packet. Contact Training Coordinator, Maria Romano (207) 878-9663, ext. 4131, or tr************@*******ds.org.

American Heart Association First Aid/CPR/AED
2021-09-11 09:00 - 13:00, 2021-09-08 12:00 - 16:00, 2021-08-17 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-17 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-08-13 08:30 - 12:30, 2021-08-05 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-05 08:00 - 12:00 | 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.

College of Direct Support Live Day 2 - MECDS 1,2,3,8,10,11
2021-09-09 08:30 - 16:00 | Westbrook Training & Resource Center, 15 Saunders Way, Ste 700, Westbrook, ME, 04092, United States

Understanding Trauma
2021-09-08 17:30 - 20:30 | Westbrook Training & Resource Center, 15 Saunders Way, Ste 700, Westbrook, ME, 04092, United States
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. Access our registration materials here: Safety-Care for Families Fall 2021 Registration Packet. Contact Training Coordinator, Maria Romano (207) 878-9663, ext. 4131, or tr************@*******ds.org for additional assistance.

College of Direct Support Live Day 1 - MECDS 4,5,6,7,9
2021-09-07 08:30 - 16:00, 2021-08-30 08:30 - 16:00, 2021-08-17 08:30 - 16:00 | Virtual – Adobe Connect

College of Direct Support Live Day 2 - MECDS 1,2,3,8,10,11
2021-08-20 08:30 - 16:00 | Virtual – Adobe Connect
