Goals of Care for Advanced Serious Illnesses Conversation - the Maine Hospice Counsel is offering a Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) model training for medical providers, caregivers, clergy, hospice volunteers, and behavioral health counselors at the Calais Regional Hospital, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. This event is supported by the Washington County Thriving in Place […]
Changes to Maine’s Safety Net: Understanding & Accessing TANF, SNAP and MaineCare -- a free training for service providers in Washington County from 10 am to 1 pm (please note that we have delayed the training by one hour to accommodate icy roads) on January 9, 2018 in the Assembly Room of Washington County Community College in […]
Elin MacKinnon, LCSW, presents a brown bag lunch for the CCC - Healing Gardens: Horticultural Therapy - on April 4th in the large conference room at SCEC from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Elin will provide a brief history and introduction to the profession of horticultural therapy - how it works and where it’s practiced. […]
Crack Cocaine: Information for direct service workers - a free seminar on how to recognize crack cocaine use for home visitors, case managers, substance use counselors, DHHS workers, etc. Ralph Pineo, Matt Cashman and Steven Saucier from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency's Downeast Taskforce will provide an overview of Crack Cocaine use in Washington County […]
You’ve heard of “music therapy,” but you still have questions about what it actually is and how it could help your clients reach their goals. Learn what makes music a useful tool for therapy; hear clinical examples of music therapy in a variety of clinical settings; and find out how to access these services. Join […]
This is a FREE, four-hour training on Cultural Competency presented by Elizabeth ("Liz") Neptune who will facilitate a panel to include community educators & advocates for Latinx community members from Mano en Mano and statewide health equity expert, Lisa Sockabasin. The training will be held in Science 102 at the University of Maine, Machias, with a […]
CCC Clinical Director, Julie Redding, LCPC, presents a FREE 6-hour training on Reflective Supervision, a distinct form of supervision that explores parallel relationships between practitioner and supervisor, between practitioner and parent, and between parent and infant/toddler, (read a fuller description of reflective supervision here). CEU's ($5 fee) and Contact Hour Certificates (no fee). 9 am to 3:30 pm […]
Eastern Area Agency on Aging is sponsoring a free 12-hour Savvy Caregiver Training for people caring for a family member or friend with dementia, presented by Lisa King, Social Service Director at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Machias and a Master Savvy Caregiver Trainer through the Office of Aging & Disability and Department of Health […]
Would you know what to do if someone was experiencing an opioid overdose? Joseph Locke from Bangor Public Health and Community Services will join the Community Caring Collaborative at 11:45 am in the large conference room at SCEC, 7 Ames Way, Machias, to offer a brown bag lunch presentation on Opioid Overdose Prevention. Here you […]
Caregiver Basic Skills, Part 2 is a free training designed for family & friends who are caring for an elder with memory/cognitive issues presented by Rosemary Nevala, RN, from Marshall Healthcare Facility and Pamela Grant, CNA, from Down East Community Hospital. Part 1 of this training series dealt with physical care of frail and/or elders […]