The Ethics in Prevention training provides Substance Use Prevention Specialists opportunities to engage in discussions of the six key principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics and explore a four-step decision-making model for assessing, addressing, and evaluating a range of ethical issues. This training provides opportunities to engage in discussions of the six key principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics and explore a four-step decision-making model for assessing, addressing, and evaluating a range of ethical issues. Participants completing the training will receive a certificate of attendance for seven hours of participation which can be submitted to the Maine Prevention Certification Board to meet the prevention ethics requirement for Prevention Specialist certification or re-certification. This training is endorsed by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC). Early bird registration $40.00 if paid by Wednesday, August 28th.
This workshop is two 1/2 days (August 9th and August 23rd) will provide participants with eight parenting skills they can immediately use with parents who are struggling to raise children, including skills to help regulate emotions, communicate with kids and avoid judgments. The skills are drawn from Dick’s Dialectical Parenting Group, based on the DBT theoretical framework. Participants will receive handouts and homework they can use in their practice. The workshop is a good fit for mental health and substance abuse professionals, parent educators and parents themselves. It will take place in two 4-hour sessions on two different days. The first day will be spent with participants learning skills while day two will include skills and discussion of participant’s use of the skills.
Early bird registration fee $50.00 if paid by August 7th, 2019. Fee includes a continental breakfast.
MPHA’s annual conference is the largest statewide meeting dedicated to public health, and we feature the latest science, policy and programming related to public health in Maine. We attract 400+ students and professionals with a shared interest to improve and promote public health – and we hope you will join us! MPHA members registration fee: $90.00. Early bird fee if paid before July 31st $72.00. Non-Member fee: $160.00, early bird fee $128.00. Fee includes breakfast and lunch.
The conference theme, “Turning the Tide: Maine’s Path Forward in Addressing the Opioid Crisis” will bring people together to discuss the many challenges those with substance use disorder and in recovery face alongside the opportunities that exist moving forward.
The Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Center’s Child Development and Behavior Conference at Colby College is a program that brings a science and evidence based approach to understanding interventions that endeavor to improve the lives of children with complex needs. We have national speakers join with our regional and local experts and policy makers to bring science to service and policy. We are very excited about our program this year as it promotes utilization of an evidenced-based approach to meeting the needs of our most at risk families.
This conference is intended for community prevention and public health professionals; coalition members; tobacco, substance use and mental health prevention and health promotion practitioners; program managers and administrators; state agency prevention staff; volunteers and task force members; and others who deliver tobacco, substance use and mental health prevention services or who are interested in prevention issues and practice. More information to follow.
This one day conference is an educational opportunity for professionals working with young adults, ages 18-25, to understand alcohol use issues in Maine and learn practical skills to apply in local communities. Early bird registration fee $25.00 if you pay by August 7th. Registration fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.
Join us to explore the First 1,000 Days – the critical period from preconception to age 2. Learn about the impact of maternal factors on childhood obesity and the role of early childhood factors in promoting healthy weight. Be a part of the discussion about how to support mothers in giving their children a healthy start. We have an exciting line up of speakers. Please visit the conference website to review our agenda and presenters. And, for those from away – come experience what fall is like in Maine! Early bird registration fee $325.00 if registered by July 1st.
