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Behavior Health Professional Certification Training
with Jeff Carpenter, Houlton/Hodgdon Adult & Community Education

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Our community is looking for individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life.
Children’s Behavioral Health Services are vital to Maine’s children with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Disorders and their families. And the need in our area is great!
As an integral part of the child’s treatment team, a Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) has the opportunity to make an immediate impact while helping a child grow and develop to their full potential.
We are excited to connect our community to this wonderful ONLINE training program. The online training will equip you to successfully help children who are currently on a wait list for services. The training will prepare you for employment through local social services agencies. The program can be started at any time and finished at your own pace.
You will complete 12 online modules then 3 4-hour live sessions, including the new ethics and boundaries training. Once the modules are completed, you will receive free online blood borne pathogen training and virtual First Aid & CPR training if you do not already possess those certifications. The entire training requirements will take about 45 hours. Registration is ongoing till June 30, 2021.
Any individual who will be 18 years of age or older upon completion of the course may register.
The administration fee of $25.
See Blended Learning Curriculum at Woodfords Family Service for more information.
Adult Fitness
with Karen Dove, RSU 24 Adult Education

This class is being offered online using Zoom. After registering, our office will send you the link.
Here's everything to get YOU ready for your next phase of personal growth. Step aerobics using 4 or 6 inch steps or "step mats" (keeps you at ground level)...low impact to set your own intensity. Strength training with weights: meet your own needs for bone density and isolated muscle work to maintain a stronger you. Students should have their own weights and floor mats.
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Senior Fitness
with Karen Dove, RSU 24 Adult Education

This class is being offered in-person and online using Zoom.
Designed with the mature person in mind, this class will address the components of over-all fitness at each person's ability level. The class helps you become stronger through cardiovascular activities (strengthening the heart and lungs), muscular strength and endurance (using weights) and flexibility through warm-up and cool-down stretching and yoga. Class meets regularly, and you can start and stop any time, drop-ins welcome. Donations welcome! It is recommended that you bring 1-2 lb weights; wear comfortable clothes that let you move; and gym shoes to give your feet support. Always check with your doctor before beginning an exercise program.
Certificate in Stress Management
with Ed2Go.com/yace ., York Adult Education

Events, people, and circumstances fill our normal daily lives—along with a certain amount of stress. Stress is at epidemic levels in the world today. Currently, as many as 90 percent of all visits to health-care providers in the United States are considered to be stress-related. Stress affects every aspect of the body, mind, and spirit, resulting in a wide range of symptoms from headaches or stomach ailments to heart disease or death.
The outcome of this certificate is to describe the physiological, social, and psychological aspects of stress; examine the relationship between stress and health, nutrition, and physical activity; identify causes and health effects of workplace stress; and explore modalities to reduce and manage stress. (14 contact hours)
Explore a Career in Healthcare Suite
with Ed2Go.com/yace ., York Adult Education

If you are considering a career in healthcare, this group of online courses will introduce you to three different opportunities within the industry: Medical Coding, Administrative Medical Assistant, and Medical Transcription. Find out which one is right for you!
Meditation
with Tia Mandrozos, York Adult Education

Learn to master your thoughts, be in control of your mental/emotional well-being, and discover a world you never thought possible! This class will be teaching you various meditation techniques along with topics of awareness for inner transformation and healing. Register to get the link for the livestream session.
Yoga for Fun and YOU! (Monday Session 3) - ONLINE ONLY
with Karen Dove, RSU 24 Adult Education

This class will be offered ONLINE ONLY using Zoom.
Learn to listen to your body for what it wants and needs. Using Kripalu Yoga techniques, learning your own version of postures with modifications as needed. Yoga helps with stress relief; better breathing; increase in strength and flexibility; improved circulation; cardiovascular conditioning; inner peace and more. (All classes will be designed to meet the needs of Beginning yogis and Advanced Beginners practicing yoga).
Yoga for Fun and YOU! (Wednesday Session 3) - ONLINE ONLY
with Karen Dove, RSU 24 Adult Education

This class will be offered ONLINE ONLY using Zoom.
Learn to listen to your body for what it wants and needs. Using Kripalu Yoga techniques, learn your own version of postures with modifications as needed. Yoga helps with stress relief; better breathing; increase in strength and flexibility; improved circulation; cardiovascular conditioning; inner peace and more. (All classes will be designed to meet the needs of Beginning yogis and Advanced Beginners practicing yoga).
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